After checking out several apartments for the Independent Study Period (May 11 to June 20), Carolyn, Callie and I signed a lease on a beautiful apartment. It is in a nicer and safe neighborhood called Graca which is close to the beach. It is on the top floor of an apartment building, with a large outdoor patio, Jacuzzi, view of the ocean, and celling to floor windows looking over the city. We completely scored on the set up and on the price. I can’t wait to move in for ISP and live the life. Living in a homestay has been wonderful but I ready for a different Brazil living experience. Our landlord Livio (a quirky older Italian man) lives below us with his Brazilian wife, 15 year old daughter, and his mother-in-law. He is extremely friendly but probably not the best person to learn Portuguese from. I am most excited about his espresso machine, his wifi internet and the amazing patio. I am hoping that the beautiful living situation will ease the stress of designing and performing research and writing a 40 page thesis paper on my research.
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