I realized I kind of skipped over the part where I got my visa... one day I was talking about not getting my visa, and then tada! I was in Brazil. Here are some pictures taken both in Akron and Brazil, giving a snippet of what my life has been for the past week or so.
When my visa didn't come on time, my parents still did! And we met my friend Ezekiel from MCC orientation for lunch!
Surprise! Kathy brought me my visa on Saturday. I was very excited :-)
I worked one more day at the MRC, finishing up some rugs, and then I had to say goodbye to my lovely friends, Harold and Leon.
...and more friends at the MRC. I will miss them dearly.
i will also miss Veronika and Val, my housemates at the Main House, although Veronika has been planing a trip to Brazil before she met me, so we will see each other in a few weeks!
Kathy (my guardian angel in the Latin America Department at MCC) drove me to Philly to drop me off at the airport.
...and I finally made it!!! (This is a beach near where Anya lives) Very beautiful!
That is how it all happened.
And now I have had lots of Portuguese practice with people, I have learned to ride the crazy bus system, I have gained a new name, and I have seen my first Brazilian composting toilet! Oh the adventures I have had... and the ones that have yet to come...
Peace,
Annie (now Anamaria :-)
Annie!! You made it! I absolutely love, love that last picture of you on the moonlit beach. What a beautiful scene.
ReplyDeleteHa, I also like your profile picture. Is that from your grandparents' house...if so I think I'm in the background of that picture? ;-)
Miss you dearly!