I have never been in an all girls situation for an extended period of time - EVER. So I was a little hesitant when I found out that the whole program that I'm in is all girls. Inevitably I thought of the potential for drama "Mean Girls" style. So far (and granted it is REALLY early) we have been living all crammed together in a house for orientaion and have gotten along famously. And the group is so interested and excited it is contagious.
There is a native Brazilian with us who grew up in Rio but is going to Johns Hopkins for premed/public health. And a girl who has done traditional Indian dance for 10 years and can really move. And someone who spent ten weeks this summer backpacking solo around southeast Asia. That in addition to the girl who is fluent in five languages (soon to be six), one who is an amazing photographer and one who moved to Brazil two months early in order to pick up Portuguese on her own. And that is certainly not all. It is quite an amazing group of people that I am way excited to get to know better.
Tomorrow is our dropoff. We get in little groups and go off into the city with a faraway destination in mind and no directions whatsoever (including limited language) and just try to navigate. Should be an adventure for sure.
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