I am a grad student at Appalachian State University and in 5 days I leave for Brazil. We are leaving on March 3 and returning March 14, 2011. This is my first trip to Brazil and my first visa! While we are there we will be doing tourist events as well as some educational events. From looking at the schedule, we will be busy! Today, I purchased waterless shampoo and Bounce dryer sheets (someone has sworn this would keep away the bugs). I prepped my body by getting the flu shot, Hep A and Hep B. All that is left is packing!