Hey all!
I didnāt expect to be making this post, but weirdly, 8 months into the exchange, Iāve been starting to feel as the Brazilians would say āSaudadesā. Iāve tried to block out the UK while Iāve been living here but finally the urge to see my family and eat British food has broken through. It has nothing to do with not enjoying Brazil – on the contrary Iām having the most fun now and meeting more and more people than ever before. Saudades is difficult to translate, it comes out as ālongingā in English, but is usually translated by saying that you āmissā something.
- I miss my family.
- I miss fish and chips
- I miss playing FIFA with my best friend
- I miss eating Chinese on a Saturday with my grandma.
- I miss actual British tea
- I miss eating a good chicken balti
- I miss flat pavements
Itās the home straight now and I donāt want to wish the time to pass because Iām having a whale of a time here. I will though, be celebrating whole-heartedly when I return to the UK.
Onwards and upwards!
AtƩ mais e grande abraƧo!