Anyways, even though I haven't been posting blogs, I have been writing lots of material down so that when I finally got a chance to do it I wouldn't be forgetting anything, so each section here is from a different date which I wrote down throughout the last weeks.
September 3-
I've decided to starting writing blogs on paper when thing are actually happening, compared to waiting once a week and trying to jam everything into my mind. Thanks to my Argentina exchange student for this iea!
So school is probably one of the best things about coming here, although I am not getting any credits while I'm here, school is so easy for me. But yet while being here my Potuguese improves so much because I am constantly hearing it. MY family has started limiting using English for me, as well as I am trying to limit speaking English. Even though that's what my friends speak to me. I can't believe I have already been here a month. If the rest of my exchange goes as quickly as the first month, I will be home much too soon. With a whole different attitude and personality, I hope.
I have made many friends here already and luckily my host parents are very good regarding letting go out at night and allowing my friends to come over to my house. I have 4 host familys this year, which means 3 months at each house. I am already not looking forward to moving. I move November 6th, exactly 3 months after I arrived here. I am going on a school trip to Uberaba next week! Uberaba is a city about the size of Barrie, about 45 minutes away from my home town Sacramento.
September 10th-
I have been super busy latley! Yesterday I went on a school trip to Uberaba, whcih is a fairly big city. We went to a play, which unfortunatley I didn't understand much of. After the play we went to the mall which AMAZINGLY had a Mcdonalds! Which I had given up hope on finding in this country haha. this Saturday is my Rotary orientation. Tomorrow actually! Which I am both nervous for and very excited for. I am nervous because I won't be able to understand much Portuguese, and also won't no anyone. But I know that everyone else had the same experience of portuguese and no one will know each other, seeing as we're from all different countries! I am very excited because I know that exchange students ALWAYS connect, since we are al going through the exact same thing. The Rotary students I met in Canada have been made my friends forever by this experience, so hopefully I will be able to make some more good friends.!
"at one point, everything you did was exactly what you wanted"September 13th-
This weekend was the best wekend yet! It was lots of fun. onFriday, I went to my friends house with all my friends and we made a pizza and watched some movies, it was very fun. On Saturday was the Rotary Students orientation. I met all the exchange students in my district, 4770. This happened at a town about 2 hours away from my home town. It was very fun to meet all the syudents that are going though the same thing that I am. The meeting was mostly in English, although we all chose to speak a little Portuguese. We had group excercises to get to know each other and had to learn all about the trips that we are offered to take while in Brasil. On Saturday night after the orientation I went to a birthday party with my friends and met alot of new friends. It was awesome!
I am very happy to say that I will be going on a trip in November, this is a NortH East trip! It is one month long and I get to go to many beaches and capital cities. I am very excited for this, I am sure it will be the funniest experience ever!
thats all for now! I promise there won't be so much of a wait next time!
mutio amor amigos <3
