No More Alliteration For Titles

Well there are about four weeks left. Its hard to believe. I love looking at my journal from when I first got here. Its a great way to see how this experience has changed me. I cannot say that my fundamental beliefs have changed much, but I feel that this has really helped me focus my beliefs. Its like adjusting the focus on a real camera, there were ideas and beliefs, but this has helped me really solidify them.

In regards to the culture, I love discussing Portuguese culture with other AFSers. Portuguese are proud of their country, and very non-confrontational. AFS always says that things are not good, or bad, just different. In a way, I think I automatically group things into good and bad though. Or at least better and worse. Some aspects of Portuguese culture are much better than others. It is really difficult to describe a culture.

Life is good here. School is tiring though. Only six days are left, but that is six days of lectures and tests. School is lecture based, and it seems like it is more the students responsibility to learn, than the teacher's to teach. Its different. A lot of kids have tutors, a lot!

I had an AFS camp this weekend in Braga. Those are always nice.

Running is great. I like the team and enjoy the company, solo running can get tiring sometimes. I had a race a few weeks ago, but it went poorly.

I guess its hard to convey the fact that life here, while a great experience, is just life. Its a routine (to some extent) like life in the U.S.