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!!
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