So I'm not sure why, but this blog website won't let me copy and paste anything. I guess maybe to avoid copyright problems? Either way, I am very annoyed because I wrote an entire post a few days ago and it got messed up so I couldn't post it... so I saved it in a word document and thought I'd be able to paste it in here. But nope. Rather than re-write the entire thing, I'll summarize: last weekend was grrrrrreat! My friend Fabio took me, Ellie, and his newly-wed friends out in his dune buggy for a ride around the city. We saw some really cool sights, got some sun, got some rain, and ate some delicious food. The next day, Fabio had a "churrasco" at his house in a neighborhood called Barra. Yes, you heard me right, HOUSE. This is the first actual house that I've even seen in Brazil thus far... with a pool in the back yard and some really cool outdoor plants, etc. A "churrasco" here is like a barbeque for us. Only Brazilians do barbeques wayyyy better than we do. Instead of having burgers and hot dogs, they have delicious meats of all kinds, cheeses, fruits, etc. etc. etc. all cooked in a brick oven with lots of salt and some farofa on the side. "Farofa" is something that I simply cannot explain. I would try, but I would fail. Maybe you should look it up yourself. Either way, it is delicious and is eaten with meat. So Fabio invited all of his family and friends and hired a cook to make the food. It was probably 30ish people in all, including some adorable little children. His parents, siblings, good friends and their parents and siblings, and more, were there. Gustavo was telling me how he was glad I could be there to experience the "Sunday Farofa" with them... I'm not sure if I totally understood what he meant (I'm kind of just always a little bit lost in translation here), but I think he was using "farofa" as a metaphor for family life and family gatherings. I definitely agree with him; it was a very cool experience and I'm glad they invite me and my friends to those kinds of things.
Gustavo and his family have kind of adopted me into their family. I love it. They invite me to everything, and they're always doing things together. Here, if you haven't married yet, you live with your parents until you do. And then even after you marry, you still spend almost every single day with them. So I spend a lot of time with Gustavo, his (beautiful) wife Renata, their (beautiful and almost identical to Renata) daughter Luana, his brother Sancho, their very active and friendly parents, and a handful of their close family friends. I'm really lucky to know these people, and I'm excited to introduce them all to my real family WHEN they come to visit me!
Ok so I'm going to do some cheating right now. I know I'm not the best blog-writer ever, and I don't update as consistently as I would like to. But I have a friend named Tyler who is also from Berkeley and doing the same program, who has a very good blog that I think is worth checking out. Most of the things he writes about are things I've been experiencing as well, but they're things that I don't necessarily think of to write about. Here's the link: http://www.fryerbrazil.com
The video of the dog he lives with is especially great.
Please please please forgive me for not having photos yet. I'm really lazy with photos. If we're facebook friends, you can see a handful of them there. Otherwise, you're going to have to wait until I actually start using my camera and I take the time to upload the photos and everything.
Anyway, I am now going to make a running schedule so I can start training for the half marathon that I signed up for in July! I hope you are all well, and I miss you very much!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Aghhh! It's raining so hard right now! I got home from the grocery store a little bit ago (my mae took me to help me learn how to pick out fruits properly!) and was soaked! It's supposed to rain until Saturday-ish, so I'm not very excited. I must invest in an umbrella...
So on Sunday I was totally pooped from my long week of being here and I had every intention of lounging around, until my friend Gustavo and a group of his friends invited me to hike up Pao de Acucar. There are three ways to go up Pao de Acucar: Bondinho (tram), paved trail, and climbing. We climbed! Most of it was walking and crawling on steep rock, but part of it was actual rock climbing with ropes and everything. I had never done that before, so it was a really cool experience and I think I actually did a pretty good job. The whole thing was pretty intense and if I do it again (which I definitely want to, it's just a matter of having ropes) I'll definitely take some more water because I was much less acclimated to the heat than the rest of them. Anyway we finally got to the top, nice and sweaty, right before sunset. Watching the sun go down over Rio de Janeiro from Pao de Acucar was UNREAL. I'm so glad/lucky that they invited me to join them for that, because it was a really great experience. Anyway since it was dark by the time we were going to go down, they let us on the bondinho for free so that we didn't have to risk our lives in the dark. I have a bunch of pictures that my friends posted, but I don't really have time to put them up here tonight. Soon!
Yesterday and today were my first two days of Portuguese class. It's 5 hours with a short break, and we switch professoras half way through. It honestly doesn't feel very long, and I feel like I'm learning a lot the entire time. They're extremely organized with handouts and readers (which we don't have to pay for.... I was astonished) and class schedules. I have a feeling that I'll be able to speak and write Portuguese 10x better than I can now by the time we finish these intensive courses.
Ok well now I must begin on tonight's homework, which shouldn't take too long. I'll try to update with photos soon!
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So on Sunday I was totally pooped from my long week of being here and I had every intention of lounging around, until my friend Gustavo and a group of his friends invited me to hike up Pao de Acucar. There are three ways to go up Pao de Acucar: Bondinho (tram), paved trail, and climbing. We climbed! Most of it was walking and crawling on steep rock, but part of it was actual rock climbing with ropes and everything. I had never done that before, so it was a really cool experience and I think I actually did a pretty good job. The whole thing was pretty intense and if I do it again (which I definitely want to, it's just a matter of having ropes) I'll definitely take some more water because I was much less acclimated to the heat than the rest of them. Anyway we finally got to the top, nice and sweaty, right before sunset. Watching the sun go down over Rio de Janeiro from Pao de Acucar was UNREAL. I'm so glad/lucky that they invited me to join them for that, because it was a really great experience. Anyway since it was dark by the time we were going to go down, they let us on the bondinho for free so that we didn't have to risk our lives in the dark. I have a bunch of pictures that my friends posted, but I don't really have time to put them up here tonight. Soon!
Yesterday and today were my first two days of Portuguese class. It's 5 hours with a short break, and we switch professoras half way through. It honestly doesn't feel very long, and I feel like I'm learning a lot the entire time. They're extremely organized with handouts and readers (which we don't have to pay for.... I was astonished) and class schedules. I have a feeling that I'll be able to speak and write Portuguese 10x better than I can now by the time we finish these intensive courses.
Ok well now I must begin on tonight's homework, which shouldn't take too long. I'll try to update with photos soon!
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
A Festa
I just woke up and I want to tell you about my night last night before I get too busy and forget to talk about it on here. It's like 10:40 AM here but I realize it's an absurd hour (4:30, yeah?) over there.
First of all, parties here don't start until 11 or 12 (they would say 23 horas, or meia noite) at night and end around 6 AM. Anyway my friend Gustavo invited me to a party and I had no idea what to expect. I met Gustavo in Berkeley at the Free Speach Cafe. He overheard me and some students talking about our Portuguese class and asked us if we were learning Portuguese, so I started talking to him for a little bit. When I found out he was visiting Berkeley from Rio to learn English, I made a point to befriend him. I'm so glad I did! He's one of the nicest people I've ever met, not even considering the difference in friendliness between the US and here. We communicated for a while via email and helped each other with learning English/Portuguese and I told him when I would be coming down here and everything. So he invited me to a "festa" (party) last night. I had no real plans and I was kinda hoping t0 branch out from the other international kids anyway so I thought I might as well check it out. He told me that this party was put on by his brother and that he was going to be attending with his wife and some other friends. I knew he was older (35ish) and everything so I wasn't sure if this would be fun for younger people or what. But you know, Brazilians know how to have fun at any age. Even these mid-30 year olds stay up until 6 AM partying. Gustavo had his friend Fabio pick us up near my house and we met up with him at Gustavo's parents house. He was having his mom take care of his daughter so that he and his wife could go out. First of all, I knew that Gustavo was probably fairly well off here.... but I had no idea that we'd be picked up in honestly the nicest personal vehicle that I've ever seen, and then taken to really nice beachfront property. So we hung out in the front of this gated building for a while and Gustavo went up to make sure his daughter was ok with him going out and Fabio, my friend Ellie, and I took a taxi to the party. It was at "MAM", the Musem of Modern Art, and there were thousands of people waiting outside. Gustavo eventually got there, and we met up with him, his beautiful wife, and their friends (a lot of them were cousins). Gustavo's brother was one of the main people putting this party on, so he was there too and we met him eventually. Anyway Gustavo had put us on the list so we got our tickets discounted (R$20 vs. R$40ish) and we eventually went in. Ok, this place was really amazing, and the people were sooooo nice. I honestly felt a little poor there. Everyone there was obviously very wealthy, but they still seemed a little more "real" (you know, just not as superficial and stuck up) than wealthy people in the US. The DJ was playing rock music, so it was a lot of American music that I know very well, and it was funny because most of the people there who didn't even speak English knew the lyrics better than I did. It was a reeeeally cool party, and I'm so glad he invited us. Ellie and I had a great time and we loved Gustavo and his friends.
We left there around 3:30ish because the music was getting a little bit too loud for us and my ears were in pain. We knew that Lapa was close by and that a bunch of our friends were there so we took a taxi there to see what was happening. The difference between the two places was crazy! I really can't believe how in this city there's just upper class and poor... no middle ground it seems like. The people in Lapa just seemed poor and drunk compared to where we had been. It was fun anyway though - we met up with our friends and did a little bit of dancing on the street. My friends wanted to find something "happening" but where having very little luck. But I was really enjoying this one spot where we were dancing outside of a place playing some Brazilian funk (Brazilian "funk" is nothing like our funk - it's like our hip hop or rap) and people were doing a cool dance that was comparable to our "electric slide." Anyway we wandered around for a while but I wasn't feeling it anymore so Ellie and I took a cab home. Taking a cab here feels surprisingly safe (but I won't be naive and be too trusting about it, don't worry) and I feel extremely safe getting off near my street because there are so many guards and people looking out for each other's safety. I don't know exactly what time it was when I got home, but it was definitely getting light out.
So yea, that was my night. I had a really good time. It was interesting too that Gustavo's friends who knew of, or had been to, San Diego were saying how comparable it is to Rio. I hadn't thought about it before, but it's very true. The beach, the city, the weather (besides the fact that it's a lot hotter and more humid here)... everything besides the language, the bikini size, and the social statuses. The more I think about it, the more interesting of a point that is. I think I might like Rio a little better anyway ;)
Ok well I could go on and on and on about things but that's pretty much all I really need to tell you right now. I probably could use some more sleep but it's a nice day out so I think I might head down to the beach and try to get a little more of a Brazilian tan-line :) Tchau, e ate logo!
Beijos
First of all, parties here don't start until 11 or 12 (they would say 23 horas, or meia noite) at night and end around 6 AM. Anyway my friend Gustavo invited me to a party and I had no idea what to expect. I met Gustavo in Berkeley at the Free Speach Cafe. He overheard me and some students talking about our Portuguese class and asked us if we were learning Portuguese, so I started talking to him for a little bit. When I found out he was visiting Berkeley from Rio to learn English, I made a point to befriend him. I'm so glad I did! He's one of the nicest people I've ever met, not even considering the difference in friendliness between the US and here. We communicated for a while via email and helped each other with learning English/Portuguese and I told him when I would be coming down here and everything. So he invited me to a "festa" (party) last night. I had no real plans and I was kinda hoping t0 branch out from the other international kids anyway so I thought I might as well check it out. He told me that this party was put on by his brother and that he was going to be attending with his wife and some other friends. I knew he was older (35ish) and everything so I wasn't sure if this would be fun for younger people or what. But you know, Brazilians know how to have fun at any age. Even these mid-30 year olds stay up until 6 AM partying. Gustavo had his friend Fabio pick us up near my house and we met up with him at Gustavo's parents house. He was having his mom take care of his daughter so that he and his wife could go out. First of all, I knew that Gustavo was probably fairly well off here.... but I had no idea that we'd be picked up in honestly the nicest personal vehicle that I've ever seen, and then taken to really nice beachfront property. So we hung out in the front of this gated building for a while and Gustavo went up to make sure his daughter was ok with him going out and Fabio, my friend Ellie, and I took a taxi to the party. It was at "MAM", the Musem of Modern Art, and there were thousands of people waiting outside. Gustavo eventually got there, and we met up with him, his beautiful wife, and their friends (a lot of them were cousins). Gustavo's brother was one of the main people putting this party on, so he was there too and we met him eventually. Anyway Gustavo had put us on the list so we got our tickets discounted (R$20 vs. R$40ish) and we eventually went in. Ok, this place was really amazing, and the people were sooooo nice. I honestly felt a little poor there. Everyone there was obviously very wealthy, but they still seemed a little more "real" (you know, just not as superficial and stuck up) than wealthy people in the US. The DJ was playing rock music, so it was a lot of American music that I know very well, and it was funny because most of the people there who didn't even speak English knew the lyrics better than I did. It was a reeeeally cool party, and I'm so glad he invited us. Ellie and I had a great time and we loved Gustavo and his friends.
We left there around 3:30ish because the music was getting a little bit too loud for us and my ears were in pain. We knew that Lapa was close by and that a bunch of our friends were there so we took a taxi there to see what was happening. The difference between the two places was crazy! I really can't believe how in this city there's just upper class and poor... no middle ground it seems like. The people in Lapa just seemed poor and drunk compared to where we had been. It was fun anyway though - we met up with our friends and did a little bit of dancing on the street. My friends wanted to find something "happening" but where having very little luck. But I was really enjoying this one spot where we were dancing outside of a place playing some Brazilian funk (Brazilian "funk" is nothing like our funk - it's like our hip hop or rap) and people were doing a cool dance that was comparable to our "electric slide." Anyway we wandered around for a while but I wasn't feeling it anymore so Ellie and I took a cab home. Taking a cab here feels surprisingly safe (but I won't be naive and be too trusting about it, don't worry) and I feel extremely safe getting off near my street because there are so many guards and people looking out for each other's safety. I don't know exactly what time it was when I got home, but it was definitely getting light out.
So yea, that was my night. I had a really good time. It was interesting too that Gustavo's friends who knew of, or had been to, San Diego were saying how comparable it is to Rio. I hadn't thought about it before, but it's very true. The beach, the city, the weather (besides the fact that it's a lot hotter and more humid here)... everything besides the language, the bikini size, and the social statuses. The more I think about it, the more interesting of a point that is. I think I might like Rio a little better anyway ;)
Ok well I could go on and on and on about things but that's pretty much all I really need to tell you right now. I probably could use some more sleep but it's a nice day out so I think I might head down to the beach and try to get a little more of a Brazilian tan-line :) Tchau, e ate logo!
Beijos
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Tudo Bem
I am EXHAUSTED. I haven't had a full night's sleep since I got here. Last night I got only a couple of hours because we went out in Lapa and Brazilians don't even start partying until 11 or 12 so naturally they stay out until the wee hours of the morning. I didn't even stay out late by Brazilian standards but I had to get up early to go on a city tour today. We went to the Corcovado (Christ the Redeemer statue) and it was amaaaazing! Pics to come (though I didn't take many pictures - I mostly just wanted to absorb it all through my senses and not through a camera, you know? Anyway we also went to a stadium thing (don't remember the name) where they have the desfile (parade) for Carnaval in Rio. That one was kinda cool but it's hard to get a real feel for something like that when it's not even time for Carnaval. After that we went to an all-you-can-eat buffet churrascaria. Churrasca is the term they use for barbeque... and it's pretty much my new favorite thing ever. My new Mexican friend Raul and I decided to wait to get up and go to the buffet until the line was a little shorter and it was a great idea because servers started just coming up to us and offering us different types of meats. They carry it around on a stick and if you tell them you want some then they slice it off the stick onto your plate. I ate more meat at that meal than I usually do in probably 2 weeks. Sooo delicious. Anyway after that we were supposed to continue on the tour to the stadium where the World Cup will be, but a couple friends and I were too exhausted so we just did a little bit of shopping in Copacabana and then parted ways. Now I will finish this and then nap until time for festa.
Lapa was a trippppppp. I had no idea what to expect - I heard people mention that it was a good place to go out on weekends but I figured that just meant there were good bars and whatnot. But no - they close off the main streets for the whole night every weekend night and masses of people just roam around and drink and dance and talk (and make out) and have a good time. It's kinda like Lovefest but wayyyyyy more legitimate. People here actually know how to drink and not get too crazy. Brazilian men could (somehow...) very easily tell that we were not Cariocas (people from Rio) and they'd come up to us and ask for a beijo but I was resilient and did not cave into their very very attractive persuasions. So we walked around, did some dancing in a baile funk (like hip hop, rap, Brazilian rap, etc.) club, drank caipirinhas, got hit on by too many men, and took a cab home. It was a really good time but definitely not something I need to do every week.
I'm really content with my homestay. It's way safer than even my house in Berkeley ever was, it's in a really convenient location near school, and it's not nearly as touristy and crowded as a lot of other places like Copa and Ipanema. For meals we have two options: for R$950/mo. (about $600)we could either have our hosts have cafe da manha (Brazilian breakfast: fruit, bread, coffee, etc.) ready for us every morning, or for R$1200/mo. (about $750)we could have that plus another meal each day. I wasn't sure which one I should do, so I brought it up to my host mom. She said she'd prefer not to have to feel pressured to make meals for me every day because she has a lot of work and other things on her mind, but she said she'd only charge me R$900 and she'd still have coffee available for me every day and usually fruit and other things. She suggested that so that if for any reason she doesn't have those things I could just use the extra R$50 to buy them if I want them. She also said that she usually makes more food than she can eat herself anyway and that any time she makes food she will have plenty available for me. She's also not charging me for internet, which should be R$25/mo. Soooo pretty much, I'm getting the best deal possible. All in all, this place is way cheaper and safer than my living situation in Berkeley, and I have my own room and my own bathroom. Can't I just stay here forever? Acho que sim, vou ficar. (If you translated that... don't worry, I'm mostly kidding ;) )
Anyway I need a nap but I hope you are all well and I love and miss you terribly!
Beijos,
Megan
Lapa was a trippppppp. I had no idea what to expect - I heard people mention that it was a good place to go out on weekends but I figured that just meant there were good bars and whatnot. But no - they close off the main streets for the whole night every weekend night and masses of people just roam around and drink and dance and talk (and make out) and have a good time. It's kinda like Lovefest but wayyyyyy more legitimate. People here actually know how to drink and not get too crazy. Brazilian men could (somehow...) very easily tell that we were not Cariocas (people from Rio) and they'd come up to us and ask for a beijo but I was resilient and did not cave into their very very attractive persuasions. So we walked around, did some dancing in a baile funk (like hip hop, rap, Brazilian rap, etc.) club, drank caipirinhas, got hit on by too many men, and took a cab home. It was a really good time but definitely not something I need to do every week.
I'm really content with my homestay. It's way safer than even my house in Berkeley ever was, it's in a really convenient location near school, and it's not nearly as touristy and crowded as a lot of other places like Copa and Ipanema. For meals we have two options: for R$950/mo. (about $600)we could either have our hosts have cafe da manha (Brazilian breakfast: fruit, bread, coffee, etc.) ready for us every morning, or for R$1200/mo. (about $750)we could have that plus another meal each day. I wasn't sure which one I should do, so I brought it up to my host mom. She said she'd prefer not to have to feel pressured to make meals for me every day because she has a lot of work and other things on her mind, but she said she'd only charge me R$900 and she'd still have coffee available for me every day and usually fruit and other things. She suggested that so that if for any reason she doesn't have those things I could just use the extra R$50 to buy them if I want them. She also said that she usually makes more food than she can eat herself anyway and that any time she makes food she will have plenty available for me. She's also not charging me for internet, which should be R$25/mo. Soooo pretty much, I'm getting the best deal possible. All in all, this place is way cheaper and safer than my living situation in Berkeley, and I have my own room and my own bathroom. Can't I just stay here forever? Acho que sim, vou ficar. (If you translated that... don't worry, I'm mostly kidding ;) )
Anyway I need a nap but I hope you are all well and I love and miss you terribly!
Beijos,
Megan
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Oi gente!
Hello friends and family! I'm writing this blog for two reasons: 1) I want to keep anyone who's interested in my travels updated without having to send out mass emails or make a million really expensive phone calls. 2) I type way faster than I write by hand so I'll write in here when I'm too lazy to write in a diary.
So I arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, yesterday around 2pm. My flights were no fun - in the first one there was an obnoxious little boy sitting right behind me and kicking my chair the entire time, and the second flight got rerouted and had to make a two hour stop in Puerto Rico. You know it's sketchy when the pilot announces, "Well, I've never had to do this before in my 25 years of flying and I hope I won't have to do it again." Nothing was seriously wrong, but it was definitely an unnerving situation and needless to say I couldn't really sleep.
Since I arrived, until a couple hours ago, I've been pretty much surrounded by other UC students. They're fun, but I'm also definitely looking forward to making Brazilian friends. Oh! It was kinda crazy... a couple hours after getting into Rio I was walking down the street and ran into the one Brazilian that I knew before coming here. His name is Gustavo and he came to Berkeley for English classes and we've been in contact through emails since I met him. We didn't plan to meet up or anything but we happened to run into each other the first day I was here. Small world, huh? Also, a boy in my program named Chris was on the same flight with me from JFK to Rio and he's from Clairemont and is a Berkeley student... and I hadn't met him before. Small/big world stuff amazes me.
So if you'd like to know where I'm living, you can look at Google Maps and see where Leblon is located. It's a really rich neighborhood with a lake super close and the beach just as close. I also am probably in the safest apartment in Rio. It's on the 16th floor of a high-rise apartment that has a locked gate and a doorman AND security guards outside. It's also on a street that has minimal car access and there's a cute kid's park right outside my front door. Leblon is also known to be a very safe neighborhood as it is, so I really am in no danger in this spot. My host mae (I can't figure out how to do Portuguese accent marks on this PC!) is pretty great. She has two of the cutest cats I've ever seen and she's been extremely accomodating. I've only been in her home for a few hours and I already feel very comfortable. She made me some really good pasta and took me to the grocery store and showed me a few points of reference around the neighborhood. Pretty much, I have a very ideal living situation.
So I think this week we have orientation and then next week we start Portuguese classes. Then PUC classes start in February I believe. There's so much going on here that it's hard to keep up with all the information they're throwing at us. PUC is the university I'll be attending; it's a private catholic school where the rich kids go, but it's supposed to be the best school in Brazil. I'm really curious to see how well I'll do in the classes, as they're all taught in Portuguese...
Well I am getting very sleepy as I have not had a real night's rest since... Saturday? I don't even know. And we have orientation at 9am (3am Pacific Time) so I should get some sleep. Boa noite!
PS- email me! My email is megasike@gmail.com (haha it's a dumb email but I've had it since the 8th grade...)
So I arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, yesterday around 2pm. My flights were no fun - in the first one there was an obnoxious little boy sitting right behind me and kicking my chair the entire time, and the second flight got rerouted and had to make a two hour stop in Puerto Rico. You know it's sketchy when the pilot announces, "Well, I've never had to do this before in my 25 years of flying and I hope I won't have to do it again." Nothing was seriously wrong, but it was definitely an unnerving situation and needless to say I couldn't really sleep.
Since I arrived, until a couple hours ago, I've been pretty much surrounded by other UC students. They're fun, but I'm also definitely looking forward to making Brazilian friends. Oh! It was kinda crazy... a couple hours after getting into Rio I was walking down the street and ran into the one Brazilian that I knew before coming here. His name is Gustavo and he came to Berkeley for English classes and we've been in contact through emails since I met him. We didn't plan to meet up or anything but we happened to run into each other the first day I was here. Small world, huh? Also, a boy in my program named Chris was on the same flight with me from JFK to Rio and he's from Clairemont and is a Berkeley student... and I hadn't met him before. Small/big world stuff amazes me.
So if you'd like to know where I'm living, you can look at Google Maps and see where Leblon is located. It's a really rich neighborhood with a lake super close and the beach just as close. I also am probably in the safest apartment in Rio. It's on the 16th floor of a high-rise apartment that has a locked gate and a doorman AND security guards outside. It's also on a street that has minimal car access and there's a cute kid's park right outside my front door. Leblon is also known to be a very safe neighborhood as it is, so I really am in no danger in this spot. My host mae (I can't figure out how to do Portuguese accent marks on this PC!) is pretty great. She has two of the cutest cats I've ever seen and she's been extremely accomodating. I've only been in her home for a few hours and I already feel very comfortable. She made me some really good pasta and took me to the grocery store and showed me a few points of reference around the neighborhood. Pretty much, I have a very ideal living situation.
So I think this week we have orientation and then next week we start Portuguese classes. Then PUC classes start in February I believe. There's so much going on here that it's hard to keep up with all the information they're throwing at us. PUC is the university I'll be attending; it's a private catholic school where the rich kids go, but it's supposed to be the best school in Brazil. I'm really curious to see how well I'll do in the classes, as they're all taught in Portuguese...
Well I am getting very sleepy as I have not had a real night's rest since... Saturday? I don't even know. And we have orientation at 9am (3am Pacific Time) so I should get some sleep. Boa noite!
PS- email me! My email is megasike@gmail.com (haha it's a dumb email but I've had it since the 8th grade...)
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