Liberdade/ despedida surpresa

WELL!!! Busy day. First off in the morning I went to Liberdade with friends from school, and it was TONS of fun! I love liberdade it is so pretty! But, one bad thing that happened was..... o god I don't even want to say it is so horrible...... ok here it goes...... we went to a Chinese restaurant, and my friends ordered this meat. So, I tried the meat never heard of it before, but it was good so I ate more. I ate a fairly good amount because it was good, and the sauce that came with it was amazing! So...... afterwards I asked my friend o what is this..... meat. And she says yeah it's meat..... dog meat. :O :O :O :O. I said no no no no way you are joking your joking, because they are ALWAYS joking around with me. And, everyone was saying no no really it is dog meat. And I was just like "I JUST ATE A DOG!!!!" O my god everyone was laughing soooo hard; while I just sat there in complete awn that I just ate dog! I was sooo freaked out! I just kept saying "I shouldn't have asked, I shouldn't have asked, why did you tell me what it is!" Eeeeeeee I still can't believe I ate it......... Don't hurt me or anything ok I didn't know! :( I wouldn't have eaten it if I would have known!

The rest of the afternoon was set for packing my bags. Which is (excuse my french) a pain in the ass. I HATE packing with a passion. Today I mostly just threw away stuff I don't need. Now after everything was taking out of my bags, now I just need to put it back in.

The and greatest part of the day was my friends from Rotary threw me a surprise going away party! I thought we were going to some rotary meeting or something; like they said we changed the place of the club and we were going to go visit it. But, we had to stop at my friends house quick. So, I walk into the house, and I am starting to get confused because all the lights are turned off, and then I see my friend Pedro in the window. Then I just kind of stopped for a minute because I was confused, and my friend pushed me in the door, and everyone was there! Tons of people from my Rotary were there!!! :D :D :D. It really was amazing!  I loved it soooooo much!!! :D I am going to miss everyone soooooo much!!! :( :( They signed a Brazilian flag for me too; so I can always remember them! <3 It was just a perfect day! <3

Birthday party!!

Today was the 18th birthday of one of my friends from school! The party was SOOOO much fun! First off, it was a costume party, sooo everyone was dressed in a costume! I went as Audrey Hepburn, from Breakfast at Tiffany's!!! It turned out really good actually!!!! It was really cute! I liked it! But the party was awesome! hahah almost everyone from my class was there, and he had a DJ at the party; so we danced the entire night! I danced for probably like 4 hours straight hahaha. But, it was worth it!!!! But, I am tired. It's 3 a.m. right now. Typical brazilian party you know ;). I will miss Brazilian parties :(. They really are amazing!  

Despedida

My friends from school had a going away party for me :(. We went to a Japanese restaurant (because I love Japanese food) hahaha. It was a lot of fun!!!!! I am going to miss them a lot! :( At least it wasn't the last time I get to see them!! I have things planned with them over this next week before I leave! :).

Museu Lingua Portuguesa

Today my friend and I went to the Museu Linga Portuguesa!!! (the portuguese language museum). It was sooo pretty, and cool!!!! It had a ton of paintings, and interactive things. It was all about like language, and Brazil. I went with my friend Jesslyn. We had the worse time finding each other though hahaha. The museum is in this station called Luz. And luz is a HUGE station. It was also my first time going to this station. So, we get there and we are trying to find each other, so she said meet by the piano; so I get to the piano........ and she's not there! There must be like two pianos or something! So, we finally just agreed to meet at the Museum; where we finally realized that there are like 4 stations inside this station. NO wonder we couldn't find each other hahaha. But, we did! and it was a TON of fun!  

Play Practice

So, like a month ago I went to my friends play of Grease, and I became friends with some of the people in the play. So, I wanted to see them again; so today I went to join their play practice! It was really nice seeing everyone again. I really wish I meet them earlier :(. I instantly connected with them. It sucks to become good friends with people then I leave in 2 weeks. Sigh o well.

Also, today me and Leticia went to the mall. So, we went to this cookie shop, and I was looking at the cookies, while Leticia was ordering. So, I go to stand behind her, and I wasn't listening to what she was saying; then all of a sudden the cashier says "O would you prefer I speak in English, I speak English" and she goes "Yes, please thank you sooo much"............. :O :O hahahah what!!!!! She's Brazilian!!!!!! I just started laughing!!! I was almost crying from laughing so hard. She's like "what" like everything is normal....... Then when I ordered I ordered in Portuguese.........., and I am American! hahahaha O my god it was funny. Then we went to the Pharmacy and did the same thing! Only I was in on it this time. Hahahah she was pretending to not know any Portuguese, or how to pronounce it. O god it was awesome. It's a good way to find out if they speak English. Surprisingly no one at the Pharmacy knows how to speak English.

Interlagos

Today I went to visit Interlagos. Interlagos is this race track in São Paulo. It is huge!! It isn't for like the NASCAR type of racing, it is more for the European races. It was really cool. When we went it wasn't like an actual race. It was a bunch of old cars, and they were doing this thing called regular race. Like all they did was bet to say they could do the track within 15 mins or something like this. Afterwards I went to Paulista with Bia, and Melissa. We originally went to find gringos, but we didn't find a lot :(. But, we also went to The Fault in our Stars. O MY GOD......... I cried soooo much!!!!! Sooo much! It is a really good movie, but it is sooo sad! At one point my friend looked at me and she was crying then I just started crying even more. Wow I really have to finish reading the book! I just don't have time :(. Afterwards Bia's family took us to a Korean restaurant (because her family is Korean hahahah) I LOVE Korean food now!!! It was sooo good!!! AHHHHH only 2 weeks left in Brazil!! :( :( :( Passou muito rapido!!! :( :(

Fifa Fan Fest

O my god best day ever!!!!!! Ok so first my friend and I went to 25 de Março to buy some presents and stuff. So, we meet at the metro station, and we saw these signs everywhere that said Fifa Fan Fest. Like I had heard a lot about this and wanted to go. And we had no idea it was next to 25 de Março. So, we said lets go shopping first then lets go check it out. So we went shopping where I bought a ton of things for really cheap <3 that's why I love this street! So, we ate, met lots of foreigners, and decided to go check out the Fan Fest. So, our plan was to get see if we could get a picture of it because we thought you had to pay to get inside. But!!!! We get to the front and we find out that it is free! The only weird part was I couldn't bring my umbrella inside (even though it was poring rain), but whatever there is still little news stand place that said they would hold my umbrella for 5 reais, so I left it there then we went back to the security. Yeah well this horn thing, that I had just bought at 25, apparently I couldn't take it in with me because it made noise, which is like the stupidest thing ever cause it is "fan fest" so I don't know what the problem with making noise is, but whatever so she threw it away, and a pen that I had in my bag, but whatever I don't care about the pen. It kind of sucked that she threw away the horn it was really cool :( O well I just really wanted to go inside. So, we get inside and we are just so excited, we can't believe that we just stumbled upon this. So, we are taking snapchats, and stuff; then all of this sudden this guy comes over and my friend screams HI ( I didn't know him lol), and he is like I saw your snapchat and I came looking for you (apparently he was an exchange student from her district), and he said takes us to the front and there are a ton of other exchange students. O my god guys it was just awesome!!! Afterwards, I was wet, tired, and cold, but I was SOOO happy that I was able to go to this event! (o btw fan fest is this stage where they have a huge TV, and you can watch the World Cup) I really want to go back to watch because we only went for like 45 mins. It was a game against Australia, and Holand.

Things like this is why I love being an exchange student, and having a travelers personality. You never know what your going to stumble across. I love finding random exciting things, that you never would have expected to find! <3



















   

USA!

Yayyyyy today was the game of the USA!!! It was against Ghana. I was sooo nervous. I wanted them to win sooo bad! Ghana is a tough they run soooo fast! But, we ended up winning 2-1!!! :D :D :D USA, USA, USA, USA!!!!! I was soo happy! Felt a little emotional while they sang the national anthem. I don't know why was just nice hear so many people singing it. Felt like I was back home. They said there was 20 thousand Americans at the stadium. Also, US made the first goal within 29 seconds of the game! I am a happy, and proud American! kkkkkkkk Even though in all honesty we are good just not as good as some of the other teams like Brasil, Germany, Spain. We won't win the cup, but I still like cheering for my own country! GO USA!!!

Copa do Mundo!!!!!

Ahhhhhhh finally it is the day I have been waiting for since I found out I was going to Brazil!!!! The opening of the World Cup was today!!!!! Best part was it was in São Paulo!!!! Ahhhhh o my god today was just amazing!!!! First off, it was like a national holiday so no one went to school or work. And EVERYONE was at home watching the game! Like there is this really busy street by my house, and there were hardly any cars. Also, we walked to a restaurant to eat lunch, and we could walk on the street because there were NO cars. Also, everyone was wearing Brazilian shirts, and oooo I was just so excited to watch the game! Then when the game finally was on I was all decked out, and ready to cheer for my second country BRASIL!!! <3 (honestly the opening performance of the cup was weak, and not too exciting, but obviously that didn't ruin my vibe too much kkkkkk) Literally I was sooo excited, I was yelling in portuguese, but so was everyone else lol. I guess that shows when you have really learned a language when that is the first thing that you yell out. But, the worst/ ironic part of the game was the first goal was Croatia, but it was made by a Brazilian (face palm) hahahaha poor guy. Opening game of the cup, in his home country, and he makes a goal for the other team. But, no worries that didn't slow Brasil down! We ended up winning 3-1!!!! 2 by Neymar, and 1 by Oscar. And Marcelo made the score for Croatia, so technically Brasil was the only team to make goals in the game lol. But, this was a very good game, it certainly was not boring. Let's see how many members of the team I can remember..... ok there's Neymar, Oscar, Hulk, David Luiz, Marcelo,  Paulinho, Fred,.........  yeah that's all I can remember at the moment I think there is a guy named T. Silva. Don't worry I will probably have everyone down after the World Cup is over. The only bad thing that happened was during the cup there were more protests going on all over Brasil. But, you know I guess all expected that would happen. But all in all an AMAZING day!!!! Never seen anything like this!! Afterward everyone were shooting of fireworks, and making noise with horns, and running down the street with flags. AHHHHH it was just amazing I will never forget this day!! <3 Can't wait till the next game against Mexico!!!

Americans em Brasil!

Guys the American soccer team is in São Paulo :D :D!!!!! They are staying in Paulista, which isn't too far from my house!! I go there all the time by metro!! Dude I really want to go to Paulista, and find them!!! (not in a creepy way). I just feel like both of us would be very happy to meet other Americans in Brazil! And maybe if I'm lucky, I will actually find them, talk to them, use my special charm, and then they will give me free tickets to a game!! :)............ yeah I know probably not going to happen, but a girl can dream can she. But, I actually really want to go to Paulista and see if I can find them! But, it is impossible with this greve. Like I think that it ended today, but I don't know if it is everything or just some parts of the metro. Also, who knows if it will actually last you know? Who know! :( My family is also kind of hesitant about me using the subway now too. "sigh" o well I'm still soooo excited for the World Cup!!! :)

O also little side note, ate something new today. It was like this flower thing, that Italians eat a lot, and it was AMAZING!!! I loved it soooo much! I don't remember who to right them name of it though :(, but it was good!!! :)

Copa/Festa de Junina

Well it is finally here!!! The world cup is almost here!!! Everything is crazy here!!! Cars have flags on their cars, and all the stores are full of decorations!!! It makes everything even more exciting!!! At my school we had a world cup day where we all dressed up with Brazil stuff, and it was sooo much fun!! We made a ton of noise too, like we had horns, and whistles; we were blowing them the entire time during the break. I thought the teachers were going to kill us kkkkkk. I am soo excited for Thursday to watch the first game! But, there is a slight problem with the world cup. There are tons of greves (don't remember name in english) and all the subways are closed! Not a single one has been working since Thursday, and today is Sunday! I can't leave the house, and if you do there is a ton of traffic!! It's crazy here right now!

Yesterday was Festa de Junina!!! It is this party that Brazilians celebrate. It has something to do with the country side of Brazil. It was sooo cute! All of the little kids had dresses on with little freckles on, and the boys had overalls, and mustaches! It was the cutest thing!! I want to bring my kids to it, so I can dress them up! Usually they have a ton of different food for this party, but since the world cup is almost here most schools just did parties for the world cup, and little things for Festa De Junina, so I didn't try much typical food for this holiday, but whatever I still had an amazing time!

Today I made Mac n Cheese for my friends family...... They loved it sooo much!!!! Seriously I thought Brazilians would hate Mac n Cheese but every person I have given it to has loved it!!! Then we made brigadeiros!!! Hmmmmmm my two favorite things in one day!!! Was a perfect day hahaha.

Also, my host mom's sister is visiting from Florida, and she has kids. I was so confused I had no idea what language to speak. With the older kids we talked in Portuguese, but the little boy kept changing from English, and Portuguese when he talked so I was so confused hahaha. I ended up just talking in English with him. But, he was adorable!!! hahaha