Wow! Who would guess? I'm actually here, posting a new entry!
School started last Monday, and it was actually really enjoyable. Friends came back with new haircuts, different clothes, and bronzer skin coloring. And of course, everyone was happy to see each-other again.
Something else interesting happened over the break. I came back from vacation with much improved Portuguese. Maybe it was due to all the Novellas that I watched, but something definitely worked. I'm finding that I feel closer to friends, I laugh with them more, and I think they feel closer to me too. I wouldn't come close to saying I understand everything, but I know that my friends no longer have to explain things over and over, and I don't have to fake laugh with them, pretending that I understand what they are talking about. There are so many things I still have to learn, and I'm just so happy that I got a chance to stay here longer.
The two exchange students that were supposed to start turned out to be three, all from Germany. One boy got placed in my class, and the two other girls in another. I think our school is now over-saturated with exchange students. But honestly, it is such a relief not to be the new kid in school. I have a set group of friends, I know who I can trust and who to avoid. I feel now that I truely belong, not as though I'm only temporary.
Being an exchange student you never really think about how you being there has affected a group of friends, and a school, but it really does. It has to be hard to be the friend of an exchange student who doesn't speak the language. Constantly explaining things over and over, trying to find simpler language to explain it in. And having the person follow you around everywhere. Seeing the three new exchange students at my school I have realized just how difficult it is, for both sides.
I hope I explained well enough about the last few months, but please if there is anything anybody would like to know, comment on this or on my facebook. Sometimes I feel like some information isn't enough.
Love,
Frankie :)
Saturday, August 14, 2010
The Update (Part 1)
I have decided to make a big summary of my last few months here, because I realized that I haven't updated this blog for a long long long time. I don't even want to know the last date that I put up a new blog, it's too embarrassing. But I promise-that is I PROMISE to have a new update in a weeks time.
So I think I should begin by explaining why-and how, I am still here. The original plan was to stay in Brasil from late January until late July, about five months. But somewhere around my third month here, I started to realize how little time I had left, and how much I really really didn't want to go home yet. There was still so much more that I wanted to learn and do while I was here I got so upset about the idea of leaving after only two more months. Then, as if my host mom was thinking the same thing, she suggested, why don't you just stay with the family for the rest of the year?
And so after a LOT of talking with my mommy, after she and my father had meetings with my high school counselor and after I myself thought about the whole situation, my mom finally gave me the word that I could stay until January. I was smiling for a week :D AFS was pretty easy to work with about this-I guess I'm not the only exchange student who wanted to extend their program. There was a price difference between the six months and one year to pay, but all in all everything worked out very nice.
A funny thing happened though after everything got settled. I got really homesick. I started missing at first my family and friends and then I missed everything from my room to Mexican food. I really just wanted to be back in Irvine. I think the idea that I would be away from home for one year instead of five months mentally hit me really hard. Slowly I got over the homesickness, but I guess there’s always a part of every exchange student, no matter how great of an experience they are having, that wants to be home sometimes.
I am due to start school again this Monday, and I'm really for it. After a month of not doing much all day and not seeing friends, I'm anxious to get back. Plus, I heard there are going to be two new exchange students starting at my school!
Beijos, Frankie
And don't forget, new update up in a weeks time, I sure will try not too ;)
So I think I should begin by explaining why-and how, I am still here. The original plan was to stay in Brasil from late January until late July, about five months. But somewhere around my third month here, I started to realize how little time I had left, and how much I really really didn't want to go home yet. There was still so much more that I wanted to learn and do while I was here I got so upset about the idea of leaving after only two more months. Then, as if my host mom was thinking the same thing, she suggested, why don't you just stay with the family for the rest of the year?
And so after a LOT of talking with my mommy, after she and my father had meetings with my high school counselor and after I myself thought about the whole situation, my mom finally gave me the word that I could stay until January. I was smiling for a week :D AFS was pretty easy to work with about this-I guess I'm not the only exchange student who wanted to extend their program. There was a price difference between the six months and one year to pay, but all in all everything worked out very nice.
A funny thing happened though after everything got settled. I got really homesick. I started missing at first my family and friends and then I missed everything from my room to Mexican food. I really just wanted to be back in Irvine. I think the idea that I would be away from home for one year instead of five months mentally hit me really hard. Slowly I got over the homesickness, but I guess there’s always a part of every exchange student, no matter how great of an experience they are having, that wants to be home sometimes.
I am due to start school again this Monday, and I'm really for it. After a month of not doing much all day and not seeing friends, I'm anxious to get back. Plus, I heard there are going to be two new exchange students starting at my school!
Beijos, Frankie
And don't forget, new update up in a weeks time, I sure will try not too ;)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Its been a while!
Well just like usual a lot has happened, and a lot of time has gone by. Sorry!
This past weekend I went to another farm, but this time the farm of my host family. It was a four hour drive, and the country side is so beautiful. I saw four hours of farms and ranches and tons of horses and cows. Sadly though two of the hours were on dirt road :/ We all got really really car sick. It was such a relief when we got to the house! The first thing Aomsin and I did was take a bunch of photos of the beautiful views and the surroundings. I was planning on posting them, but this website isn't accepting the photos right now, so if you have a facebook, you can see them all on there!
At the farm we did all kind of fun things. On Saturday we went fishing and rode horses and had a delicious barbeque. And on Sunday we got up really early to go milk the cows, which was really funny because Celine, my two year old sister, is completly obsessed with cows. My mom had us all drink fresh warm cow milk. I almost choked. It tasted good but the texture was so different! There was also a lot of different types of food and fruits at the farm so it was really interesting to try all these new things.
This week I finally got my school books! Thank goodness there aren't books for each class, because otherwise I would have way too many books to fit in my bag! Also Aomsin and I have found a Portuguese teacher, and so this week we started lessons. We will have three lessons a week in grammar and forming sentences, which is exactly what we need. I'm able to pick up the vocabulary and phrases from hearing it all the time, but speaking with correct grammar is nearly impossible, so I'm really excited about this!
Sorry for the short post, I will try to get up photos and something more interesting up soon!
This past weekend I went to another farm, but this time the farm of my host family. It was a four hour drive, and the country side is so beautiful. I saw four hours of farms and ranches and tons of horses and cows. Sadly though two of the hours were on dirt road :/ We all got really really car sick. It was such a relief when we got to the house! The first thing Aomsin and I did was take a bunch of photos of the beautiful views and the surroundings. I was planning on posting them, but this website isn't accepting the photos right now, so if you have a facebook, you can see them all on there!
At the farm we did all kind of fun things. On Saturday we went fishing and rode horses and had a delicious barbeque. And on Sunday we got up really early to go milk the cows, which was really funny because Celine, my two year old sister, is completly obsessed with cows. My mom had us all drink fresh warm cow milk. I almost choked. It tasted good but the texture was so different! There was also a lot of different types of food and fruits at the farm so it was really interesting to try all these new things.
This week I finally got my school books! Thank goodness there aren't books for each class, because otherwise I would have way too many books to fit in my bag! Also Aomsin and I have found a Portuguese teacher, and so this week we started lessons. We will have three lessons a week in grammar and forming sentences, which is exactly what we need. I'm able to pick up the vocabulary and phrases from hearing it all the time, but speaking with correct grammar is nearly impossible, so I'm really excited about this!
Sorry for the short post, I will try to get up photos and something more interesting up soon!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The last two weeks
Well two more weeks have flown by WAY too quickly. The weekend of the 9th I had a small birthday party at my house. We had pizza, played some pool, danced and had lots of fun.
Here's a picture of me and my cake!
This past weekend I had an AFS orientation in Brasilia, which is about 3 hours from Goiania. Me, Aomsin and the two other exchange students living in Goiania took a bus to get there. The whole drive was through farms and cute run down little cities.
When we got to Brasilia we drove directly from the bus station to a farm to eat lunch. From there we drove on dirt roads that twisted and winded and got us to the middle of nowhere; where the house was. All of Saturday was filled with AFS information. We put up tents and got ourselves situated, and for the first time in my life I was perfectly fine sleeping outside. Our group consisted of three Americans, four Thai girls, one girl from Finland, and one girl from New Zealand. That night we talked all night long about our host families, about back home, about friends and people we have met and things that we miss the most. There is something about exchange students and how we all understand exactly what eachother is going through, better than anyone else, that makes us the best of friends so easily. I'm not exactly sure how any of us fell asleep that night, all I know is that Sunday morning began the continued orientation.
We drove back into Brasilia and got to sight-see for a while. We saw the National Congress building, the beautiful Cathedral, and took a bunch of pictures from this huge TV tower. The city of Brasilia is actually shaped as a plane with a large central area, and two wings that are exactly equal to eachother. Driving through it, Brasilia feels oversized and spread out. It feels surreal and unnatural because it was so planned, and it is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen.
I was so sad to say bye to my new friends and the city, but in two months we are scheduled to have another orientation, and I can't wait!!
Here's a picture of me and my cake!
This past weekend I had an AFS orientation in Brasilia, which is about 3 hours from Goiania. Me, Aomsin and the two other exchange students living in Goiania took a bus to get there. The whole drive was through farms and cute run down little cities.
When we got to Brasilia we drove directly from the bus station to a farm to eat lunch. From there we drove on dirt roads that twisted and winded and got us to the middle of nowhere; where the house was. All of Saturday was filled with AFS information. We put up tents and got ourselves situated, and for the first time in my life I was perfectly fine sleeping outside. Our group consisted of three Americans, four Thai girls, one girl from Finland, and one girl from New Zealand. That night we talked all night long about our host families, about back home, about friends and people we have met and things that we miss the most. There is something about exchange students and how we all understand exactly what eachother is going through, better than anyone else, that makes us the best of friends so easily. I'm not exactly sure how any of us fell asleep that night, all I know is that Sunday morning began the continued orientation.
We drove back into Brasilia and got to sight-see for a while. We saw the National Congress building, the beautiful Cathedral, and took a bunch of pictures from this huge TV tower. The city of Brasilia is actually shaped as a plane with a large central area, and two wings that are exactly equal to eachother. Driving through it, Brasilia feels oversized and spread out. It feels surreal and unnatural because it was so planned, and it is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen.
I was so sad to say bye to my new friends and the city, but in two months we are scheduled to have another orientation, and I can't wait!!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
All About School
I received a comment about how my school is organized, and so I decided to make a post about it because it is very complicated.
The Brazilian school system very different from out own. In Brazil the public schools are considered awful. Everyone who has the ability to do so sends their children to private schools. However for college it is the opposite. The public colleges in Brazil are free and offer the best education, but they are very difficult to get accepted into. There are very few good private colleges, and they are considered as colleges for students with money that do not take much interest in their education.
For high school students these are called Colegio’s. The Colegio consists of three years; primeiro, segundo, and terceira, or first, second, and third. This is the equivalent to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year. My school is larger than usual, and we have three classes for each year; A, B, and C.
In my class, Segundo ano B, we have 42 students. Instead of changing rooms, the teachers rotate classes. They teach with a chalkboard and a really high tech program with a projection and white screen that allows them to access the computer from the board (I will post pictures). Each class is fifty minutes long, and our schedule is as follows:
7 AM the bell rings and we all go into the classroom. We have two classes and then a quick 15 minute snack break. Following that we have two more classes and then a long snack break for 25 minutes. Our last two classes are separated by a 5 minute water break, and class ends at 1 pm. We then have a long lunch, and we start class again at 2:45. In the afternoon we have regular classes, except for on Thursdays and Fridays. Thursdays are like UNI's Office Hours in which you have free time to study and ask teachers for help. On Friday afternoon classes all students take tests, except for me and Aomsin, but we will start to take tests as soon as we have adapted to the language.
Each day the class schedule changes, and I never know what teacher to expect. One week I tried to write down which teachers I have and what classes, only to find out that its not the same every week. We have seventeen teachers, all of them with their own subjects.
A list of my classes:
Literature
History of Brazil
Portuguese Language
Art History
Genetics
Geography
Chemistry I
Political History of Europe
Geometry
Analyzing Combinations
Writing
Chemistry II
Physics
Sociology
Biology
Anthropology
World History
And there are three more that I didn’t write down. So on any given day I could have two different writing classes, three maths and four history classes. I just don’t know how it works! What I secretly think is that the teachers do rock paper scissors for what classes they will teach that day.
The classes in the afternoon also include English and Spanish classes as well as practice for the soccer, handball, and volleyball teams. Most students only have one or two classes in the afternoon and so end class at 4:30, but many choose to stay with friends and study and do homework until 6pm. For students in Terceira, this is the most important year for them. They study many hours, and often only leave school when they have to at 10:00 PM, only to go home and finish homework. They are so concentrated in their studies because it is very difficult to get into college.
Luckily for me, I am in Segundo ano, and so my friends have more free time. Every day we go out for lunch, or for an afternoon snack at the local Picole (popsicle)store. And although my friends take their studies seriously, you can always find them laughing and having fun.
And another great thing about Brazil is that nobody likes to work, so there are a TON of holidays. This sunday is Easter, and everyone has Thursday and Friday off of work this week. My school was practically empty the last few days because everyone is on vacation!
Just a little heads-up: The next week it is unlikely that I will post anything because it is a family weekend, and then on Tuesday the 6th it is my birthday, so please check the blog at earliest on friday the 9th. However if I do post anything new, I will make it known on facebook!
Miss you all!
Frankie :)
The Brazilian school system very different from out own. In Brazil the public schools are considered awful. Everyone who has the ability to do so sends their children to private schools. However for college it is the opposite. The public colleges in Brazil are free and offer the best education, but they are very difficult to get accepted into. There are very few good private colleges, and they are considered as colleges for students with money that do not take much interest in their education.
For high school students these are called Colegio’s. The Colegio consists of three years; primeiro, segundo, and terceira, or first, second, and third. This is the equivalent to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior year. My school is larger than usual, and we have three classes for each year; A, B, and C.
In my class, Segundo ano B, we have 42 students. Instead of changing rooms, the teachers rotate classes. They teach with a chalkboard and a really high tech program with a projection and white screen that allows them to access the computer from the board (I will post pictures). Each class is fifty minutes long, and our schedule is as follows:
7 AM the bell rings and we all go into the classroom. We have two classes and then a quick 15 minute snack break. Following that we have two more classes and then a long snack break for 25 minutes. Our last two classes are separated by a 5 minute water break, and class ends at 1 pm. We then have a long lunch, and we start class again at 2:45. In the afternoon we have regular classes, except for on Thursdays and Fridays. Thursdays are like UNI's Office Hours in which you have free time to study and ask teachers for help. On Friday afternoon classes all students take tests, except for me and Aomsin, but we will start to take tests as soon as we have adapted to the language.
Each day the class schedule changes, and I never know what teacher to expect. One week I tried to write down which teachers I have and what classes, only to find out that its not the same every week. We have seventeen teachers, all of them with their own subjects.
A list of my classes:
Literature
History of Brazil
Portuguese Language
Art History
Genetics
Geography
Chemistry I
Political History of Europe
Geometry
Analyzing Combinations
Writing
Chemistry II
Physics
Sociology
Biology
Anthropology
World History
And there are three more that I didn’t write down. So on any given day I could have two different writing classes, three maths and four history classes. I just don’t know how it works! What I secretly think is that the teachers do rock paper scissors for what classes they will teach that day.
The classes in the afternoon also include English and Spanish classes as well as practice for the soccer, handball, and volleyball teams. Most students only have one or two classes in the afternoon and so end class at 4:30, but many choose to stay with friends and study and do homework until 6pm. For students in Terceira, this is the most important year for them. They study many hours, and often only leave school when they have to at 10:00 PM, only to go home and finish homework. They are so concentrated in their studies because it is very difficult to get into college.
Luckily for me, I am in Segundo ano, and so my friends have more free time. Every day we go out for lunch, or for an afternoon snack at the local Picole (popsicle)store. And although my friends take their studies seriously, you can always find them laughing and having fun.
And another great thing about Brazil is that nobody likes to work, so there are a TON of holidays. This sunday is Easter, and everyone has Thursday and Friday off of work this week. My school was practically empty the last few days because everyone is on vacation!
Just a little heads-up: The next week it is unlikely that I will post anything because it is a family weekend, and then on Tuesday the 6th it is my birthday, so please check the blog at earliest on friday the 9th. However if I do post anything new, I will make it known on facebook!
Miss you all!
Frankie :)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
I promised pictures!
Unfortunatley it's been raining cats and dogs, so all of my pictures were taken under the safety of a roof! More coming after the bad weather passes!
This is me and Aomsin, in our school uniforms (which is luckily just the shirt!)
Usually class is pretty boring, but sometimes we have time to goof off and have fun.
Sitting two to a chair is pretty popular as you can see.
Just a few of the girls
The boys in my class have a very good sense of humor
I hope you enjoyed these! I will take more photos, but PLEASE if there is anything you are wondering about or would like pictures of, send me an email, comment bellow or talk to me about it on facebook!
This is me and Aomsin, in our school uniforms (which is luckily just the shirt!)
Usually class is pretty boring, but sometimes we have time to goof off and have fun.
Sitting two to a chair is pretty popular as you can see.
Just a few of the girls
The boys in my class have a very good sense of humor
I hope you enjoyed these! I will take more photos, but PLEASE if there is anything you are wondering about or would like pictures of, send me an email, comment bellow or talk to me about it on facebook!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
You know you're in brazil when...
Heres just a quick entry about things that happened this week in list format
You know you're in Brazil when:
-a personal question from a friend about my favorite soccer team turns into a heated across-the-room argument. The teacher actually stopped teaching to input his own opinion. Then the the principal came in not to stop them all, but instead to preach about how good his team was
-traffic stops for ten minutes in order for an ostrich to cross the street
-the most exciting part of your day is watching the novella’s (soap operas) that are on every night
-multiple teachers use the World Cup's group chart to teach us lessons
-you are at the farmers market and you see a huge fight between ten twenty or thirty men, and know immediately that it was started on account of their preference for opposing soccer teams
-the most popular flavor of popsicle is an unpronounceable fruit from the Amazon
-you can cram fourteen people into a car that is supposed to hold only five, pass by three different cops, and the biggest reaction you get from them is a laugh, a smile, and wave
-you can see groups of toucans flying together from your backyard if you happen to be awake early enough
If there is anything else you guys would like to know about, please leave a comment or send me an email. There's lots more happening in my life, and I'd love to tell you about it!
Also, look soon for more pictures to accompany this and previous entries. Pictures should be up by Wednesday!
You know you're in Brazil when:
-a personal question from a friend about my favorite soccer team turns into a heated across-the-room argument. The teacher actually stopped teaching to input his own opinion. Then the the principal came in not to stop them all, but instead to preach about how good his team was
-traffic stops for ten minutes in order for an ostrich to cross the street
-the most exciting part of your day is watching the novella’s (soap operas) that are on every night
-multiple teachers use the World Cup's group chart to teach us lessons
-you are at the farmers market and you see a huge fight between ten twenty or thirty men, and know immediately that it was started on account of their preference for opposing soccer teams
-the most popular flavor of popsicle is an unpronounceable fruit from the Amazon
-you can cram fourteen people into a car that is supposed to hold only five, pass by three different cops, and the biggest reaction you get from them is a laugh, a smile, and wave
-you can see groups of toucans flying together from your backyard if you happen to be awake early enough
If there is anything else you guys would like to know about, please leave a comment or send me an email. There's lots more happening in my life, and I'd love to tell you about it!
Also, look soon for more pictures to accompany this and previous entries. Pictures should be up by Wednesday!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Well it's been an exciting three weeks here in Brazil!
I've had time to bond and really get to know my family, time to adjust to the Brazilian way of life, and I've had time to learn a lot about myself.
The day after I arrived, we received another exchange student from Thailand who was to stay with us temporarily until they found her a permanent home. Three weeks later, still without a host family for her, I realized that I didn't want her to move. We had all fallen in love with her, and with her we have experienced everything together. She is now part of Aomsin (my sister) and I do everything simultaneously from getting ready in the morning, to going shopping, to eating popsicles- it is kind of like having a twin.
Throughout the three weeks my host mom and I have gotten really close. I've learned to trust her with everything, except of course with nail polish colors! My two younger brothers are still sweethearts, and we have lots of fun together surprising Aomsin and messing around. Celine is so cute and I completely adore her when she isn't waking me up with her high-pitched screams at 6 AM on the weekends. My father is also very nice, and although I only see him at night and on the weekends, he always takes me to the gym and he comes to watch me play soccer. His English is very bad, and with my Portuguese, our conversations are always very interesting!
On the topic of my Portuguese, it's coming along. I am understanding more and more everyday, and although my grammar is god-awful, people usually understand what I am trying to say. My English-Portuguese dictionary has become my best friend, and you can always find me with it.
School has become a time frame in which I must entertain myself, because I don’t understand half of what my teachers are saying, and we have not received our books yet. I've gotten very good at drawing, and I have started a collection of lists of everything from what I need to do today to what I would like my mom to send me from Irvine. And at this point I could probably be considered a professional napper, as it is my most favorite past time.
As far as social life goes, it has been very nice to meet new people. My best friends along with Aomsin are Gabriela who is always smiling, Leon; the German exchange student, and Andriw; just generally a good person. Two weekends ago we had a Churrasco, a Brazilian barbeque, and invited a few of our friends over for food, the pool and music. It was a ton of fun and of course the food was delicious!
This week vovo (grandpa) is visiting, and the boys are so happy to see him! He is French and so he has an amazing accent, as well as the cutest way about him!
I hope you all are doing well, I would love to hear from you!
Love, Frankie
Also, I will upload photos when this site decides to let me, but if you have time, check out my Facebook for tons more photos!
I've had time to bond and really get to know my family, time to adjust to the Brazilian way of life, and I've had time to learn a lot about myself.
The day after I arrived, we received another exchange student from Thailand who was to stay with us temporarily until they found her a permanent home. Three weeks later, still without a host family for her, I realized that I didn't want her to move. We had all fallen in love with her, and with her we have experienced everything together. She is now part of Aomsin (my sister) and I do everything simultaneously from getting ready in the morning, to going shopping, to eating popsicles- it is kind of like having a twin.
Throughout the three weeks my host mom and I have gotten really close. I've learned to trust her with everything, except of course with nail polish colors! My two younger brothers are still sweethearts, and we have lots of fun together surprising Aomsin and messing around. Celine is so cute and I completely adore her when she isn't waking me up with her high-pitched screams at 6 AM on the weekends. My father is also very nice, and although I only see him at night and on the weekends, he always takes me to the gym and he comes to watch me play soccer. His English is very bad, and with my Portuguese, our conversations are always very interesting!
On the topic of my Portuguese, it's coming along. I am understanding more and more everyday, and although my grammar is god-awful, people usually understand what I am trying to say. My English-Portuguese dictionary has become my best friend, and you can always find me with it.
School has become a time frame in which I must entertain myself, because I don’t understand half of what my teachers are saying, and we have not received our books yet. I've gotten very good at drawing, and I have started a collection of lists of everything from what I need to do today to what I would like my mom to send me from Irvine. And at this point I could probably be considered a professional napper, as it is my most favorite past time.
As far as social life goes, it has been very nice to meet new people. My best friends along with Aomsin are Gabriela who is always smiling, Leon; the German exchange student, and Andriw; just generally a good person. Two weekends ago we had a Churrasco, a Brazilian barbeque, and invited a few of our friends over for food, the pool and music. It was a ton of fun and of course the food was delicious!
This week vovo (grandpa) is visiting, and the boys are so happy to see him! He is French and so he has an amazing accent, as well as the cutest way about him!
I hope you all are doing well, I would love to hear from you!
Love, Frankie
Also, I will upload photos when this site decides to let me, but if you have time, check out my Facebook for tons more photos!
Friday, February 26, 2010
finally!!
Wow so these last few days have been so hectic.
Tuesday night I left California at 11:00 pm, and arrived in Miami the next morning for the Chile and Brazil gateway orientation. I met Tanna and Ian, the two other American students going to Brazil, and bonded with them over the thirty hours that we had together. The next night, Thursday, the three of us said goodbye to the Chileans and took our flight to Sao Paulo!!! It was really cool. We all held hands when we left off and touched down, it was really cute :)
When we arrived in Sao Paulo we met other AFS students from Finland and Austria that were also staying in Brazil, it was SO neat to meet them! Sadly though I was only with them for a little while because we split up to catch the flights to our host cities.
Flying down was so pretty, but It´s hot and really humid (ahh mosquitos!). When we arrived my host family was there to meet me, and my brothers brought flowers and a teddy bear it was really sweet of them. I´ll update on my family tomorrow with tons of pictures, but I am really lucky to be with them.
As far as hours of sleep I´ve gotten in the last four days, thats not going so well. I calculated it to be about 5 hours, so I´m going to get some sleep, but check soon for updates!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
My Host Family!
Well its been a while since I've had much to say, so here is everything I know!
I just found out about my host family, the Silveira's. They live in Goiania, Brazil just a few minutes away from my school. They have three kids, a cute little girl who is two, and two sons that are nine and ten. Thats going to be different! I just talked with my host mom and she is so nice!
Here is a picture of my host mom and her daughter Celine behind her house
Unfortunately I will be in school from 7 am until 6pm, ahh! I guess I'll be really busy over there, I'm not sure exactly what I will be busy with.
It's only nine days until I leave and I can't wait!! I've started making lists of everthing that I am going to need (which will consist mostly of shorts and tank tops because its super hot over there!). My host mom told me that I will only need one sweater for backup so it really lightens the load, which is really helpful because there is a one-suitcase limit to what I can bring!
Also, I wanted to thank Vovo, and Tio Luis and Tia Denise, Raquely, and my parents everyone who has donated money to make this whole experience possible for me! Thanks to them, the tuition is now paid (the ChipIn feature is not updated).
Beijos(kisses),
Frankie
I just found out about my host family, the Silveira's. They live in Goiania, Brazil just a few minutes away from my school. They have three kids, a cute little girl who is two, and two sons that are nine and ten. Thats going to be different! I just talked with my host mom and she is so nice!
Here is a picture of my host mom and her daughter Celine behind her house
Unfortunately I will be in school from 7 am until 6pm, ahh! I guess I'll be really busy over there, I'm not sure exactly what I will be busy with.
It's only nine days until I leave and I can't wait!! I've started making lists of everthing that I am going to need (which will consist mostly of shorts and tank tops because its super hot over there!). My host mom told me that I will only need one sweater for backup so it really lightens the load, which is really helpful because there is a one-suitcase limit to what I can bring!
Also, I wanted to thank Vovo, and Tio Luis and Tia Denise, Raquely, and my parents everyone who has donated money to make this whole experience possible for me! Thanks to them, the tuition is now paid (the ChipIn feature is not updated).
Beijos(kisses),
Frankie
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