Wow… I just experienced one of the most intense rain storms. I sleep in a room on the roof, so it is not closed. With the force of the wind and the rain, sometime during the night it knocked down a bunch of stuff and it scared the living daylights out of me. It sounded as if the house was falling apart. I woke up in the morning and stuff was all scattered in different places. I walked outside and one of the boats was under water, and other stuff around the place was dismantled. I had the most realistic dreams that were all horrible and it was raining in all of them. I was quite pleased to wake up to realize it was all just a dream. Phew! Anyways, today I have spent the day with a volunteer that lost someone really important to him. I can’t imagine hearing the news he did, but I know it will all work out one way or another. All of the volunteers are going to get together tonight for good company. Life is unexpected. Even in the hardest of times people really can make the difference, so I am glad he has good people around him.
Random observations. I have realized that every country has flaws and I have discovered a flaw in Brazil’s working system. America holds a professional standard when it comes to business endeavors, but Brazil has a different mentality. They are more unprofessional and laid back. One of the first things I learned is that Brazilians are always late, so people have become accustomed with doing things at their own time. That is acceptable here, but in America if you are late for work or something it is unacceptable. One of the projects abroad representatives lived in America for many years, so whenever we all have to meet she always sends a second text reminding us that she is not a Brazilian, so she expects us to be on time. It is interesting to compare the work habits because I realize that America is a very hard working country. I see that as a positive and a negative. I decided that you start to be more thankful for things that you didn’t realize you could be thankful for.
I am learning so much! I could never have learned all of the things I am learning without being here. This is truly one of the most amazing experiences!
Haha... all I have to say is boys will be boys! "You Gypsy"...
Flamengo Game:
A video from Hang-gliding: "Is she trying to say more than hi?" haha.
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