Weddings

The last weekend my friends asked me to go to the movies with them. I was so excited! We arrived at the movie theater and only one movie was showing. It was 'Planeta dos Macacos' (planet of the apes). I had not seen it in English so I was in for the ride. It started and from start to finish..lets just say I probably could have understood more if it was muted. The next day we went to a wedding. My mom and dad said we were sleeping there so I packed a little bag and we were off. I was not sure what that consisted of but like always I was in for the ride. We finally arrived and it was so beautiful! It was at a hotel on a mountain. Everything already reminded me of home, there were so many trees and so much forest. After lunch my mom and I walked around. A little creek in the back, so many different flowers, and so many trees. After we got ready we went to the church, then the reception after that. I've been to more weddings aqui (here) than back at home. At the reception, we had dinner and then danced a lot. The next day when we were leaving we went closer to the peak. You aren't allowed to drive all the way up, but you can go meio way (middle-ish) So we went. Going up huge hills on a little dirt road, off roading to the max, dood thing we were in a truck. We finally got to the top and it was cold and cloudy. All you could see was clouds, it was like we were in a blizzard but with no snow. Alright thats a little exaggeration, but you couldn't see the view, only white. We went to a waterfall on the way down. The water was so clean and clear and it was so peaceful. Looking down the fall, with the mountains in the background. Perfect!

I've recently picked up more and more of the language. I still can't speak it very well but I understand a lot more. Everyday I can't tell you guys how much I learn! Now some words won't even translate in my head it just becomes a habit to use them. The other day I was skyping my mom and I found myself saying 'e' whenever I meant to say 'and', its actually quite strange. I have yet to dream in Portuguese but people say thats the time when you know your fluent. Every day my English is getting worse and worse. The other day I was convinced that 'horse' was spelt 'hourse' and my friends who don't know English that well had to correct me.

The other day I received some letters in the mail! It makes my day getting mail and that sensation of opening a letter from someone back at home. Thank you Ailish,  Joe, and mom/dad, it really means a lot that you guys took the time to write to me! And for anyone else who has some extra time to write a quick note my address is (I always try to write back as soon as I can!) :

Averie Cox
Rua Oliveira, 100 - Pinheiro
Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais
36900-000
Brazil

I've started going to the gym, and its something to occupy my time. I love the gym for some reason. I HATE running but every time I go to the gym I run for atleast 15 mintues. It's very strange. The ladies who work there are so awesome! I always talk to them, they dont know English but they dont judge my Portuguese.

Brigadeiro

Hotel

Can you see the face?

Flor

Such clean water

floresta

Bride

Pico da Bandeira

In the cloud