We had a realtor once give us great advise. Do not forget to look up or down when viewing a house. You don't want to be surprised by an ugly light fixture later when you move in or yucky floors. Apparently, not many people do this she said. I try to look at least where I am going most of the time, but I realized I rarely look up. I mean people should right? You don't want a piano to fall on your head or anything. I really like looking up at the stars at night though, picking out Orion and the Big and Little Dipper. And I like to see if I can get a glimpse of a satellite tracking the globe. I have seen a few. I wonder if some were Russian satellites and now Vladimir Putin has a picture of me on his wall trying to figure out what that silly American girl was doing outside at night and looking up at his satellite?
Anyway on with the story. The other night I could not sleep. I had a lot of wine to drink, 4 glasses. And for me that is a lot. So I woke up at 3 in the morning. It was really hot in the room, either that or I had gas from the wine. Don't know. So I got up to get a cold glass of water. I was hanging out in my kitchen and looking out the window. I realized that I just saw my first star in Brazil. Literally. I tried to think back. Have I not looked up since I have been here? That is impossible, we are on the 13th floor so I have seen night sky. Then it hit me. Too much light! All of the tall buildings here and all of the activity block the view of the stars. And at three in the morning there wasn't as much. And with school out for the summer, the university across the river was dark. So I got to see a very beautiful sky, clear as a still lake. I do not know what constellations are in the southern hemisphere, but this one was a very pretty design. If it was even a constellation. Though I do miss seeing Orion, I am excited and eager to learn what I can see up in the sky here. Maybe I will even see a satellite. Possibly an Argentine one that is spying on Brazilian Soccer drills?
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