stranded in south america

so i created this blog because im 7/8ths of the way through a semester spent studying in rio de janeiro and im feeling a little isolated. language barriers, culture barriers, you name it. and the thing that has been getting me through is the online music community, which i now really want to become a part of. for now im just going to ramble to myself and whomever else happens upon this thing... listing songs and bands and albums ive come across and liked or hated and stuff i mean to check out when i get back to nyc. thats it i guess. enjoy, random stranger.