Party number 1.

Wow.
So I'm in Brazil..... and it is freakin amazing!!!
Thought I'd give everyone a quick update on my shenanigans so far....



So after all the travelling, planes, airports etc .. I finally arrived in BRAZIL!!! I landed in Brasilia (my home city) to a welcome party form my host family; uncles, aunties, cousins, complete with signs! It was awesome.

So after meeting the whole gang, who by the way are really awesome(but speak minimal and/or no English, can get awkward..), we headed to a typical Brazillian restaurant, the food was delicious!!! My host family then took me on a tour of Brasilia which was great but the effect of minimal sleep over the past few days started to take effect and I went home and crashed for 18 hours. The next day we had a big family BBQ at our place and the days activities pretty much consisted of eating, swimming, sunbaking, more swimming and then more eating! And there were minimal salads, by minimal i mean none! It was all meat!! Beautiful meat, I am definately not complaining! I even tried chicken hearts! (They were suprisingly good!)


The next week was spent laying by the pool, hanging out with my host sister and cousin and a lot more eating! Pretty hard life. Then...The Weekend!!! My first weekend in Brazil I LOVED!! My host family took me to a mall on Saturday, not just any mall, I'm talking a big eff off mall! So imagine pretty much the population of Wagga in a mall, throw in a few hundred shops and a rollercoaster inside and you have my experience!! Sounds hectic but it was sensational!! We went in in the morning and when we left it was dark! Then saturday night my sister and her friends took me to a club. A night out in Brazil starts late, you have predrinks at about 11, then head out around 1 (as places dont open til midnight), then party on til whenever!! Fantastic. But the line for this place was equivalent to, no joke, approxiamtely Romanos to the Duke! We finally got in and it was sensational in there. It's in like an old warehouse thing, dj stage, the whole thing. Now the ordering a drink process becomes interesting when you can't speak their language (oh and my host sister doesn't speak English either), so I decided to order a Smirnoff Ice, thought I was pretty safe with that one! I thought it was something along the lines of a Smirnoff black.. But no.. What's in the title is all you get! Smirnoff and ice... But i decided I was going to drink it anyway.. And I did! I was proud of my achievment of getting through a whole glass of straight vodka without vomiting.. dont get me wrong there were definately some shady patches there!
After that I decided to leave the drink ordering to my sister. The night was amazing!! Although kinda spoiled a bit when, when on the dance floor you are constantly getting sleazed onto. You don't know the full meaning of sleaze until you've been out in Brazil! I'm not talking the occasional arse grab, I'm talking guys constantly grabbing you trying to kiss you! Makes aussie guys look like gentlemen! Spoils it a little bit.. But other then that, twas a great night!

Sunday morning wasn't the best of mornings but after some good old Brazillian food I was fine! Sunday is soccer day in Brazil, and they love their soccer! Unfortunately the teams of my city suck and are in shit divisions so you have to travel to watch a good game! But my brother took me to this soccer bar to watch the game, this was cool! The fans are intense!! And my team (Corinthians) won!! My brother and his girlfriend said they would take me to a game soon! I can't wait, it'll be hectic as!!

And that was my weekend, twas pretty flippin cool!

This week my host sister went back to school and parents and host brother went back to work! This left me at home by myself, oh well with the maid but she doesnt speak any English! Was a very cruisey week! Pretty much consisted of the pool, food and movies! I know, I came all the way to Brasil to partake in activities that could have been done in Australia, well I don't think I'm quite ready to wonder into they city on my own, as Tailah keeps telling me, there's a high possibility I will get kidnapped and sold on the sex trade! So for now, possibly best to stick with the pool. But next week I start school which I can't wait for!!

So that's my adventure so far.. Just throwing this out there.. Brazil is amazing!!!

Missing everyone already!!


Until next time,

Adeus amigos! x