24 de agosto 2009

Oi all,
Today is day three in Brazil. My first family, the Valdrighi family, is wonderful. I have yet to meet my father Miguel, but will soon. I learned very quickly that Brazilian food is very good (muito bem). The culture is welcoming.
It is a bit colder here than I expected, but the air is very nice. Homes in Brazil are very different. They are very cool. In Piricicaba people do not have from yards. homes sit right on the side walk. Homes are all gated. All the ones I have seen have porches...and unlike in US, the porches are used just as often as the rest of the rooms in the house. Closets are also very different here. They are much more convenient. Mine, and all the ones I have seen are like closet-cupboards. they already have all teh organization elements in them; shelves, drawers, walls. In my room/Tiago´s room (My host brother who is currently in Bellevue) an entire wall is devoted to a closet...very nice.

The architecture of the city is hard to explain. There are many different types of textures used on houses and buildings....one does not often see the same type of texure of side walkes and walls. For example..you may be walking 5 meters on concrete...and then on brick. I have even seen mosaic side walks.

Piricicaba seems to have lots to offer people my age. People my age are welcome at bars, they have many places to shop for clothes and food. My host mother (Lucy) showed me a place to go and play pool....it was cool because the place was just open...no doors...like a guarge with out doors. One can see many places like that.

Rights now I am in a shop where behind me are boxes for presents and to the other side of me christmans flowers and animal cermanics with clips for picture. Directly behind me is a couch....very random.. very cool. Shops here seem to be a sybol of Brazilian culture, layed back, welcoming (with out doors), and in a way random.... We shall see in time if this analygie(...spelling..I know....)will hold true.

Ok, I do not know how often I will be able to update this blog. I would like to extend a welcome to all followers...except creepy old men.

Hello to Monroeville. Oh and if anyone has a chance to meet my host brother from Bellevue, try and show him a good time. His family is treating me very well so I would like you all to do the same.

Tchau for now,

Katie