Eu Sou Sam... And other findings

So, at this point, I still can't speak Portuguese, which means I can't understand any conversations going on around me, but I have learned quite a few other things.

1. Eu Sou Sam.  Yes, I watched I am Sam in Portuguese (the voice-overs were hilarious)

2. It rains in Sao Paulo pretty much everyday of summer, so always have an umbrella

3. When it rains, tons of men come out onto the streets to sell umbrellas to gringas like me who don't have one

4. Everything is made with either meat, cheese, bread or all three

5.  Salad or "salada" just means plain lettuce (alface) and tomato (tomate).  Its more like what you put on a burger than a salad.

6. You can order juice (suco) either with water (com agua) or with milk (com leite).
7.  The internet sights like google and yahoo are automatically changed to Portuguese when I type them in, which makes it really hard to navigate, but I'm hoping I can figure out a way to search google in English soon.

8.  Don't flush the toilet paper.... yup.

My school is beautiful, and is the home of the Museum of Brazilian Art, and the class that I am enrolled in seems really great.  It's a small program, maybe about 30-40 participants in all, and there are only two other Americans but I haven't had a chance to actually meet them yet.

The professors and coordinators seem very nice and are willing to help with most anything that we need.

School doesn't start until Monday for me, and I think this is the most I have ever wanted school to start in my life.  It's difficult not being able to speak Portuguese, so I really want to start learning right away.

Other than that, I don't have much else for you, but Carnaval is next week and all schools are closed so I'm sure I will have some pictures and stories by then.