Thursday 16 February 2012

Northeast Trip

At the Cristo in Rio! 

The amazing shoes we had to wear before our cave adventure.
The cave.


Right before we went snorkeling. 




It was very cold.. ;) 

Salvador


In Brasilia. 

Praia do Forte, first beach on our trip. 
Salvador




At the very top of a mountain we went hiking on. 



Our costumes for the talent show. We went as the Justing Beavers, we danced and sang :) 

In Natal, in the dunes. 

In Natal. 




Rio!

Rio again. 

What it looks like during the day. 

View of a Favela. 

Other view of a Favela. 

Wednesday 15 February 2012

February

About a week ago our Northeast trip ended. Saying good bye to everyone there was really difficult. We all got off the bus to be picked up by our parents and it just turned into a big tear fest.
This month I've definitely felt a little home sick. Coming home after maybe the best month out of the whole exchange was really difficult. Also school started again so all of my Brazilian friends are busy studying and doing homework so it's getting hard to find stuff to do again.
On another note Carnaval is coming up in about 2 days. We got a glimpse of what it would look like when we were in Rio. The Rio version of Carnaval is there is a huge parade with everyone dressed up in these fantastic costumes. Unfortunately I will not be going there because it's very dangerous and quite expensive, but I'm sure there will be something on the TV :) I think I will be spending my Carnaval with my family at a farm. It'll be nice and peaceful and I'll get the opportunity to get to know them better as well.