April showers, bring May flowers

Well April has been an exciting month!

I started surfing this month (I'll try and get pictures tomorrow) and am doing ok.. I'm not amazing, but I manage to stand up, and ride the waves, for a little while anyway (note to self, throw more weight forward and stay lower)

I went to a formatura (graudation party, sort of like prom) last weekend with Flavia, Tine, and Vianey, it was lots of fun.

This past weekend was a holiday weekend. Friday was the formatura, Saturday I went to a birthday party with my parents, and Flavia, and after we went to a movie. Sunday we went to Praia de Forte to visit a friend of theirs, and Monday, relaxed.

School has been normal.. nothing to special

I talked to Thais today and we were planning for my stay in Sao Paulo, I have tickets booked now, only 5 more weeks! Its going to be awesome! I leave here the 27th of May, and leave Sao Paulo the 30th and get home the 31st... not so far away.

Changes...

Well with a new month, came a new family for me here in Brasil! Right now I'm living with Dona Sandra and her fmaily (the last family of Tine, and first of Vianey) Its great! They're all wonderful, although very early risers... leaving home at 5:50 for school is not something I've ever had to do before!

Last Saturday I went to a 15 anos party; here for a girls 15th birthday its a huge thing, this was for the birthday of Carol, a girl who lives in my first condmiums. I went with Iris, and Yasmin, Elaine, Carol, Lucas, Ivana, Jenner, and Tais were all there as well. It was good fun, I think Tais and I got back at about 5:30am!

Early that day I went to a churrasco for school, it was lots of fun, and I got a chance to tlak to some of the others kids in my class...

Today Flavia, Tine and I went to the theater, for a one-man show about Portuguese, and the history of Brasilian portuguese, I didn't understand everything but it was really good. After I tried to go to another 15 anos (a friend of Flavia) but that didn't go so well.. Right now her and Tine are there and I'm at home...

Well I think Ill pop in my Banda Eva DVD and watch that for a bit before going to sleep...

S

Soo on to my weekend, thus far at least.

Yesterday school= blah, we watched a movie *under the surface* espoisá d´agua in portuguese I think. It was ok, english subtitles>>>>>life lol.

Show was great fun.. fun Carnival-esque music, people really like to party here, so it was great! Hopefully we´ll go to more, it cost $R25 about $15 canadaian.. but it was worth it. Negra Cor was the band, it was at Bahia cafe hall.


Today we went to the beach.. my thighs are sunburned, I can feel it under my jeans... ewwy feeling... I´ll put some aloe on them later. It was fun, I ate cashews (which are huge here) freshly roasted. Yum. and fried cheese, also surpringly good, and had a drink with pineapple, it was sooo good.


This week we´re going a project at school... it involes us getting shirts... This week is also like mid-terms, so the exchange students get to leave at like 10am, cause we´re to cool to write exams. Friday is also a holiday, something about an independence Day... I´m not sure.. apperently people travel, but don´t think we´re going anywhere... maybe the beach

Well Time for bed!

Tchau Tchau!

Sheila

Well today was a bit of a downer.

There are 10 or 11 Canadians down from London (Ont) they´re all members of the University of Western Ontario Rotaract club here on a international project and I was suppose to be helping out with the project which is building 4 houses in a needy village close to here. But alas I´m not allowed to miss school to do it, and I thought I was going to be allowed... it was a whole big thing... and anyway it sort of ruined my day.

I did however manage to peace out of school today and hang out with them. We went to the village called Quingoma and saw the rotary sponsored school, and met the families who are getting the homes; it was really nice. I hung out with two of the girls at Heathers house, had lunch there and such.. mummm salmon! and met Heathers son Gabrielle, he´s 2 and pretty much the cutest kid ever no lie! His father, Danilo is Brasilian so hes all perma-tan and such! so cute!! And the girls and I went down to the beach, and walked for a little which was nice. We went back and played with Gabirelle and Tito (pronounced Che-to here) cam over, and after we picked up everyone else and went to the Furniture store to buy some things that the Rotaract Club was going to donate to various institutions here (mattresses, fans, washing machine etc) and then we went and got construction supplies.

When I got home it was like a big thing, that I wasn´t allowed to go and whatever... I guess one of the guys in rotary was like no you can´t go, you must go to school.. and I was all.. that bites... so now I have to go to school and see if I can hang with them in the afternoons and evenings.

Other then that nothing to exciting, I´ll post pictures and a video from today, tomorrow, or when they get uploaded.

Tchau!

Sheila

Photos from my yesterday! A Day in the life of a Brasilian exchange student.

It was a pretty boring day.. normally I do a little more.. anyway... enjoy

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Mumm Sleep


haha oh my...


I have Harry Potter-esque abilities in fireballs?? Or was that Charmed?


Pretty Flip-flops


Mystery brown bag...


I give you breakfast...


All gine.. but yet I´m still hungry..


Time by the way- 6:15-ish


So I induldge in further calorie filled goodness.. in the form of a chocolatey powder that makes the milk yummy (they like their long shelf life milk here.. its just not the same as the stuff I get at home..)


Yup I´m awake.. Brushing the teeths


Bag, I like being the only person in my school with it.. not like at home where I´m one of.. every girl in the school


My shoes are MIA


I go on a hunt


i found them..:/


I have Canada socks.. not only are they patriotic they are also comfy!


Time is- 6:30


I sit down for a few minutes of a histroy channel documentry on the ancient Myans.. and their torturing.. something about ripping out peoples hearts, wonderful first thing in the morning... not


Books!! Peter Pan and Little Mermaid.. in Portuguese!! go me


Walking to the car, host dad and host-step-brother lead the way


On the road again... well the first time today... but you no.. same thing day after day on my way to school :/


At School- Time 6:50- Kill me now.. or let me go back to bed... either or


We are amused that there is a new (functioning) light switch


I do Physics! abd get the right answer to boot. Time is 9:40


Chocolate! Yummy


My German exchange friends, Katarina, and Anika


Canteen


Friends at school..


My friend Tais and I


Class... fun?


Lu totally didn´t know I was taking this..


Yup I understand...:/


Time check 11:03 and cool fact. My city in Brasil is in the same time zone as where I live in Canada (Nova Scotia)!


Physics.. ahh fun...? not so much


Leaving school! 12:16


Walking the path to the parking lot


I´ll be back here later (Rotary Library where we also have interact)


Flower


Do You know the ice cream man?? well if not here he is


School billboard thinger


Dude, wheres my ride??


Palm tree.. there are lots of them here, but *fun fact* they are not native to Bahia (by-ee-a) (the state I live in here in Brasil)


Learn English from Canadians!! I drive by that sign at least twice a day, it makes me smile


this store has beautiful dresses, well from what I see in the window, I´ll go in some day


Host sister walking home from the gate


The pool is in that general direction, through the "Clube" where there are foozeball tables


My street


My House


Host mom chilling with the Salad


Host sister eating.. mumm beans


Pork Chop!! But no apple sauce... sad


All gone!


Mango smoothy...sort of icky.. I´m not a mango fan, well mango flavored things (Yogurt for instance) i like.. but actual mango.. well icky


Humm I wonder whats under here??



Cake!


I like cake


Changed into shorts, note the whiteness that is my thigh


Checking the email


And watching some Veronica Mars


Facebook!


Me being bored, I was suppose to go out, but then My host mom couldn´t drive me.. so I stayed home. Sad


They´re building a house next door.. its loud


Time Check- 5:15-ish.. I had a nap VM ended at 4.. so I napped for an hour


Snack..


We have a turtle!


My legs are good an beaten up.. and bitten, stupid bugs


Battle Star Galatica.. I only no this because one of them was like Cylon.. which is the only thing I know about Battle Star


My glasses are broken.. I´ve been meaning to get them fixed for weeks.. but just haven´t


Star Trek.. relaly this is making me out to liking Sci-Fi way more then I do, don´t get my wrong I enjoy it, but I prefer Gilmore girls, The Nanny, and Third watch..


5:46


Novela time.. think Passions, minus the magic, and more over the top dramtics.. fun.. I don´t understand much though


Dog.. peachy


History Channel.. fun.. its good because its in Portuguese and English


Mega cinstruction.. they´re beuilding a rig of some type... all time- 6:52


Ready for Interact.. and by ready I mean I put on a t-shirt because I was cold,. brushed my hair and put earrings in.. lots of prep work I know


7:46 we head out


I stealthy take this. Malu so didn´t know


School Again.. waiting


Towel for shower


More bread... its white bread,. gross


Shower Box as its called here


10:13 all ready for bed


But first I watched some of "The day after tomorrow".. a or "O dia proxima amanhã" lol


Good night




I´ll do another when i do something exciting

Sheila