Well. I've been distracted...or lazy, I'm not sure which.
I sit at home a lot, but don't get me wrong, I've been going out too!
On Christmas Eve I went to a family dinner, that was pretty fun. Even Santa came :D hahaha at 1:30 I left with my "cousin" and her husband and we went to a night club. That was really fun. We were on the top level and I saw a lot of people I knew, actually. There was a show, a singer, Brazilian music. I love Brazilian music! I understand some, I only know a few songs, but they are so upbeat and just feel good sounds I guess. I got home around fourish? We did not stay very long.
On Christmas I got up early to skype my family back home. I got passed around to talk to everyone. I got a picture of Christmas back home. Then we went to lunch at another relatives house. This holiday season felt like nothing special to me. I hate to complain but it felt NOTHING like Christmas at all. Maybe it was the lack of snow, and cookies and Christmas music...who knows. Some friends of mine DID make gingerbread men! That made me SOSOSOO happy. Not the best in the world, but all I really wanted!
Yesterday I got TWO packages in the mail! One from my mother and the other from my sister. Just basic things really. My mother sent me candy and medication, haha among other things. And a skirt. No letter :( My sister sent a card and some other things I needed. It was nice to get mail. I wish more people wrote to me :( Anyway, all of my candy is now gone.
I keep telling myself to go to the gym, but I need to buy running shoes....which I am dreading hahahah. At home, it's SO much easier to stay in shape and what not. With all different foods and stuff here my body is like oh no. I'm getting squishy. Hahahahahahahahaha. I like to laugh.
I learn more Portuguese EVERY day. By just listening I've taught myself I guess. I can talk a lot more, but it's still a struggle, but I can do it!! When I sit in on a conversation though, I understand like 80% of it :) That is PRETTY good for coming here knowing nothing. Knowing another language is a cool thing. I want to learn French next! Or Italian. I can also speak Ubbi Dubbi. (And for those of you with no knowledge....Ubbi Dubbi is a gibberish language. I learned it from watching ZOOM when I was little hahaha).
On Christmas we went up to the "casa a lagado" again. The lake house. I love it there, it's peaceful and nice. I went swimming and got a tan the day after Christmas...not many people can say that back home :) And I also found out that I leave this host family tomorrow I believe :( It's super hard because I feel like I'm just getting used to it, and now I am already switching. And the week of my birthday I am with a temporary family again. it's a weird feeling.
I have been doing a lot better here lately, but right now, I want to leave SO badly.
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