*This is not a day blog, just some specifics: The interview

Recently I´ve recieved emails requesting more details about my 4th of july interview and I´d like to give tell the rest of my 4th of July tale (unfortunately I wrote at about 11:30, so I was tired and not in an extreme mood for details...mostly just for a bed) Anyways, Flavia and I arrived at the theatre at 9:00pm, where we found out that we were actually a little too early for the interview. A man, unfortunately I can´t remember his name right now, told us that the host, Rodrigo Lopes, was fluent in english and would be the man interviewing me that day. The other host was Katia Suman. While waiting for our interview to start, other Americans showed up and we all introduced ourselves. There was a Brazilian man who had attended the University of New Mexico, an American woman who had lived in Brazil for 8 or 9 months, an American man who had lived in Brazil for 4 years, two more Brazilians who had visited the US, and a Brazilian woman who had come to New York on September 11, 2001. It was a shock to hear that story becuase whenever I hear stories about 9/11, its usually on a TV screen. Our interview started at about 9:30 pm. Rodrigo began talking in portuguese, turning to the NY woman in portuguese, and then he turned to me and ask the awkward question :Where were you when 9/11 occured. In my mind I thought, 'Thats none of your business! This has nothing to do with the 4th of July!' But I replied "I was in class, in the 4th grade" Rodrigo then turned to the camera and in Portuguese said "she was living in the 4th grade" (I later found that out from Flávia) most of the time people were speaking in portuguese, which is normal for me now, and either Katia or Rodrigo would turn to me and ask me a question. "When did you get here?" "Whats the most fum you´ve had?" How old are you?" "Are you for Obama or McCain?" Simple questions that could be answered quickly. And I think thats all they wanted from me, quick quotes in english to show a bit of diversity. The interview ended within 30 minutes, which is pretty good for such a large group of people to interview. Yesterday I found out that some of my classmates saw me on Camarotte, the TV show on which I was being interviewed. I need to get ready for school and I have to pack up some clothes. Maybe tomorrow or some time, I can talk more about the cultural differences I´ve experianced here in Brazil.

Beijos,
Zora in Brazil