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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Things I am going to missss

nossasenhora que saudade que eu vou sentir......

I will miss the delicacy of eating pao de queijo and salgados in school between classes,
the way you can walk into a store and drink a cafezinho, and how friendly and helpful the workers are,
the beautiful efficient words and the sound of Portuguese,
the sun on your legs and playing soccer beneath the trees,
the endless little shops of shoes, clothes, and everything you could imagine walking down the street,
the MUSIC! samba, sertanejo, funk, mpb, choro
going out to eat acai or a milkshake with friends,
barbecues!!
going to the roca with family,
the sheer dream of being a foreign exchange student and having the world at your fingertips,
dreaming about visiting the beach, Rio, the Amazon,
getting to meet so many new people and tell stories about your coutry and birthplace,
being in contact with friends from all over the world,
sharing dreams, cultures, songs
people calling me "Joellieeee"
Every day a new different delicious food, fruit, vegetable,
fruits and flavors I had never imagined,
the simplicity in life,
watching Brazilian TV,
having time to read books,
capoeira class, when I felt like I met the avatar
and then became one myself,
playing the cavaquinho, violin, guitar
pronouncing correctly and teaching the English
talking and playing with little kids
learning how to dance again,
writing in my journal,
the beautiful trees and creatures eveywhere...
and how beautiful I felt,
staying up late,
Festaaaas! Shows!
Michael Telo, Ivete Sangalo, Joao bosco e Vinicius,
running home in the rain,
running up the stairs on the break of the new year to see the fireworks
always turning around and being amazed by something new,
the deep, true friends and brothers that I have made,
and always having something to look forward to,
realizing what is important in life,
and the excitement of finally coming back home in the end=)

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