Hello, I am currently in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Today is my ninth day living in Brazil and I am not sure if I ever want to leave. Belo Horizonte is huge and very beautiful. The climate is divine, not too hot and definitely not too cold. I couldn´t have asked for a better place to end up for the upcoming year. The people are extremely warm and help me whenever possible,such as teaching me the basics of Portuguese.
The school I am attending is Colegio Francis De Assis, I have been going to this school for a week now. Three girls in my class speak average English and the rest try to say a few words here and there. I am taking Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Portuguese, Spanish, Biology, Physical Education, and History of Brazil.
I awake in the morning at 6 o clock and go to school until 12:10. Living four blocks away from my school I walk home but ride the bus in the morning. My family is helping me learn Portuguese and in exchange I am helping them learn a little English.
In the mornings we eat pao con qaixou which is (bread with cheese) fruit; such as papaya, banana, guava, and mango. Meat, beans, rice, and fruit are eaten with all meals except breakfast. Lunch is the biggest meal of the day and sometimes we go out to eat at 9:00p.m. This is one of the hardest things to adapt too, since in the United States my family starts winding down at that time.
In my city two kisses are given to say hello as well as saying oui. Well that's all until next week.
tchau
