The journey is always the first adventure!

So here I am, once again in the sunny country of Brazil! I am here to work on my Portuguese skills, explore, and meet the people God puts into my life. After leaving on Wednesday from my Mamaw’s house at approximately 0930 I finally arrived at my semi-final destination, the Floripa Surf Hostel in Florianopolis Brasil at about 1900 on Thursday! Although It was a long journey filled with much airport waiting it was a good journey. My flight to Brazil was pretty empty allowing me to have the three seats in my row to sleep on (which would have been nicer had I not been in the back by the bathroom and stewardesses making it nearly impossible to sleep with the nearly constant traffic of people, lights going on and off, the door slamming, and the beep of the stewardess signal going off the whole flight.) But once I arrived in São Paulo I was surprised by a friend who texted and invited to pick me up while I waited for my next flight. Another friends father picked me up from the airport and we surprised my friend Jhoseyr at his driving class. His family was so nice they helped me convert my money and then they took me out to eat and I was able to have Açai for the first time in FOREVER!!! I then was returned to the airport where I boarded my final plane. I was very tired and ready to take a shower and hope into bed! Something I had been concerned about starting on my trip was actually how to get to the hostel from the Airport but there was a nice official desk where a lady was able to help me get a legit taxi that took me right to the place I needed to go! When I went to check in the owner was nice and helpful, explaining everything, giving me tips, maps, and generally welcoming! I was shown to my room that for at least that night I had to myself where I promptly umpacked, orgnaized, took a nice shower, and headed to bed where I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow at 2030! And thus was my first day in Brazil!