Hello Everyone!!! :)

So, as many of you may know, I have been a little homesick recently.   I really appreciate all of the emails that I received.  It means a lot to me that people back home are thinking of me.  Brazil is truly amazing.  Yesterday I went and watched my school, Dom Elizeu, and out main rival, Atenas, play Handball.  Arenas won every game that morning.  I had never seen Handball before, and I think it is defiantly something we should have in the United States.  When I get back, I will show everyone how to play It was like soccer, but with hands.  Today I went for my first time volunteering here.  It’s at a daycare type place.  Today I cut, glued, and hole punched flowers to be used in December.  It was nice to get to do something to give back to the community.  And everyone knows that I love anything to do with little kids.  The food is so amazing.   I tried Pastels for the first time last weekend with my sister, and it was with no doubt the best thing I’ve ever eaten.  The next time I go, the owner said that she would teach me how to make them.  They are like pouches of fried dough with anything you could imagine on the inside.  I had one with ham and cheese and one with guava and cheese.  Both were amazing.  Yesterday I had my first Brazilian hot dog.  They are cooked the same as in the United States, but before you eat them they are put in a sauce made up of corn, tomatoes, beans, and cheese.  They were incredibly messy, most Brazilians eat them in a little bag to reduce the mess.  Last weekend I went to my first party in Paracatu, and we had these French fries that were delicious.  I have no idea why, but they were.  Some other interesting facts that I have picked up include; Brazilians have no sense of time, flip flops are worn for all occasions, Brazilians eat like Hobbits, everyone naps in the afternoon, sports are more important than school, and it seems like everyone takes an English class on a weeknight.  Speaking of English classes, I was invited by the Number One English class to come on Monday to help with conversation.