now im in portugal

now i am in portugal. things are going pretty well. the two other girls who came for second semester are very fun and we have fun together. last night we went dancing to celebrate the rest of the 6 people on the program finishing finals. it was pretty fun and we stayed out late. then when we got home i had nutella and cereal. we just got into the center of town because my dorm is way out in the middle of nowhere and the cantina we were going to go for lunch (at 4:30) was closed so we went to pizza hut. it was a bit shameful although everyone says that pizza hut is way better here than it is in the us. we blamed us being late on the fact that the buses here are ridiculous and it took us 45 minutes to get into town bc we went on some completely roundabout way. everything we have tried to do here has been kinda like that. we are unable to do anything directly but its funny. we have had a lot of "well now we know for next time" we live next door to a HUGE mall which is really bizarre. we have gone tehre at least twice a day for the past few days trying to get normal things like phones/passport pics/groceries etc. its kinda ridiculous. my roommate is chinese and doesnt speak portuguese/have any belongings. it was kinda freaky at first but then i walked in and she was watching BBC pride and prejudice and i freaked out with excitement. i think things will be okay. we are planning on moving out of the dorms soon bc we are so far away.
the people on my program are really awesome and really into learning portuguese and being part of the culture. it should be fun.