Two weeks

It is hard to believe that I have already been back in Brazil for over two weeks now! I may never leave! I am absolutely loving it here. Classes started this week and I am able to manage. Reading in portuguese is a lot different considering I speak "street portuguese", but I am learning so much!

Santa Teresa

This morning we went to Santa Teresa, which is a neighborhood in Rio known for its historic buildings and trolleys. We got in line for the trolley but it was over an hour wait so we ended up climbing a staircase created by a chilean artist. He takes tiles from all over the world and some he makes and created a masterpiece. He even sat to take a picture with us. We stopped at lar
ke a picture with us. We stopped at Largo dos Guimarães where we had lunch and took a tour of Benjamin Constant´s house.

Rio De Janeiro

I made it! After a long of journey I have made it Rio de Janeiro and let me tell you it is beautiful! I have seen so many beautiful things! We have been to Pão de açucar, Cristo Redentor, and of course the beach, as well as many other beautiful places. It has felt a little like coming home to be back in Brasil! I love it here! We arrived on Tuesday August 2nd and I stayed in Lapá (a neighborhood in Rio) until Thursday when we moved to our apartment in Nova Iguacu. It is really small for the three of us but it has been just great. I hope to post picture soon but we have not been able to install internet yet and my laptop does not like the internet on campus.