Hey Everyone,

    I feel really guilty for not posting as much as I should and I have a lot to tell you, so here goes.
Last friday night I went to a concert with my host sister, her boyfriend, and another friend of hers. Before going to the concert I asked everyone at school If they liked Pablo (the name of the singer), and mostly everyone said he was terrible and they didn't like him, and so I went to the conert expecting the worst. While waiting in line a few gunshots were fired and suddenly everyone around me was laying down on the ground. It was kind of scary, but it happened really fast so it didn't affect the rest of my night. We quickly entered the venue and headed for the camarote. It was different than one in carnaval, a bit more simple and amatuer looking, but a camarote is a camarote and their is no complaining. The opening band was cool playing music varying from samba to pagode and axe to funk. And then there was Pablo. I didn't think he was that bad. He is just different from your typical Brazilian Music.  Although I didn't know all of the songs it was fun moving along to all the different beats. I even learned how to dance arrocha ( a dance defined by the sharp swaying of the hips).  The night went on and the music kept playing until it was time to leave. As we arrived home
I was exhausted, so I slipped into my bed and closed the curtains as the sun was rising. The following day consisted of mostly sleeping and recovering from the long night of dancing.
    The day after my family and I went to Salvador for a sunday lunch/family reunion (sunday lunches are always a big event in Brazil), becuase my host dad's grandma wanted to see everyone. She lives in a favela (a Brazilian term for a slum) and at first I felt really uncomfortable. After some time and a stomach  full later I was feeling comfortable, but that was right before we left. Later, we headed to Salvador Shopping, a huge and modern mall located near my other host grandma's apartment. Gustavo and I decided to go watch a movie, while Camilla and Angela went to do some shopping. Gustavo wanted to watch Ghost Rider 2 so we watched that in 3D. It was so so, you know just a typical Nicolas Cage movie. Anyways, the next day we  went to go make my Brazilian ID at the airport. We had some troubles, because we didn't schedule an appointment before arriving at the airport, but in the end everything was resolved.
    This past week was boring and consisted mostly of school, but I went out with some friends from school to eat lunch, which was nice. This weekend we went to the beach in Cabucu. We stayed in a really small house with basically two rooms. It was a really different, but that's what this whole exchange is about, right? I feel like I haven't dedicated one post to my daily schedule, so I guess that's what my next post will be about, that and some other events that are bound to happen. I almost forgot, yesterday was my month mark which is crazy because I don't feel like I have been here for that long.

Ate Logo,

Nevo

                                                                    The beach in Cabucu