Hey Everyone!! Hope you are all well. Thanks so much for all your emails and messages - its great to hear what you guys have been up too. Had another mad two weeks. I have now finished 56 hours of Portuguese lessons!! I am definately fluent!! But feel lots more confident and past the stage of just saying 'sorry'or 'thank you' to people! Hopefully Cairu will help aswell considering that nobody on the island speaks portugeuse! A little scary - but should really hel...

Hey everyone!! Arrived safe and sound in Rio. Having lots and lots of fun. Been a really mad week - been soo busy!! Firstly getting to know everyone on my trip - as I have only met the fifteen of us once before! Then, secondly getting to learn portugese - which is the main purpose of these three weeks. Its quite a hard language but I am just about getting to grips with it! Having four hours of lessons each day! Then thirdly, been sightseeing and relaxing on the b...