The Little Things Which Actually Do Make Life More Pleasant

Or: "Things I'll Miss When I Return Home"

1. The porter at the building across the street who's an amazing guitarist and passes his time at work strumming away on guitar or mandolin.
2. Someone who lives nearby and enjoys practicing jazz saxophone at high volume with the windows open. Makes me want to pick mine back up when I get home!
3. A meal of MORE than enough food, including a drink, for less than US$5. Healthy? No. Satisfying? Very.
4. The weekly produce fair a 5 minute walk from my apartment.
5. The 10 minute walk which brings me to the set of most of the 2nd half of the video for Snoop Dogg's "Beautiful"
6. Portuguese - and getting to feel productive sitting at a bar talking to old drunk guys, 'cause I'm "working on my Portuguese"
7. Becoming best friends with a cab driver on Friday night and winding up making a pasta dinner with him and his wife before he drives you and Nicole to the Jorge Ben Jor concert