First day in Brazil

After travelling from Windsor to Toronto, from Toronto I flew to Georgia, Georgia to Rio d Janiero and then Rio to Brasilia. I travelled for a little over 24 hours and was EXHAUSTED. All I wanted to do was sleep. So Jonas and Cecilia are at the airport entrance waiting for me with a huge sign that says HEY @ MANRY!! hehe. It was a very warm welcome. I wasn't allowed to sleep. Cecilia's family was having a BBQ at their country club for Mother's day and there was a huge family gathering. Due to the food restrictions at NLDC I hadn't full meals in a while. So I can honestly say I hadn't eatten so much food in a long, long time. So there I was introduced to Vinegrette, a sauce of chopped up tomatoes and other stuff. I ate tons of meat, tried my first Brazilian wine and Murici, a type of Brazilian liquor. Tipsy already on the first day. Definitely in Brazil.

The host family here is super awesome. The mother is a professor at the university and I don't know what the dad does. My hostess has been in AIESEC for 2 months and loves it! She has a brother, Viktor who's 14 years old and they have a cute little dog called Nina! She's only 3 months old and is super cute.

My initial impressions of Brazil, super strong sun, palm trees everywhere, tiny cars, poor driving and very warm and welcoming people.

The first night I got to meet about 6 of the AIESEC Brasilia people at an outdoor bar called "Lapa Choperia". I had a really yummy lime vodka (caperina com limo). I got to know everyone pretty well and it was nice to have a little welcoming.