This weekend I went to Leuven with two friends (Paulina and Marieke) to visit two other friends (Inge and Marcio). Back in 2005 Inge decided to take Marcio (a handsome looking guy from Fortaleza) back to the Netherlands. In Nijmegen I trained with Marcio just before I left for Papua New Guinea. It was really nice to work with a guy who could not speak a word of Dutch and use sports as a way of communication. I have some fond memories of those times. Now in 2009 Inge and Marcio live in Leuven Belgium.

It was fantastic weather during the weekend in Leuven. Good for Marcio, because he was invited to host a few workshops on capoeira during the time the center of Leuven was “car free“. He’s making quite a name for himself. I was invited to join the demonstrations. After three hours of capoeira on the streets of Leuven I had:
- bloody feet
- red face
- an energy level of a sloth
- loads of fun!