I can´t believe how long I´ve been here. Sometimes it feels like I haven´t been in Nova Scotia in forever, but right now, I feel like I just arrived.

My portuguese is coming, I just finihsed a month long course, and now I can talk queit a bit, not as much as I´m like, but still, pretty good since 4 months ago I spoke none.

Things here are good, lots of friends.. sort of, not like real friends, its hard because I can´t really talk to them very well, but better then nothing.

Last weekend I went to a club in Salvador, it was wonderful! No drinking, of course. But dancing and such, lots of fun! I don´t have any pictures, but next time. Here you only have to be 18 to go to the clubs, yay for being the oldest intercambista in the Lauro de Freitas... it has finally turned out to be a good thing!

On Sunday I leave for my trip to the Pantanal, which I´m really excited for. Vianey, and a german girl in Salvador, Christine, are going as well. I still need to get some stuff, snacks for the flights + hours long wait in Brasilia, and maybe a couple new pairs of shorts, but I´m not sure.

I sent postcards out to a ton of people a few weeks ago; I hope they get to everyone! the Brasilian postal system isn´t always great.

I´ll do a big update after the trip with lots of pictures (taken with my spiffy new camera!)

Tchau and Beijos from Brasil


Sheila

Today I went to the beach with my friend Vianey, she is from mexico.

Lots of fun.

Last night she slept over here, and then we spent like..4 or 5 hours at the beach, it was tons of fun, here are a ton of pictures from our day.




Tais visited us last night


We were being cool.. haha


All the girls


On the beach


Vianey eating beach cheese (pretty much the best beach food.. ever)




I love it


Acarajé! Second best beach food!


On the beach!


TEETH! I touched them.. i thought it was a shell.. ew



all photos can, of course be seen at here

Vianey and Sheilas excellent beach adventure

Also check out the info post for how to text me! I love getting texts, so if you could take some time out of your busy days to do that, I´d love it! Thanks to all who have!

Tchau for now

Sheila