I wanted to let everyone know a little bit more about my host family and what my year should be like in just 17 days:
Unlike most exchange students that go through Rotary
I will not have the customary 3 families. I will have one family the entire year that I am completely happy with. Their family dynamic matches mine perfectly. I will be living with my Brazilian mother and my 12 year-old host sister Aninha. I have one other host sister that is my age but she will be leaving to Finland for the year. My host dad works for a company that is based in Sao Paulo so I will not see him often or be living with him on a daily basis.
Next comes my school. I will be going to a smal
l school in Arapiraca similar to the one I attend here. What is very different is the uniforms they make us wear. I
have never seen anything similar here but apparently all schools in the northeast must have uniforms. I have been talking to a lot of my host sister Bea's friends online and they have been telling me all about Brazil and have also forced me to work a little harder on my portuguese. I think that talking to them will make me feel more comfortable so when I get to Brazil I
will not be quite so overwhelmed. Everyone I have talked to is so nice and even I couldn't anticipate their excitement about my arrival! They are almost as excited as me and some are even right there counting the days with me! It seems crazy that I will be there so soon but at least I know I will be well received.
Beijos,
Erin
