Five Embarrassing Things I’ve Done this Week

1. On my daily walk, I was singing “Pretty Fly for a White Guy” on a side street. Right as I passed by a parked car, I sang out “Give it to me baby! Uh HUH uh HUH” really enthusiastically. Then I noticed a guy sitting inside the car with the window down. I ran.

2. After saying tchau (bye) to a cute guy, I turned around to wave goodbye. In doing so, I walked straight into a payphone and slammed the side of my head, as he and his friends watched.

3. I was dancing to a Brazilian funk song “Ela balança mais não para” in the street, doing a mild version of the snake wave. An old man was watching me from his balcony and I looked up and saw him just as I was getting really into it. I waved at him and he smiled.

4. I was about to get on a bus, so I gave my Brazilian friend a goodbye air kiss on the cheek. I went to go for a second air kiss on the opposite cheek, but he moved his head and I missed and ended up kind of kissing him on the lips. Then I quickly jumped on the bus and laughed at my awkwardness.

5. I was walking down a hill, drinking a coconut juicebox, when “Whip My Hair” came on my iPod. I immediately started whipping my hair back and forth as instructed by the song. In the process, I ended up flinging coconut juice all over the front of my dress. Little did I know there was a guy in guardbooth across the street laughing hysterically at me.

Moral of the story: I should probably try to be a normal person in public. But then I listen to the chorus of this song, “Viver e não ter a vergonha de ser feliz” (To live and not be embarrassed to be happy) and keep on dancing…