Portuguese and Food

My portuguese is improving day by day…I am amazed how I can simply have a basic conversation after learning this language litterally two weeks ago. The fact that I studied Spanish in Junior high and high school is definetly a plus. My french is definetly helping me and also my latin. I love studying languages. I won’t make it as a career, just as a passion lets say. So yes, portuguese is my 7^th language so far. After French, Latin, Spanish, English, German, Chinese….here I am learning Portuguese. Don’t be too impressed I think I lost my German. LOL 

What I have say regarding Portuguese is that its easy for me to understand although it is very hard to speak. 

The fact of knowing Spanish has advantage and inconvenience. I can recognize and understand better although, everything I say in Portuguese is mixed up with Spanish. And these two languages are not that close as we may think....actually they are very different. But I am getting there. It is all about practice. I have class all day and after I continue speaking with my family at night. so its getting there. There is no better way to learn a language when we are completely immersed.

Here is my typical day schedule

Wake up at 5:30am

Bano a 6am sometimes 6:15

Pequeno almoco (Breakfast) at 7 am

7:30 Language class starts

5pm Language ends

Food

This whole theory of kids dying in Africa is totally nonsense….at least in Mocambique. I have never ate so much in my entire life.

Here is the eating schedule in my host family

(Breakfast)

Lanche (Snack time)

Almoco (Lunch)

Lanche (Snack)

Dinner

The snacks are mostly a piece of bread and cheese with jam and some fruits. It is a lot of food for one day. I am considering asking my host family to switch my schedule around and have less ‘food’ time because I won’t be able to fit in my pants if I continue this way. :/