December 16, 2015
November
has been a very nice month if not a little slow at times. However I have had a
few very memorable moments that I think are worth sharing. I had my first
jiu-jitsu tournament. I came in third place, which is a result I am happy with.
It was a very interesting experience. I was more or less thrown into my first
match, which I won. I had trained a lot on my jiu-jitsu skills, but I wasn’t
very clear on the rules or strategy of a real jiu-jitsu match so it was a nerve
wracking experience.
The
English teacher at my school has his own English course which is a separate
program from our school. He has invited me a couple times so his students could
speak English with a native English speaker. However, this past month he also
organized a little thanksgiving at a nearby restaurant. I was very grateful for
this as I felt quite a bit of homesickness when the Thanksgiving season rolled
around and this Thanksgiving meal helped relieve this feeling.
I
also finished my school year which I learned, is a bit different than an
American end of a school year. The last day of school included quite a bit of
cross dressing, food fighting, and water balloon fighting. Then after the
school day ended, we went to the streets to ask for money for the Brazilian
equivalent to prom. Of course, with the end of the school year starts, my
summer vacation which includes a lot of sleeping in, dancing, and going to the
beach. So no complaints here.
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