Well, it's been two months in Brazil and I think I'm starting to figure out the usual routine of the normal Brazilian or Brasileiro. Compared to the life of an American or most other countries it is a very relaxed life. Instead of seeing the schedule of the day as in hours, they see it as a sequence of events in which each event starts whenever the last one is over. At first, it took awhile to get used to the relaxed way of getting around town, and always instead of "What time are we leaving?" it is, "When do you want to leave?" It is a nice lifestyle to have, and I think that people would live longer like this.

So the typical day of the Brazilian would begin with waking up whenever they need to for school or work and have a breakfast of espresso coffee and toast. Then they get ready and leave for the day until around noon or 1 and come back to the house for lunch. Lunch is the most important meal of the day as it is the biggest. And usually the maid or the mom will cook it. It can consist of anything from lasagna to rice and beans and steak. Usually every meal will have rice and beans on the side. Personally, I don't like the beans very much but the rice is a good addition to most of the meals unless it is from a different country in which they won't include rice. So anyways, after lunch the person will go back to work until about 5:00 in the afternoon and come home. Around this time, they may have a dinner of maybe french bread with some deli meat, then watch some soap operas or in Portuguese, "Novellas". After this, they go to bed around 10 or 11. This routine differs on the weekends where on Fridays usually you go to a churrasco (BBQ) or a restaurant with friends. On Saturday, you relax with friends or family and have a churrasco then at night get together with friends again. Sundays are days for the family where you go to the family chacara or small farm and all the extended family just hang out together.

Overall, I really enjoy living the life of a Brazilian.