Into my 3rd week here

This week was a bit rough. I had a quarrel with my host friend and since then it just hasn't been the same living here. I'm going to move out soon because I need to live closer to the AIESEC office which if I had to get there by bus would require taking 2 buses in total and spending about $5 reais each day. I guess it was like the burst to my fantasy bubble. That I am in a real world and I have to deal with real interpersonal problems. I was so sad I just wanted to go home that night. I think this was Monday night. This week feels like a blur because of it. There have been improvements since then. Because of the argument, I've gotten a more structured schedule on how my day runs, concrete mandates on what I should be doing here and also definitely meal plans each day. No more starving at 9:30pm and not knowing when my next meal is!:)

The Vice President of Talent Management (VPMD) has been doing some coaching with me and career planning sessions. AIESEC runs SOOOOO differently here and is a lot more structured. People really put a lot of time into AIESEC. Most of them don't even have part-time jobs because they don't have those in my city. So they work at AIESEC as if it is a full-time job in addition to school. It's really motivating to see. People have been great, despite feeling somewhat lonely when everyone in the office speaks Portuguese the whole time in the office. But I need to learn. I just really need a grammar book or something to practise my Portuguese. I'm picking up words here and there but I (like Melissa) still can't understand 99% of what they are saying.

The most awkward thing has been the greeting. Since people know I'm from Canada they just kinda automatically give me their hand but I've been here long enough that I've been greeting people with a hug and so sometimes we don't even know what to do lol. It definitely requires quick thinking so that awkwardness doesn't occur so frequently.

I saw Pirates of the Carribean on Wednesday night with my host family. It was a GREAT MOVIE! I loved it. I never realized how funny that series could be! We even stayed after all the credits to see the last little part. The only thing I didn't know was we were going to sit there and wait 10 mins just to see a 2 sec clip. Oh well. That night I guess the argument was not resolved but my host friend gave me açai (my favorite food here) to say I'm sorry, minus saying the words? I just hope its not so awkward anymore.

I got a really homesick the night of the fight. I miss you guys! More happier entries to come.