Good-bye Brasil

My last weekend in Brasilia was some of the most fun I had in the entire time I was away. Are you all asking what does she mean her last weekend? Where is she? Lol, ya, I am back in Camrose for right now. I think I am finally ready to write this entry for you all. Most of you are probably aware that I was not enjoying my time in Brasilia that much, and for those of you that didn't, don't feel left out, because I was having a pretty rough time but I didn't want to get everyone back home worried. Last Friday I finally decided that I would change my ticket to come home as soon as possible. The decision was based on a million different reasons, but ultimately, I am so happy to be home. I have no regrets about leaving Canada or leaving Brasil, I have come back with a great new appreciation for home, for English and for friends and family. If it wasn't for the many people back home that I could talk to and cry with I wouldn't have made it past the first week or two. So now, what am I going to do? That is the big question I guess and I don't have all the answers right now, but ultimately I feel that if I am happy and excited about waking up in the morning, then I can make things happen and things will work out just the way they are meant to, so this is just a short post to give you all an update, my old cellphone number is working again if you want to call and I will be making my last post in Brasil soon, as I have a ton of pictures from the last weekend. Hope everyone is well and I look forward to seeing you all very soon!!! Lots of Love from one girl who is happier than ever to be home :-)

Brasilian Coast

Okay, so two posts in one day...trying to catch up!! I spent the last four days or so in Salvador, a beautiful city on the coast of Brazil. I had a somewhat mixed experience, however, getting away from home and work is always a plus. I went for an AIESEC regional conference (I had been told conferences in AIESEC Brazil would be in English, NOT) so anyway, I arrive to find everything is in Portuguese, and become bored very fast. Also we were staying at what they called a 'hotel' but it was more like summer camp, bunk beds and such, not a huge deal, but we all know how much the mosquitoes love me...however, the food was amazing and some things I hope were accomplished in improving the reception of trainees here. The time I did get to see some of the city however, I enjoyed it. Salvador has a rich culture and wonderful beaches, apparently there is also lots of night life, concerts and shows, however, inevitably, I was not there on the "right" days for these things (I am tired of what has been called my bad luck in Brasil, not seeing anything of this partying and fun). But I also got a bit of a tan, so that was good. Back to work tomorrow though, not looking forward to it really...



First night in Salvador, went for a drink..



The house we stayed at the first night (Viviana (a new member of AIESEC here) and I)



Me and the ocean (we were at a lighthouse, something about a fortress for defense, hmm...was I listening that much?!





A taste of the coast of Brazil (gorgeous...)



Umm...a dance..or fighting..or a martial art...very Brasilian...



A living sculpture...he was pretty good at it too, don't think I could hold that still for that long..



Sunset over the Atlantic...





Why would we let a minor thing like a broken foot stop us from going to the beach?! (Roberta from @Brasilia)



Group Shot



And I bought another wrap...got ones from Tanzania, India and Brazil now :-)



Another shot of the girls



A shot of the beach



Checking out some of the tourist areas...



Oooh...the girls got their hair done ;-)

Well that's all for Salvador...hope everyone is doing wonderful, enjoy the updates!! Lots of Love from Brasil...

"Home" in Brasil

Hey All! Just wanted to (finally) put up some pictures of the place that I am living at. I know these should have been the first ones, but I just never got around to it. I don't have any pictures of work right now, but I will put up one from the website so you can get an idea of what the building looks like!



This is the building that I live in, a lot of people in Brasilia live in these type of buildings, I have not seen that many houses.



The dining room, what you see when you first walk in the door.



The living room, if you turn to the left...



The 'veranda' (Through the living room)...



The tiny kitchen...where 5 cats reside most of the time...



And finally...my room....the place I spend a lot of my time here...



This is a picture of Politec from the website, I realize you can't really tell that much from it...but its an idea!

So I have been trying to upload these pictures for a week, and finally its deciding to cooperate with me...hope everyone is doing well...I miss you all!!