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!

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