My welcome party !!!! and my first impression of Brazil

Oiiiii gente !!!!!

So firsty - I am alive, I have landed in Brazil ;))))
Flight was really long but fortunatelly I had two seats, so I could have slept, watched movies, listen to Brazilian music and getting ready for jumping to new reality.

After Ive landed - my first question was --> Am I in Brazil ??? Where is the sun??? In fact it was really cloudy for two first days and not so "hot" as I had expected.
But people from AIESEC picked me up on the airport and we went for a weekend to the beach - was really really nice ;))) Sunday we were sunbathing. Even in winter the ocean is warmer than BAltic sea in summer :)))
The interesting thing about Brazil is that on the beach there is a lot of active people. I mean - people dont lie on the beach - they play football, volleyball, run, walk ect. It is different than in Europe. Lazy Europeans ;PPP

Since Monday I am in Sao Carlos - my city ;)))
It is not so big but also not so small ;)) a lot of young people, students ect.
Monday evening I moved to my family - in fact bigg one -->mother, son, 8 cats and 3 dogs - scary ;PPPP And I am scared of cats - so I avoid to stay in my place and next week I will change my house.
Interesting thing is that almost everyone in Brazil ( middle class and rich peole) has a lady to take care of house, even in students houses ;PPP
Students places are called Republica - and look quite different than in Poland.
Here if in one apartment, or one house - 5-10 students live - it is student's house, and of course with cleaning lady, who comes twice, 3 times a week- to clean rooms, kitchen, make laundry ect.
Funny - I thought - it is only like that in the Brazilian soap operas ;PPP

Another interesting thing is the difference between rich and poor people. There are people extremely rich, who have a swimming pool in their houses, big, enormous houses, and people who live in favelas- really really poor districts, expecially famous in Rio de Janeiro.

And the system of buying a ticket for the buses is sooooo funny and strange- but I need to make pictures to explain you exactly how it works - so in the next post ;)))

The pictures you can see above are from my welcome party, It was very very nice, Ive met a lot of people, everyone is so friendly, so warm, offers help all the time, people are so interested, and love Żołądkowa gorzka and potato's pancakes ;)))) we had fun ;))) almost everyone has a car here, and even on close distance they always drive - lazy brazilians ;PPP

and Brazilians eat a loooootttttttt of sweet things- they eat even the powdered milk with ice creams - so it is extremely sweet. And if they eat meet - it is like eating salt ;PPP especially for me- as I dont use salt at all.

ok, I am not gonna make you bored, so another impressions from first days, weeks in Brazil in the next post - ok??? ;)))
waiting also for news from you

bjos do Brazil, do Sao Carlos
malwi


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