Welcome to summer...

That is SO wrong. For me, at least.

Yesterday was my final day of school. It was barely a day at that, though. The day before, I had been SHOCKED when I got out of school after two hours, and we all went home. I had little to do, nothing, actually, so I ate my way through a box of sub par Brazilian candy I bought. It's so different, the candy here. I am addicted to candy. It's very bad. At home, I cant remember a day of my vegetarian life without it. When I'm vegan, it's a lot less problematic. My food choices are limited and I eat so well rounded and healthily during that time that candy just is not on my brain. I feel like when I start to eat poorly, even a little bit, it gets increasingly worse over time. AH, but anyway. In my quest to find a delicious candy here, I bought a variety pack of Lacta candies, a chocolate brand. It had at least one of each of their most popular bars and things in it, eh, it was alright. Pretty much all of the chocolate here has a funky cream filling, not cream, but....something. They definitely get better after a while, but it is SO different from any candy I've had. I even joked that I had a twix bar here, and even that tasted different.

I can't say that I'm shocked. You don't run away to another continent and expect to have all the comforts of living at home. No. Not at all.


After demolishing that box of candy, I felt disgusting, and devoted the rest of my afternoon (morning, actually) to an attempt of sleep and finding Christmas presents for the impossible to shop for. Both failed, by the way.

On my last day of school, the high school grades really did not come. The class below me and above me had empty rooms. I, being in the middle, came in to school ten minutes late to an almost full classroom, all taking a book of a test. For the second morning in a row, I could not find the key to unlock the front door, and had to wait on my little sister to open it. Oh, sweet time she took. After less than 45 minutes of "school" where I sat, wrote in my journal, and stared longingly at that paperweight made of tree on the desk in front of me...we had been dismissed. Dismissed. Before 830. In the morning.

All of New York was still sleeping, and I am already heading home. Almost. A few of us went to the Cafe after school for a late breakfast kind of thing. I did not eat. I've been feeling under the weather. I'm sure that box of candy might not have made me feel better. But I've been feeling for the past few weeks as though death is slowly approaching. It's not (let's hope), but I'm not doing too well.

Brian was home sick from school yesterday so I had a little company after he woke up :) For the rest of the day I was doing little, once again, other than sitting in bed. It was a beautiful day outside, but I had no energy to get up and out, none at all. I stayed home from a dinner party last night too, one for he employees of my host parents here (they own a store) and I'm glad I did because I was falling asleep before the dinner even started.


Anyway, here now starts my SECOND summer vacation, or rather, extends my already prolonged vacation I can't wish to end faster. I go crazy because I do so little, and when I can do things, I never feel up to it. I have a lot of thinking to do in the next few weeks, but I think my mind has been made up. Brazil, you are beautiful, I love you, but we have a rocky relationship.



OH, and just to let the world know (I might have posted this but I completely forget, and never re-read my blogs on here) I introduced my class here to "Baby Got Back" after too many times where I accidentally sang a BIT too loud...They like it, and it's so new to them so it's super funny. Hope you are all enjoying the cold weather. I was sweating in tshirt and shorts yesterday. Anyone care to switch?