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Turk e Tanta vieram ao Brasil!!
I think in my last post I spoke about my parents coming to visit me (sorry for the delay), they came the first week of April and I don’t think that I could’ve asked for a better visit! I don’t have pictures from the first part of the trip because they’re on my mom’s camera and she refuses to send them to me, but tudo bem, I’ll manage.
They arrived Saturday morning bem madrugada, like 3am. We went back to my house for a quick nap and around 9am the same morning, we (Cary, Nancy, Vilma, Leônidas, David, e Dâmara) got in the car and headed to Barrerinhas.
I’ve written about Barrerinhas before, I’ve just left out one of the most crucial parts of explaining what Barrerinhas is. Barrerinhas is the city that surround the Brazilian National Park of the Lençóis Maranhenses. What are the Lençóis? They’re huge sand dunes and depending on the season (Rainy or Dry), lagoons will form between the dunes. These pictures are from another trip that I made to the dunes with my friend Maria. We went for New Year’s, which is the dry season, so the lagoons were not that full. When we went a couple of weeks ago, it was a lot more beautiful because you really got to see the separate dunes etc.
imagine water in between the dunes and that is what it looks like now.
Barrigudo!! kkkkk
We spent three days in Barrerinhas and my parents loved it! I don’t think there is a more beautiful place on earth. You look to your left, right, ahead, behind, and it is all sand and water. The sand is such a pure white and the water (not in these pix) is such a crystal blue. O Maranhão is a very rich state in natural beauty and the Lençóis is a perfect example of this!
After we returned to SLZ, I set up a forró lesson for my parents. LOL, that’s really the best way to describe it. I use to think that I lost the rhythm for funsies, but now I realize that I inherited my “moves” from my dad… Here are some pix.
bustin’ a move
We also had a lot of great laughs with my various Brazilian families.
thnx nance…
happy people!!
I really 110% enjoyed having my parents in São Luís with me. Although they were only here for a week and didn’t get to fully experience the city, it was great to be with my parents. The people who really understand my jokes and my humor. I have to admit, when I left Philly, I didn’t shed one tear! Not one! I was like, PEACE OUT everyone who is lame, I’m going to BRAZIL!! But this time when I left my parents at the airport, I was crying like such a little baby. After they left I missed them. I was always the one who was like, I’m not going to miss my parents, I won’t even notice they’re gone…and then I was the one crying on my way home from the airport…embarrassing!
I think now, mais ou menos, in my 9th month of exchange, I have a strange feeling. In a lot of ways, I’m VERY much looking forward to going home. Returning to my American freedom, American activities, and just being in a comfortable environment. Butttttt, always has a but, I feel torn because a large part of my heart is here. Like, how am I going to leave the people who have made this year amazing? How will I be able to just “forget” (not forget, but move on) them and start my new American life? I think the best way to describe how I’m feeling is torn. Very frequently people ask me if I miss home etc, and in the beginning I didn’t. Now, my answer is very frequently yes yes yes. But at the same time, I know that when I think about the last hug/kiss/touch in the airport is going to killlllll me. Literally, I will be a mess for days. I’ve already told my boyfriend here that he doesn’t have to worry about me in college (in the sense of boys going after me) because I’m going to be known as “the girl who cries all the time.” Example of a conversation: “Hey have you seen Kelsey?” “Kelsey? Who is Kelsey?” “You know, she’s short, smiles a lot, acts like she’s Brazilian.” “OHH KELSEY! That’s here name??? We just call her ‘girl who cries a lot’.” fml, for the future that lies ahead of me!! lololol
My birthday was also a couple of weeks ago. I would write about it, but it was sort of a dissapointing birthday, and therefore doesn’t really deserve a post. To sum up the day, I went to the beach, then it started to rain, then we played with friends for a while, and then went out to Mixtura (Casa de Tecnomelody/brega). I enjoyed it, I spent it with the people that I love, but at the same time, not everyone that I love was there for the entire time, so it became meio chato sem eles. But, bright side, I’m 19!! Yeahhhhhhh. I’m gonna go do cR@zii things that an 18 year old wouldn’t do. lawl
This pic shows the happiness of my birthday…
Other news? I’m learning zouk! I have to say that I’m doing pretty well. Here is a video of zouk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3voWMr-po48&playnext=1&list=PL4DEE6B6C31BFB2DB
When I first starting dancing zouk, I wasn’t that good because it’s a very very very sensual dance, and like I’m just a white jewish girl, what do I know how being sensual. But now that I’ve transformed my hips from American to Brazilian, I’m having a lot of success and fun! My other exchange student friends have also began dancing zouk and although they’re not the best, it’s nice/fun to do. :-)
OK, well miss you all! saudadessss
beijão xoxo
