Minor allergic reaction; GREAT fruit smoothies!

I finally bought one of these (Obrigada Lucas for taking this lovely photo!). I should have looked it up before! Apparently, the liquid from the shell where the cashew nut hangs out, is an anacardic acid, similar to poison ivy, oak, and sumac. Hopefully, the small amount I put on lips won't make it bubble up like some of the nasty pictures I googled.

(Yes, I feel that "googled" is a legitimate, past-tense verb.)

In awesome news, I helped make some really GREAT fruit smoothies! água, manga, mamão, abacaxi, goiaba, polpa de açai, polpa de caju, leite condensado, e leite de coco. JOY.

Today, I started work on the plans for my youth world ensemble project. I'm super excited! I have a lot of ideas yet to work out, and I need some help writing for some grants, but they'll all be worth it in the end. Feel free to email any ideas if you have them!