Which means - Hi!! Still at the basics here. ; ) So, I went ahead and did the blog thing. I'll do my best not to be too wordy. But those who know me should also know that I will fail at this a time or two......to be real, quite frequently.
Things are going really well out here in Brazil. The house is great and I have a little room downstairs and plenty of privacy. It's quaint, but I pretty much brought the bare minimum out here, so it suits me. The family is so sweet and super welcoming. The girls are named Helena (7), Laura (4) and Olivia (1) and their parents are named Alexandra and Roberto. The older two have been nothing short of ecstatic that I'm here. Laura came with her mom to pick me up from the airport and came right up for a hug and has been holding my hand ever since. Helena is going to be my saving grace around here, as she speaks english very well and helps me translate to the other two when needed. The cook is really nice, and as soon as I learn to speak Portugese a little better I'm sure we'll be friends. But for now, we're both kind of shy. I really think Alexandra and I will become great friends too. I just got done watching an hour of a Portugese soap opera, which felt completely pointless because I could only pick up a word hear and there. I'm sure it'll help eventually. My job description, as I'm figuring out on the way here, is pretty much just be around to help out with girls, and speak english to them. The middle one, Laura, I taught in ski school this winter. I'm seeing how she really is, and she's a riot....and has so much personality. Hell, all three do. I'm sure a few days will be a little crazy, but I've had my training of dealing with wild childs and I know I will be fine... I'll put up pictures of them as soon as I take some. Tonight we went to a school function for Helena and they shared all these modern and old-school games they play with their families. A few were familiar, but most were very different and it took me a while watching to figure some of them out. I was introduced to a lot of people that are close friends of the family and I pretty much couldnt talk to anyone.....I'm not used to this. Hopefully my smile and pleasant demeanor will carry me through this stage.....: /
At the end of the night everyone, and I'm talking everyone got in a big circle and held hands. The music started and we circled the room intermitantly stepping forward and back, forward and back...then changed directions. No shit, if this was done in the states....it would not have been in unison as it was tonight. Haha......ahh to be in a culture with rhythm again.......hehe. Ok, g'night for now. *bejinhos*
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