One month and 12 days...

...went really fast! I think this is because I haven´t adjusted to everything here, so every day feels similar in the sence that eveything is still new, if that makes sence. But to think that I really only have 11 months left scares me, it really makes me want to make the most of this opportunity.

Sorry about the delay! I will try to blog more consistantly, hahaha.

Learning a second language through emersion has made me experience some strange things. One of the most bizzare sensations is when I skip the translation process while thinking, speaking, or writing in Portuguese. By this I mean I have a thought, and am able to express it using Portuguese words before English ones. It feels like `whoa, where did that come from!?´. Unfortunatly, this dosen`t happen as frequently as I would like, haha.

My daily routine [which is pretty consistant] works like this: monday through friday I wake up at 6, do my morning bodily functions, eat, and go to school [which begins at 7]. We have 3 classes every day [which are different for every day of the week], with a short break in-between them. Our subjects [which are the same for the entire school year] are: Art History, Biology[2 classes], Math [2 classes], Portuguese, Chemistry [2 classes], Physics [2 classes], Literature, Writing, Geography, Brazilian Histor, and, of course, English. My teachers are really nice and interesting, and my peers have been very welcoming. School ends at 12:30, my host brother and I get a ride home from our friend, and my host family and I eat lunch [the main meal of the day] right when we get home. My host parents are Italian, so the food we eat for lunch has been extremly delicious....and I may have gained some weight, hahaha. After school I usually go the Clube [like a fitness center, but most people go there to either pratice sports or simply hang out], or play Soccer with the other students from my school. The more Portuguese I learn, the more I am able to get out of my classes and textbooks, so I will probably be devoting more time to studying in the future. On the weekend most people go out with friends to either a pub/resturant or a friends house for a party.

Thats all for now I guess. I have some pictures on facebook if you want to see them. Miss you all :],

Partíck.