I have had one of the most eventful weeks so far! There are so many things that I want to say, I hope I can get it all down for you :). First things first, I will talk about what I promised I would speak about this past week. Thursday, October 2nd, I had the amazing oppourtunity to go see a professional soccer (or "futebol") game in Lisbon, and man was it AMAZING! It took us two hours to get there, and it was so worth the trip :). We arrived and rushed to the one of the biggest malls in [View Full Entry]

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Wow, I can't believe its been almost a WHOLE week since I last blogged! Time is flying by much faster than I have thought, and so far, its been going really good... I have had some personal issues, such as homesickness, but very minimal. Also, with my family... but I think its just customs, getting used to one another kind of things... don't worry about me though, I have a feeling things will be turning around very soon for me :). First off, I want to let know all know how things have been going these past several days! :D Not [View Full Entry]

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So soon, right? Haha, I am writing this entry at 9am because I don't start school today until 10:40am :D ... woo hoo! Anyway, I wanted to write about my weekend... Friday, I went to my first (well, technically 2nd) portuguese party! It was my first classmate party ... one of my guyfriends from school turned 18, and he had a party at my family's restaurant/café, "O Caseiro". There was a lot of drinking (I had no part in this, as well as a couple other guys ... we just watched the others be obnoxious!), eating, and laughing... He recieved a [View Full Entry]

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Hey all!! I am really sorry about my delay on writing here... I have been CRAZY busy these past few weeks, such as orientation, staying with my cousins, and then finally with my family! First of all, my trip to NYC was really short, easy, and not too difficult. As for waiting for other AFSers and my room card... that was NOT fun. Besides that, I met some amazing people that were going to other countries such as South Africa, Ghana, Italy, and Spain! There are 11 other Americans in Portugal, and they all (of course) are younger than I, but [View Full Entry]

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