So the first few days in my new home town were crazy! My host sister was due to leave for New Zealand on her own exchange in a couple of days so I wanted to spend as much time with her as possible! She helped me with my portuguese, we went for walks, and just hung out like real sisters. We had a bbq for her one night before she left, just so she could see all her friends and family, which meant I got to meet all my family too, and also my next host parents! A very exciting night. I also realised that when people say to me that they don't speak english- what they really mean is they don't speak english when their sober haha! As soon as people had a few beers
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