FEb 15

I felt so tired but I told my roommate I will go with her to the biology Lab.   When I woke up my roommate had things ready to eat breakfast. I was mmmmm yay, then I saw the milk and I was o no milk.  But I tasted and It was delicious, wow.  I thought I was lactose intolerant since I hated milk but now I love it. Jaaa. I think I get happy for small things which I think are good. For me is  better to stay positive all the time in order to have more positive energy.  Moreover,  I went to the UFJF to the bio lab and I thought all those students  from the  lab were getting their BA.  But actually I was wrong, some of them said they have or are working on their MA, PHDs, BA’s etc. For me it was a pleasure to be with them.   Some of them spoke English so I started communicating with them more. Later, I went to see how my roommate’s friend defended her Masters. I tried so hard to understand what she said but it hard especially since it was base on science.  I saw some high tech knowledge in her presentation which I so want to learn.  This presentation was amazing and she show passion on her work. When I say passion it means that she shows how much she loved her research.

After her presentation,  I went to the lab.   I was getting a little nervous because if I did not understood a lot of what she said, then I asked myself,” How am I going to understand what the professor says in the lecture?”  I  try to calm myself down  and though more positively.  In general, those students in the bio lab were really nice and caring.    Moreover, my roommate Maira invited me to go with her to celebrate that her friend did well on her presentation and defending her project. Maira said that after defending the MA is a tradition to go and celebrate. Once we arrived to that place, I was told I will eat  churasco.  I imagine a plate full of rice, meat, avocado, French fries, and salad like the Ecuadorian churasco but it was a little different.   I felt strange when I had to greet people by kissing them on the cheek.     Then I sat down and ate some peanuts and some food that other people were serving.   The  students  in my table were talking and talking and I tried to understand but I had no idea what they said in Portuguese.  I thought I was watching TV in Portuguese.  I turned into an observer and tried hard to understand what they said.  Then someone came to me and told me that I had to drink 10 cups of beer and if I do not do it, it would be disrespectful to them.  I gave the look of mmmmmmmmmmm I want to get out of here now. But then my roommate clarify that the guy was kidding and to not pay attention to him. After all, this celebration was great, the people were incredibly nice and welcoming. I had a great time my second day in Brazil.