Still Very "Rappy" to be Here in Brasil!

Hi everyone! This last week has been pretty normal. Every day rained really hard in the morning, and in the afternoon it is bright, sunny, and extremely hot! Today, for example, was about 80 degrees! Meu Deus! If mid-spring is this hot, I cant wait to find out how hot summer will be!

Yesterday, I went to the cinema with some friends for the first time since coming to Brazil. It was pretty similar to the cinemas in the United States. The only differences were that the actual movie room was a lot smaller, it is appropriate to text and talk during the movies, and the movies are dubbed in Portuguese. We really wanted to see Ivocação do Mal (Insidious 2), but they didn't have it available that night so we saw Elysium instead. It was really good, and I understood everything! I am really feeling comfortable with Portuguese, and I can keep conversations going without even thinking translating things to English anymore! Its amazing. 

Tonight, my friend and I went to centro looking to meet some new people, but no one was there! Instead, we walked down to this praça in my city that had a Rap show going on, and it was really fun! Everyone either sat or stood in this small outdoor amphitheater thing and danced. Fun fact: "Rap" in Portuguese is "Rappy" and my region in Brazil pronounces R's as H's, so its like saying happy. 

In addition, 12 days ago officially marked 2 months in Brazil. The time is going by waaaaay too fast! It makes me sad just to think about how I am already more than 1/6th of the way through my exchange. Today is also the day of the October conference for district 6220, AND I got an email saying I needed to choose my departure date (they are asking early because of how quickly the flights are filling up for the World Cup)!! Everything goes so quickly!

I am getting really excited for my first Rotary trip that I will be going on! I leave November 30th for the Northeast Trip, and I get back December 20th. I will go to: Vitória da Conquista, Lençóis (Chapada Diamantina), Maceió, Salvador, Porto Seguro, Guaraparí, Rio de Janeiro, and Angra dos Reis! Every place looks SO beautiful and interesting, but I am really excited to go to Salvador and Rio de Janeiro! The are two cities that I definitely wanted to visit before I return to the United States!

I hope everything is going well for everyone :) Um grande abraço do Brasil!