Hey! My name is Rachel, and welcome to my blog. I hope the goofy title hasn't confused you. For those who don't think exactly like me:
which is going to be my main form of communication when I first arrive in Brazil in three (THREE!!!) weeks. I've taken two years of Portuguese at the undergraduate level, but as anyone who has only taken classes in a language knows, there is so much more to the everyday language, the accents, the gíria, and the culture in reality.My plan: to live a vida brasileira for six weeks this summer.
From my experience with international friends at home I know there will be mistakes, misunderstandings and different interpretations, as well as curiosity and common ground. My goal for this blog is to be able to share these stories, along with new favorite recipes, music and dance moves. And of course, I want to track my progress with assimilating to Brazilian culture and learning Portuguese. (I'm expecting improvement, if not fluency.)
...Until then, I'll be speaking Portuglish.
