By the numbers

I used to be the sports editor of my high school newspaper. I know, pretty big deal right? Some of you may remember "Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down"...or "Vic's Picks". Some of you may remember when Dr. Carr called me out in assembly because he didn't like how the "Athlete of the Week" feature was highlighting individual performance over team accomplishments. Well I remember. And those memories burn to this day!

Actually, no, not really. But I do like when other sports sections have a "By the Numbers" feature and, since I can't influence the Aff No anymore (why aren't they on-line yet, Hawken has a damn intranet of all things!), I'll apply this to my trip instead.

37 - Trips between two distinct destinations
17 - Flights taken
8 - Different airlines flown (Northwest, Tam, Taca, Gol, Amazonas, Aerolinas, Copa, and Aero Republica)
7 - Buses taken
4 - Boats taken
4 - Truck/Jeeps taken
3 - Trains taken
2 - Horses taken

18 - Places slept
14 - Passport stamps
6 - Countries visited
4 - Pairs of boxers packed
4 - Times we did laundry
15 - Thirty-one days minus (four boxers * four washes) = number of days re-wearing boxers
3 - Movies seen on the trip (Click, The Family Stone, (both on planes) and Piratas do Caribe (in Campo Grande, and, thankfully in English with Portuguese subtitles)
2 - Clevelanders on the trip
1 - Mustache I had while on the trip (no pictures exist of it though!)
1 - Words of Portuguese learned - "Obrigado" meaning "Thank you"
0 - Piranahs caught while fishing in the Pantanal
Way too many - Times I ate rice and beans