Our day started off very slow, which was so perfect because the day before we walked almost 20,000 steps which was almost all uphill. Also, the fact that I wasn’t feeling well, and not having many opportunities to sleep in, make the slow days much appreciated. I couldn’t sleep in as long as I wanted because my cough woke me up and kept me up, but that didn’t stop me from scrolling on my phone for about two hours. Once I started to feel guilty about staying on my phone for a while I actually got up and got ready for the day. Once I was ready I lingered for bit looking for food and catching up on my bible reading from when I was sick. This was also the day we were having a Brazilian barbecue with 3 other families which was supposed to start at noon but we got their at around 1:30. We weren’t the only ones who were late because we talked with some of the other girls and they also were not on time so it wasn’t only us! This barbecue was nothing like the barbecues I’ve been to. They cut up a bunch of meat and cooked it all together, then throw it in a bowl and eat it almost like finger food. This was nice because while we were waiting for all the meat to cook we were playing games like uno and one family brought microphones and instruments so some of the host parents and American kids were playing music.
Nothin about this barbecue was forced and I loved it. You ate when you wanted we did what we wanted and it was relaxing to just be present in all the activities. Their were points where I did start to get tired because I am still trying to get rid of the sickness that everyone had but I never really felt bad that I wasn’t doing anything because most people were just doing what they wanted. Everyone wasn’t doing the same thing, where some people would have been dragged into it if they didn’t feel like doing it. If I wanted to sit on the couch and just listen to all of them play music then it was fine because everyone was having a good time and as long as their were not issues then we were all good. As the night progressed all of the American kids started to get tired because for the past couple weeks we have been going, going, going, and we all needed a breather. We were sad about the trip coming to an end but we still enjoyed the moment in relaxation. It was at this point that we were all a little bored so we decided to play monopoly where everything was in Portuguese. Honestly, it was kinda fun not knowing what was going to happen next. When we landed on a space we had one of the host sisters, who was playing with us, translate what the square said. We all had a good time, then one of the host dads had gone out to get ice cream for us so at around 8 or 8:30 we were playing monopoly and eating ice cream. The night was so calm and peaceful. Our host families got along great, the American kids got along great and overall we all had a great time!
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