Mudei as Casas! (I Changed Houses!)

back row: my host brother, his girlfriend, my host sister´s boyfriend´s mom and dad, and my host dad. front row: my host sister´s boyfriend, my host sister, my host mom, me.

Two Mondays ago I finally gave my presentation about Missouri and myself to my host Rotary club. Please, feel free to note how many people are sitting in this particular meeting. There is usually like twelve of us.

Me, some past exchange students(the one in purple is my new neighbor), a future exchange student, and some officials in my club.

The view from my new room. Look! There´s grass!

Tons of it!

My parents will like this one. I live across the street from an Assembly of God church. And if you have nice vision, and you can see the church steeple in the background, my old house is really close to that.

My new room.

A different angle. Haha. I wake up to that little boy mooning me every single morning.

This is funny. It says I only drink after ten. Its hanging where you come into my house.

You may be thinking, why did she put this picture on here? But, if you notice, it says `ta chuvando. I sent this to a friend after a bet about whether it would rain or not, and so when it started to rain, I sent it. It means, ´`it´s raining". Only the thing is, it should actually be, "ta chovendo". But the noun, rain, is "chuva", so logically, I assumed the verb form would be "chuvar", but it´s not, it´s "chover". And so the friend I sent this to teaches and English class and used me as an example and now everyone in this stinkin city knows about it. And everyone laughs and when I tell them to stop laughing they´re like, "Ah, but it´s so cute!" So this is not just any text, is the most famous text in Sao Gotardo and a hard lesson learned for me. :)

My class. We threw a birthday class for the director of our school! And got to miss two classes! Eba!

Faz Tres Meses que...(It's Been Three Months Since...)

As I have almost been in Brazil for three months now, there are some things I have come to realize I haven't done in quite some time. Things that I did very regularly in the United States. And now, I would like to share them. Here goes. In three months I haven't...

1. eaten a single thing off the McDonald's menu. (or any other fast food restuarant for that matter)
2. stepped foot inside a single Wal-Mart store. (or any other chain super-center)
3. watched a movie in the movie theater.
4. purchased one song from iTunes.
5. worked a single day of paid-labor.
6. driven.
7. bought a single tube of Chapstick. (which may seem like nothing, unless you really know me! hehe)
8. been to a Pentecostal church service..
9. watched a single episode of Chuck, The Office, or The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
10. been in the same room with a single member of my family or friend from the United States.

And surprisingly, I am well, happy, and still thriving! Its amazing! The things I never thought I could do! However, I know I will not got the entire time here without buying a song off iTunes, and I will eventually run out of Chapstick. But three months is a long time.
Generally, everything is going well. Graduation/prom is approaching! I'm so incredibly excited! And this time I will take pictures to share! School is getting better. I am understanding more but I still think its kind of a drag. But, honestly, I felt the same, if not worse, about school in the United States. And on the every-Thursday-quiz two weeks ago, I was the only to answer one of the math questions right! EBA! YAY!

On Saturday I have to change families. Which I'm pretty much dreading. But my wonderful host mom assured me that this would be my house the same way and I could stop by whenever I wanted or go to Matutina with them to vistit my host grandma. And my nest family is really excited about me staying with them, which I hope correlates with being welcoming and kind. Whatever happens, I will make it work! POSITIVENESS!