One month

A little over a month has gone by and I still can't believe how fast it went by. I've made so many new friends here and I'm having an amazing time. One of the things I am most proud of this month is that I was able to keep up a conversation in Portuguese with someone for more then 5 minutes. I have also succesfully made pancakes for my host family, which I think they enjoyed, but unfortunetly I didn't bring enough maple syrup to make them again for them.

My house

The neighboorhood

Our visit to Belo Horizonte

First Week

After 3 long plane rides, I finally made it here. Everything is very different from Canada, and I'm so happy to be able to experience it all! Some things may take a little longer to get used too; like there aren't any cross walks for pedestrians so you basically have to avoid the cars to cross the street, also people are soooo friendly! Every time you meet someone new you give them a hug and a kiss on the cheek, but sometimes you don't. I haven't quite figured it all out yet :P The language is sort of an issue sometimes, but I'm starting to understand most of what people try to tell me if they speak slowly and clearly I can understand most of what they are saying.

 Two days ago I started school. I met so many nice people! Some of them spoke a little bit of english which made it so much easier to communicate but I'm also able to practice my portuguese with them. Another difference is schools here start at 7... But they also end at 12 so it's good and bad all at the same time.