April and arriving at the end

Well, The entire month of April went by, and I didnt write...
It has probably been even longer then a month since I wrote.

But, here is the run down,
Life is always strange, Exchanging or not, but Brazil has become extremely normal, so much that I am afraid to come back to the US...afraid that I will feel more lost in my own country then in that of my exchange..

April was a pretty exciting month, I was traveling almost the entire time.
I went to my capital city, Belo Horizonte, for a concert, (120,000 people and the most popular bands of Brazil) and ended up staying an extra week after to show to spend time with exchange students, and live a bit in the big city. It was really nice, and a good thing for me to see...what it is like to live in a big city, and in a city other then Montes Claros. Belo Horizonte is electric. There is always something to see, always something to do. And there are a lot of awesome exchange students to see.
After BH, I went back to MOC for a few days, and then I went off the the South of Minas, to a city called São Lorenço for my Rotary District Conference. That was also neat. The 60 exchange students of Minas Gerais united again. We spent 3 days there, just hanging out together. I love exchange students. Everyone ends up being friends always, something about kids that are willing to experience new things that clicks I suppose. In Albuquerque it was the same thing, all of the exchange kids became fast friends, and we will all be great friends forever, maybe even if we live thousands of miles apart.

After the conference, I went back the BH for one day and then met up with my mom. It felt unreal the entire time before seeing her. I suppose I just couldn't imagine my two worlds colliding. But it was so great to see her. To finally show her my second world.
From BH we went to Itacaré, which is a gorgeous beach in the state of Bahia. It was a beautiful trip, the hotel was fantastic, the little beach town, sweet and friendly, the people, great, lots of foreigners. Maybe Itacaré is my favorite place in Brazil. It is named one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in the World. The people are great, it's not dangerous. It's not commercialized...perfect.
We spent 6 or so days there, and then we went to my city.
We hung out with my host families, went to all of the places I always tell her about...it was fantastic.
After my mom went back to the states, I moved host families, and now am in my third family.
More adaptation....
I moved a week ago, and now, am half used to the family. It's always strange the first few weeks, but its starting to get better. The house is giant, and in a nice part of town, Close to the center and my school. I have a host sister now, the same age as me.

And now, there are less than 7 weeks left....so little.
So much has happened this year, I have learned so much, I have grown so much, and the thought of it being over is so strange...The idea of living in the US again is strange, of being constantly surrounded by English, of living a normal life again....sounds almost un-doable. Unexciting.
But at the same time, I feel like I will actually start my life when I leave Brazil. Like here, I'm stopped...I have things that I accomplish, but now, I have almost accomplished those things, and in a month and a half, I will be ready to go back, to finish high school, and figure out what I'm going to do with my life.
In Brazil, I can learn a language, I can learn to live in another country, I can learn to adapt, to grow, and to understand better, but there comes a time when there is not a lot more to accomplish.
So I suppose half of me is excited to start the rest of my life. The post Brazil life. Because I have no idea what to expect. The world is open. Which is extremely exciting and overwhelming at the same time.
I think leaving Brazil will be extremely difficult. More then leaving home was, because I have no idea when I will be back, If I will see the people I've gotten so close to ever again...and leaving Brazil will be the end of something that I loved...which is always hard. It will be a huge change, which is also never easy. But at this point, I've learned well to adapt, and I will be all right.

But I've got another 7 exciting weeks ahead.