I am in Brazil yáll! Freaking
Brazil! I have a Brazilian companion, Sister Viana, who only speaks
portugues! I have no idea what is going on at all times and I never have
any idea where I am, or who anybody is... hahah pretty much I walk when
Sister Viana walks, and stops when she stops and testify of what I
think we might be talking about in broken horrendous portugues when she
stops in the middle of a lesson and looks at me... It´s the hardest
thing I have ever had to do in my life... But it is getting better.
Honestly, in just a week I see improvement. I am understanding people
more and I can walk faster and I´m not playing nearly as many movies in
my head anymore... =] hahah No but honestly Sao Paulo is so different!
It´s crazy! I can´t believe the thing I was worried about the most was
flying here over actually being here! The flying was a breeze! The
hardest part was trying to ignore all the movies everybody around me
were watching... The guy next to me was watching World War Z and the
people in front of me were watching Monsters University and they had the
Great Gatsby! The Great Gatsby! and Midnight in Paris and pretty much
every movie I have ever loved... the worst.
No but seriously Sao
Paulo. Goodness. How do I even begin to describe this city...?? It is
crazy. the first thing you notice riding from the airport is the
driving. I now understand 100% why the missionaries down here do not
drive. We would all be dead in seconds. Seriously, this is some of the
craziest driving I have ever seen in my life, and I lived in Utah for 2
years... =] I think I´ve seen a total of like 10 stop signs here and
pretty sure I have never seen anybody use them. Pretty much if your car
fits, you go. Doesn´t matter how many cars the road was originally made
for. I have almost gotten run over by many a car and bus. And
ohmygosh! The buses here in Sao Paulo are just as bad! I have never
experienced something more terrifying than zooming through Sao Paulo, up
and down these ginoremous hills at like 80 miles an hour in heavy
traffic... you think I am exaggerating. and the hills here are killer.
It´s like this group of people saw a mountian range and thought to
themselves, hey let´s build the 5th largest city in the world right on
top of that! yeah that sounds like a good idea... ughhh seriously...
But I am out of time. I didn´t
even really get to any of the good stuff and have so much more to tell
you guys but it´ll just have to wait until next week! I love all of you!
Thank you so much for your support and love and prayers! I can feel
them all. Sorry this is so short! Talk to yall next week!
-Sister Rice
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