What I'm going to miss most.

One of the things I'm asked about by a lot of people is what I will miss the most. To be honest, this is also something I think about a lot. I am living under the philosophy that if it can be taken to Brazil, and I know I will miss it, it is getting packed. But, there are just somethings that you can't put in a suitcase.

I absolutely love Target, or as I like to call it, Target`. It is my favorite store. Mainly because you can get almost anything your heart could desire. Clothes- got it! Electronics- got that! Home decor- you betcha! Groceries - well I did say almost anything, they do have some though. It is a long standing joke in my family about my obsession. I know that about 2 weeks in, Im going to get a hanckering for something and will wish Brazil had a Target` I could run to.

Another thing I know that I'm going to miss are the seasons, especially the fall. I love the colors of the trees, the sound of leaves rustling and crushing beneath your feet. I always appreciate the changing of the seasons, Brasilia really only has one season, it just varies in terms of rainfall.

I'm excited about learning a new language. I think the idea of challenging yourself to do something like that is a wonderful (yet difficult) thing. It makes you a better person. However, I know that there will be a point where I will be desperate for people(outside of school) to speak English. I hope that when I come back at Christmas that I will be able to carry on at least small conversations but until I can I know I will miss the ability to converse easily with others.

And finally, and most importantly, I can live without Target, and seasons, and to be honest I can even live without my native tongue but these people are certainly the thing I will miss most. All I can say, is thank heavens for IChat, Facebook, e-mail, and airlines, hopefully, it will make the distance seem smaller.

Even though I will miss all of these things I have a world of excitement coming my way and I can't way to take it on.

Hollywood está louco para o Brasil

In case you have been living under a little bit of a rock lately. It seems as though our friends in Hollywood have gone a little louco for Brazil! In the next few weeks several movies are about to be released both of which take place in Brazil.

The first, Rio, is about a bird from Minnesota who falls for a bird from Brazil.


The second, Fast Five, is the fifth movie in the Fast and the Furious series. I had no idea there was a third let alone a forth. This movie seems as though it has a lot of great scenes of Rio in it though.


According to my friends at E! both of these movies had their premieres in Rio! Looks like an afternoon at the movie theatre is in my future!!!