The homesickness has been wearing off so that is fantastic news! I'm starting to settle into the new environment and I'm getting into a routine.
Points of interest I've noticed while here in Brasil:
(1) When going into banks, you're not allowed to go into the waiting area with big bags. The security guard gives you a key and you put it into a locker. Then you walk through a spinning door and place your wallet, keys, phone, etc. in this little box. After you walk through the spinning door, you can pick up your belongings from that little box. You handle your business, go through the swinging door and then get your bag from that locker. Finally, you place that key in that same little box and exit. Sheesh.
(2) To enter AND exit a home, you have to use a key. I found that to be strange and a hassle. You have to have a key to unlock when you're already on the INSIDE of the house? Goodness.
(3) When you're buying things at a grocery store, the item is priced based on the quantity. For example, a pack of cheese may cost more if there are more slices of cheese in it. The product is not packaged in a standardized way.
(4) My temporary roommate (Fernando) is awesome. He's so thoughtful and makes an effort to speak English and is has gone out of his way to show me around. It's hilarious because we both use Google Translate to communicate complex ideas. Hahah.
(5) I did laundry for the first time today. Fernando actually helped me use the washer. Then I hung all my clothes on the clothesline. It's a very old school way of drying clothes but apparently it's supposed to be better for your clothes.
(6) Fernando gave me some DVDs to watch for tomorrow! Lots of movie I haven't seen yet: X-Men First Class, Immortals, Snow White & the Huntsman. WHOO! Fernando is taking what I THINK is the Brazilian equivalent of the US bar exam for JD graduates. Then we're going to church tomorrow at 6 pm.
(7) Monday is going to be reserved for learning how to navigate through the various cities and neighborhoods of Brasil with Fernando! Here goes nothing.......
Sources for pictures:
http://instagram.com/hmqd
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10201329116773311.1073741830.1334894788&type=1&l=7a58a507a7
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