Sign Language Dating

i have just spent the last two days at the best hostel you can imagine, must be because it is owned and operated by an aussie! its called the mango tree hostel (ipenema). right next door is the 'girl from ipenema' cafe, where the song was written.. chooky i wish i could take you there for a cafe con lech! out the back of the hostel is a huge mango tree, and in its shade is an orange hammock. thats where ive been. i arrived here yesterday morning after staying with two sydney boys in a unit. i had a crash course in the fundamentals of travelling, just from staying with them. they were hard work! anyho.. all the boys here are very seductive and always 'in love' but i just laugh at them. but i have met a goregeous boy at the phone shop, who ive been talking to in sign-language, neither of us can speak the other one's language. and i have a date with him tomorrow to the beach :) hehehe. that should be interesting! i haven't lived up to all my touristy obligations yet, but tomorrow morning i plan to go up to see my mate christo (big jesus), and next thursday i am actually going to rockclimb sugarloaf, with some experienced local climbers, including my hostel owner. sugarloaf if a huge mountain that most tourists get a cable car to the top of, but im gonna climb the whole frigen thing!!! love you long time family & friends. tj.