Although I did do some Portuguese studying over the past few months, it was barely anything. I can understand a lot of what I read because of Spanish but I really have no idea what it sounds like and I'm sure I won't understand other people for a while at first and my answers for a very long time will certainly be in Portuñol.
Everything in my trip was planned last-minute (obviously) so only the day before yesterday did I get a place set up to stay for when I first get to SP. After I sent out 20+ unsuccessful couch surfing requests, Jessy remembered she'd met a guy from Brazil over New Year's and texted him on the off-chance that he'd have a place for me to stay. Unbelievably, he did and I'm headed there now!
We've been in touch the last couple of days and have been able to communicate but the whole thing is cracking me up. Bruno is writing all in Portuguese and I'm writing almost all in Spanish. We understand each other for the most part but I have to use a translator to help me, too. Writing is one thing, though, and speaking will be another. I have no idea how we're going to communicate when I get there but I bet it'll be entertaining and I'm excited to see it.
From the interactions I've had with this guy and other Brazilians I've met on this trip, I can tell I'm going to feel welcomed and have a blast there! My friend Miler, a Brazilian that I met on my bus ride from Arequipa to Cuzco, is coming to get me at the airport and this guy, Bruno, that Jessy knows is letting me stay in his home. They've both offered to hang out with me and show me around the city and Miler even offered to take me to the hair salon to get my dreads if I decide to!
Anyway, I still can't believe I'm going to Brazil and that, within the next few hours, I'll be completed surrounded by Portuguese...I can not wait!!
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