Today has been so much better. I was late to class but it was fine...I have kind of a long walk. I met some really nice girls that are American too and we explored the city today...I´m starting to like it more after seeing how beautiful the beach is. It gets so windy and rainy though! There are some really weird people here. I think some of them are just a little cracked out...kinda scares me. I´m getting used to all the stares too I guess. I just try to ignore it and pretend that I´m European or Canadian or something because being American is such a target. I need to stop speaking English with my friends too because it attracts a lot of attention. They all know Spanish too so if we can´t say something in Portuguese we try to just speak in Spanish.
I gave my host parents the books I bought that have pictures and stuff of the Southwest, which they have never seen before and they really liked it. And I found out that the other night when I heard all those gunshots it was probably just stupid kids shooting off fireworks. That makes me fell a little better (even though shootings are not a rare occurrence). I went to the mall today and I finally felt at home haha and I got a pair of Brazilian Haivanas at this cute little surf shop by the beach.
I´m going to a beach near Salvador to learn to surf with the groups of friends I just met this weekend...I´m excited! I definitely miss my family and friends and feeling safe but I´m starting to love Brasil.
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