I then flew from San Antonio to Dallas. It was an incredibly short flight and I spent most of it staring out the window amazed. My next flight was from Dallas to Miami. That was almost three hours and I was able to finish a book during it. I had a minor panic attack at the baggage claim when I couldn't find my bag. So of course I called mommy freaking out. Thankfully they were able to find my bag and I got to the hotel okay. I was assigned my room and told to go up and meet my roommate. My roommate D. had not been told she was getting a roommate and was sleeping half naked diagonally across the bed, her stuff everywhere. LOL. Notice the emphasis on the, because there was only one bed! After she woke up and realized she had a roommate and got dressed we made friends. She's also going to Brazil with a BP scholarship. I met several other people going to Brazil. I believe there are about 12 of us.
We went to dinner and at dinner I was able to ask the AFS volunteer about the bed situation and it turns out we were put in the wrong room so we were able to get moved to one with two beds.
At the orientation, we went around and introduced ourselves and why we decided to be exchange students. Then we just played a quick trivia game. My team won and got gift cards to starbucks. Yay! Then we were dismissed. Today, orientation starts at noon and we have to be check out before that. Up until then we can do whatever we want. The students going to Brazil leave for the airport at 4 and our flight is at 8. We arrive at 5 am in Sao Paulo. I'm not sure what happens after we arrive because several people have given me different answers, but pretty much we either go straight home with our families or go straight to orientation for three days. We'll see. I hope everyone back home is doing well. I already miss you! Tchau!
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