DayZ 2, 3, and 4.

Day 2

Nothing really happened on day 2. It was a Monday. Didn't go to school because Gaby had a big English test and I couldn't go. I lounged around and wrote my first blog post. Pai(Father in Portuguese)and I went and picked up Gaby at school and went and got my uniform. The unform consisted of a shirt withe my schools logo and name. I go to a school named Einstein. It is a very cool school and I regret the fact that RHHS is not more like Einstein. That's about it. In the night we visited Club Nosso. It is a recreation center where you can join teams for sports or lounge by the pool or what not. Gaby, Gui and I went to watch a Basketball game. It is a great place. It has a huge water slide. After that I went home and slept... That's all that happened on Day 2.

Day 3

So that was my first day of school. I go to a school named Einstein. It is a very cool school and I regret the fact that RHHS is not more like Einstein. Brazil is a country where the teachers move instead of the children. I like this more because I feel like the students bond more when they are together for the entire. I met a lot of people, they all told me their name. I promptly forgot all but a hand full of names. I met 2 people that spoke English very well and I told them about myself and such. The first class was Math. It was great. They were doing very simple math that takes no brain power. I didn't understand what the teacher was saying but I had fun any way. After Math was... I want to say History. I could be wrong. There was a break in the day where we went and sat on a bench. When I say "we" I mean Me, Gaby, Mariana, Mariana(Yes, 2 Marianas), and a boy whose name I have forgotten. The boy spoke English very well and taught me some words that I promptly forgot. I need to carry around a notebook or notepad so I can write down words and study them. After the recess, we went back for more classes. The school let out at around 12:30 and we went to the entrance and Waited for Pai(Father). A few guys came and the group conversed in Portuguese before there was an exchange of money and they left. They came back in a matter of minutes with frozen yogurt in a tube(Like a frozen GoGurt). They were quite tasty. After that, Pai came and picked us up and took us home. Later that night, I went to my first Rotary meeting and met 3 other exchange students. They all came from Mexico. There were 3 of them. 2 of them, the 2 girls, came from Hi Brandon the same town in Mexico. So that is pretty cool. I met a girl from Canada. She has been living in Brasil for 1 year and 1 month at the time of the blog post. After the Rotary club I went home and slept.

Day 4

Today was Day 4. Wednesday. I woke up and went to school. It was the same as the day before. After school Gaby and I got picked up. It was very chilled out. At around 8 Gaby, Gi' and I went to dinner with some people. Gaby and Gi' introduced me to a chap by the name of Alan. He has the most infectious smile. He knows German, Portuguese, English and is learning Mandarin and Russian. He lives one city over and he offered to show him his city. He also offered to take me to Tao, teach me some Portuguese, Bring me to a Tai Chi class, and bring me to his Mandarin class.

The DayZ Ahead

(I Think I'll have the header twice)


So here I am. I arrived yesterday after a long flight. It was exhausting, I was not excited to leave. Whilst walking on the air way, Justin and my mom started banging on the window in order to take a picture and that set me off. I teared up and silently cried walking on to the plane. It was not a fun plane ride. I'm just happy I got here in one piece with all my stuff. There wasn't any issue with customs and such. I filled out the form and got in with all of my NARCOTICS. Just kidding. But on the other side of my first host family was waiting. Gui was standing out front with a big smile on his face. They greeted me with smiling faces(Side note: I landed in Saõ Paulo). We said hello and rather awkwardly walked to the car.
After driving for about 10 minutes including a stop to a gas station, We arrived at my host Grandmothers' house. She had cooked some delicious food. Gui showed me a little patio that had a captivating view of Saõ Paulo. We then drove for 2 hours to a farm in Limeira. As soon as I opened the car door, seven to ten small children rushed at me. They immediately started screaming in Portuguese at me. This was incredibly overwhelming. It makes me want to learn the language that much more. Blech, they were so freaking adorable I couldn't stand it. They were shouting and such child things. They all ran around like wild cute baboons. There was one girl that was incredibly crazy(but not in a bad way(A good way), not an "IM GOING TO THROW EVERYTHING AND SCREAM OBSCENITIES" way. After that, Gui and I started to walk around the farm. Upon said farm there was a plethora of chickens. I mean like 10 or so, but that doesn't matter anymore. After the chickens there was a horse, by golly it made me realize how big horses are. It could thrash me without even a fight. By this time it was getting late and semi-dark. The parents were participating in some sort or ceremony or religious service. I hadn't asked. Any whooooooo. We ate some more food, Chicken Stroganoff. Any way, after that Gui, Gaby, Gi and I went and sat on a swinging chair thing. All of the children gathered around and started to do things children do. 2 Girls were monkeying around on a jungle gym. In a weird sudden way the 2 girls started singing Adele-"Someone Like You" to me. It was the cutest thing. Halfway through I looked up at the sky (by this time, it was already dark) The moon was shining like I have never seen it before. It was incredible. After the 2 girls stopped singing I applauded enthusiastically. After that I conversed with a 12 year old boy about various thing, I played a little guitar. The only song I knew was Redemption song. So my guitar playing was kind of boring. The boy, on the other hand, knew Guns 'n' Roses, and Pink Floyd. It's pretty cool to see how American culture has traveled across the globe. So We sat around and I just listened the children and my host siblings converse. After that, We drove to my host families house. I put away my clothes and the rest was uneventful. I went and took a shower and then slept. That's about it. It felt like home.


Here are the pictures I took today