Hey guys,
I made it safely back to Macae, and I'm back in the office. I left Grand Rapids at 10am on the 2nd and arrived in Macae at 4pm on the 3rd. Accounting for the time change, I was traveling for a lovely 27 consecutive hours. Maybe it's jet lag, or maybe it's just harder this time around to be here. It's so different being at my base vs. being in my OFS-1 class. I had so much fun in my training class. I think it's because everyone spoke English and had to make instant friends with everyone else out of necessity. Here in Macae, I'm the odd one out. I can't understand the Brazilians when they speak Portuguese, and nobody really needs more friends. It's incovenient to speak English for them, and it would really only be for my benefit.
I moved into my staff house. It is the one in the pictures. I live with a girl named Gabriela and a guy named Rui. Rui is not home- he's either off-shore or home with his family. Gabi just got back from her technical school in France, so she's been helping me out a lot. I don't have keys to my house yet, and so I feel like I'm tagging along everywhere she goes. It's not really the best feeling. She invited me to go with her and her friends this weekend to Buzios. It's supposed to be really gorgeous- beaches, mountains, and such. I hear that celebrities of all different nationalities go there for vacation. Hopefully it will be fun for me. Worse case scenario is that I don''t have any meaningful conversations, and I get sunburned, and have no fun. Hopefully, I'll make some new friends and make some fun memories.
Well.. I was going to write more, but I was actually working all day and ran out of time. If you could pray that my spirits get a little more like the weather here, that would be great (that would be warm and sunshiney). I could use some real friends and some instant-portuguese knowledge. :) I miss you all.. and sometimes I miss the familiar things.. like Meijer, peanut butter, Applebees, independence, and driving cars.
Thanks for being wonderful,
I made it safely back to Macae, and I'm back in the office. I left Grand Rapids at 10am on the 2nd and arrived in Macae at 4pm on the 3rd. Accounting for the time change, I was traveling for a lovely 27 consecutive hours. Maybe it's jet lag, or maybe it's just harder this time around to be here. It's so different being at my base vs. being in my OFS-1 class. I had so much fun in my training class. I think it's because everyone spoke English and had to make instant friends with everyone else out of necessity. Here in Macae, I'm the odd one out. I can't understand the Brazilians when they speak Portuguese, and nobody really needs more friends. It's incovenient to speak English for them, and it would really only be for my benefit.
I moved into my staff house. It is the one in the pictures. I live with a girl named Gabriela and a guy named Rui. Rui is not home- he's either off-shore or home with his family. Gabi just got back from her technical school in France, so she's been helping me out a lot. I don't have keys to my house yet, and so I feel like I'm tagging along everywhere she goes. It's not really the best feeling. She invited me to go with her and her friends this weekend to Buzios. It's supposed to be really gorgeous- beaches, mountains, and such. I hear that celebrities of all different nationalities go there for vacation. Hopefully it will be fun for me. Worse case scenario is that I don''t have any meaningful conversations, and I get sunburned, and have no fun. Hopefully, I'll make some new friends and make some fun memories.
Well.. I was going to write more, but I was actually working all day and ran out of time. If you could pray that my spirits get a little more like the weather here, that would be great (that would be warm and sunshiney). I could use some real friends and some instant-portuguese knowledge. :) I miss you all.. and sometimes I miss the familiar things.. like Meijer, peanut butter, Applebees, independence, and driving cars.
Thanks for being wonderful,
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