Sunday, April 17, 2011

Amy Hayes -- Brazil

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Everything here is going well. This past weekend, all the exchangers in my district (one of the largest, I think, 50-something of us) had a conference. We took a bus trip to some amazing places I would not have been able to visit otherwise. We went to an amusement part called "Beto Caharro" which was SO much fun. This was my first time meeting all the other exchange students, since I came late, and before this weekend past, I knew only three or four of them through facebook. We also went to a beach for two days, and Curitiba as well. We stayed in nice hotels and ate amazing food.
 
The district is full of great people,and I love them all. I was thinking on the trip how absolutely amazing it was that we had literally, the entire world, in a bus.
 
Brazil is so beautiful, especially when you travel it. School is great, and I always take tests with everyone and have my school supplies there. I was talking to other exchangers, and they told me at their schools, they don't do very much. Sometimes I get bored, but for most of the time, they keep me occupied.
 
I switched families in mid-March. They are COMPLETELY different, but nothing for the better or worse, every family is different. I think this family fits my personality more. I am a bit reserved sometimes, and so is my new mother. I have a little sister, and although I am not so great with kids, she is seven, but we get along. I have no internet in my apartment now, which is a change.