Opening ceremonies and wi-fi

The beginning of the World Social Forum marks the convergence of approximately 200,000 social justice activists and access to wireless internet! While I'm still working on someone else's computer, I plan on posting photos and video tomorrow of all that I'm seeing and hearing. The taxi's are still proving to be an adventure in themselves, but each day I'm getting more and more excited about the people I'm meeting (French feminist filmmakers and writers, Guatemalan farmers, European policy-makers, and mor) and the experiences and ideas that I'm sharing with these wonderful people. For the second night in a row, I joined a group of women working on agriculture and trade for dinner. We went to a local Kenyan joint where we imbibed and danced to a live band. We're officially the crazy foreigners (from all over the world), but it's so energizing being around bodies and voices from around the world. I'm learning Swahili and Italian and working out my tired Spanish. And dancing. It doesn't hurt that Kenyan food is damn good (not to mention the sun). Tomorrow the official World Social Forum programme will begin and I'll be busy running around what I've heard is a ginormous sports complex called Kisarani. It's going to be hectic, especially considering I don't even have a printed programme with times yet (they ran out this morning). In fact, Nadia and I just found out the time of the WEDO panel tomorrow!! And you can bet that when I'm not in workshops or meetings that I'll be camped out in the Press area (I totally scored a press pass!) or at one of the two wi-fi stations at the stadium. Stay tuned, cause it's about to get crazy.