Sooo..... about my life here.... Those of you that know me will probably have a few laughs over this entry, those that don't know me so well, let's just say that me and animals... are GREAT friends My adventure has been quite an adventure I have gone above and beyond my comfort zones and have tried innumerous new things. The first big step was obviously coming to South America. On. My. Own. Without even getting here, I had already done something new. Crossing ...

Daily life in São Miguel is pretty much the same. However there are some destinguishing events during the week. Monday: This is one of the day's for fresh fruit, as one of the fruit/ veggie stalls receives their fresh produce every week on this day. But, only go in the afternoon, or early evening, as before around 3 o'clock, you won't find anything fresh. Tuesday: Nothing out of the ordinary happens today. Wednesday: The second grocer receives his batch of...

The journey from Fortaleza was quite good, I slept most of the way, and only had one change over... Where I actually panicked and thought that the bus was leaving with my rugsack on it, but all was fine! Arrival in S. Miguel was pretty good. My coordinator here was extremely kind and showed me the small town the same day. It is so small that you can walk from one end to another in about 10 minutes. Everyone here knows everyone, so when walking along the street (...

Hi guys.... So, you've probably noticed that I'm not that great at updating... But yeah, so I'm in São Miguel now, but I'll tell you about my week in Fortaleza first. So, as mentioned before, in the hostel I'm staying in I met some very nice people! Everyday I had the opportunity to go explore the city with someone. This one day I went into town for lunch with some doctors from Fortaleza, it was very pleasant, as they really showed me some spots in the city, an...

Sooo.... I'm here! Wow... It still has not sunken in 100% but I really did cross the Atlantic. The flight went perfectly ok, with a short stopover in Lisbon. The plane was quite full, so there was no 2 seat luxury. Upon arrival in Fortaleza, I had to wait over an hour in line to pass border security, and then finally, officially in Brazil! Whether it was proper miss-communication or just typical latin unreliability, my ride from the airport to the hostel wasn't ...