My name is Luke. I'm an exchange student from America in Brasil right now. I can love things besides hotdogs, hamburgers, and American flags. I don't like grape juice but grapes are one of my favorite fruits. I like indie music and I'm afraid of living a normal life. In fact, sometimes I think that I have so much respect for my parents that I want to live lives like theirs, or even more exciting, if that's possible. I avoid relationships, though being in love is unfortunately unavoidable. I'm unique. Just like everybody else.



cathrienclaussen asked:

hej, I'm going to make an exchange year in brazil in summer, I am so excited! I've never been to brazil,, could you tell me something about it?

The Brazilian Life answered:

It’s absolutely amazing.  Having the opportunity to live away from your normal life in your regular country with your normal habits is so profoundlly adventurous that I can’t even put it into words.  No matter what you go through, you’ll be sure to remember it forever.  What country are you from?

Oh, and the food, weather, and parties here are mindblowing here;)

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Why you gotta hate, cause I’m black? <— (that’s the name of my iPod)

  • When is the last time you changed in front of someone?

I don’t know … it was probably in front of Lauren.

  • Who were the last four people to text you?

Well, considering that I haven’t had a cellphone in over a year, probably Jordan, Emilie, Elijah, and Kevin.

  • Looking forward to something?

It’s hard to say that I’m looking forward to going home, but sometimes I do look forward to it.

  • What are you doing tomorrow?

Going to Portuguese class until about 9:30 or so, going home and sleeping. That’s what all of my Mondays and Wednesdays are like.

  • What were you doing at 8:00 this morning?

Writing my in my journal in school.

  • What were you doing 30 minutes ago?

WAITING FOR THE PRINCESS TO SKYPE ME:)

  • What was the weather like today?

Overcast and on and off rainy. Like when it seems like it’s safe to go outside, it changes it’s mind and gets rainy and what not. Weather’s a silly mongoose.

  • Who’s the last person to call you?

The last time somebody called me was when I was in the States … so it was probably my mom.

  • Who do you go to when you need to talk to someone?

Depending on what the subject is, Emilie or Macklin. But I haven’t talked regularly with either of them in a long time, so I’m slowly going crazy.

  • Do you hate the last person you texted last night?

SO FUCKING MUCH. It saddens me that a lot of survey questions have to do with cell phones.

  • Do you have someone of the opposite sex you can tell everything to?

I wouldn’t talk to her about how I felt about her if I was to feel anything towards her, or about sex or anything, but I can probably talk to her about a lot of things. She’s younger than me, so she probably wouldn’t understand some of what I’m talking about with the same maturity. It’s more like I like listening to her talk and I listen.

  • Were your last 4 kisses from the same person?

No …

  • Who last made you laugh?

Probably Igor.

  • Is there anyone that you care more about than yourself?

I can say that about a few of my friends in America

  • How come you’re not going out with the person you like?

Distance and historical problems.

  • What’s bothering you right now?

JORDAN’S UNIVERSE IS AGAINST HER.

  • Are you friends with all of your exes?

All except one.

  • Who is the last girl and boy you hugged?

Well the last girl that I hugged was probably Melina … I don’t know the last guy I

  • Who was the last person you visited in the hospital?

I’ve never been hospitalized.

  • Have you ever played someone?

Unintentionally, I probably have.

  • How long have you had the shirt you’re wearing?

Probably 3-4 months.  It’s the newest shirt I have.

  • Are you a slut?

Well Kaitlin has called me a slut plenty of times, but I’m pretty sure that’s a very confusing pet name.

  • What happened last time you got drunk?

I kissed a girl and had a cigarette.  What else would I do here in Brasil?

  • When’s the last time you combed your hair?

About a week ago.  I’m seeing what bedhead does to my popularity here:P

  • Last time you laughed your head off?

Probably when I saw that one post of a “gangsta” talking to somebody on omegle about One Direction.  I’m not a fan, but that was fucking hilarious.

  • What do you want right this second?

To have things to do like I did in America.

  • How are you sitting?

Sitting in a chair with shitty posture.

  • Your mood?

WELL I’M SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED AT SOMEBODY.  Ok, I’ll just let this go now.  I could be mock angry at this lioness all day but it gets tiring after a while.  I would know.

  • Did you sleep alone last night?

No, as Kaitlin would put it, I’m a slut.

  • Do you plan on sleeping in tomorrow?

Nope.

  • Do you find piercings attractive?

It depends.  Earrings and the OCCASIONAL nose ring are a big ol’ yes.  I’m not much of a fan after that.

  • How many cigarettes have you smoked today?

None today.

  • Do you have a hard time admitting you’re wrong?

It depends.  Like today, I made a bet with my friend at school that the girl whose back was facing me was not the girl that I made out with on Friday.  Let’s just say I owe him a real:/

  • Do you like potato chips?

Kinda.  They’re alright.  THEY’RE PRETTY DOPE.

  • Do you give out second chances way too easily?

I always give second chances.  Not big on third chances though.  Second time you do whatever you did, that’s kinda it..

  • Are you currently looking for a significant other?

Well it’s not as special if you look for it.  If you’re looking for somebody to date, then that reduces the quality of it.  If you just fall in love without really having to think about it, without really looking for it, I’d would tell you that that’s what I want.

  • You’re trapped in a room for 3 days with the person you fell the hardest for, any problems?

No.  I would love that actually.

  • How was your day overall?

Pretty dece.  Though I got let down twice: first running and now skype.

  • Is tanning your thing?

No.  Though I can’t say that I’m not striking with a tan.  I’m very against tanning beds, fake tans, and tanning for so long that you look like a ripe tomato, or an overweight man’s face when he’s flustered.  That’s just going out of your way to be something you’re not.

  • How was your past weekend?

Well the party on Friday was alright, and after that it was just sitting in bed and/or eating. Weekends can get pretty depressing here.

  • When was the last time you showered?

This afternoon.

  • Ever been told “it’s not you, it’s me”?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ohhhhhhhh I really shouldn’t laugh at that, that’s kind of horrible of me, but yes.  Yes I have.  And it was so beautifully written, like I was going to flip out or something.  I wasn’t even mad.  Sad, but definitely not mad.

  • Do you want to be single?

I’m not great in the single life.  Even though I have done it, which I guess makes me a hypocrite, I don’t really like “a pegação.”  It’s really not my thing.

  • When’s the last time you were kissed on the cheek/lips?

Friday

  • When was the last time you laughed really hard?

DEJA VU.

  • Last three things you had to drink?

Water, water, and water.

  • You have to get a tattoo, where and what do you get?

If I had to, I’d probably get it on my shoulder.  Something that would intimidate people at first but also have a deeper meaning to me.

  • Have you ever been awake for 2 days straight?

Nope.

  • Where do you want to live when you grow up?

No clue.  I know that I want to study in a big city, preferably NYC, and then after that I have no clue.  Maybe even return to Brasil.

  • Think back five months ago, were you single?

Quite so.

  • Does anyone completely understand you?

I bet there are.  Or at least some people who understand things about me that I don’t really see yet.

  • It’s 4 in the morning, your phone rings who is it?

I don’t pick it up because I DON’T HAVE A PHONE, AND IF MY PHONE RINGS AT 4 IN THE MORNING, IT’S GOING TO BE MY HOST FAMILY’S HOUSE PHONE.  I’M NOT GETTING THAT SONUVA BITCH AT 4 IN THE MORNING.

  • Is this summer gonna be a good one?

Oh it’s going to be the best one of my life, from the sounds of it

  • What’s usually colder, your hands or your feet?

Hands.  It happens every time I’m really nervous.

  • What do you own with zebra print on it?

Absolutely nothing and I plan on keeping it that way.

  • Do you believe what goes around comes around?

Yeah.  So love and unseen insecurity should be coming around to me any day now.

  • You just drank 15 shots, what would you be doing?

Depending on what the drink is, I’d be surprisingly ok.  If I’ve learned anything from my alcoholic experiences here, it’s that I’m kind of strong when it comes to drinking.  What I would be doing, of course, would be getting better at Portuguese, feeling sad about some girl in America, and obviously try to fix it by making out with a stranger.  And, of course, it doesn’t get me anywhere.

  • What is important to you as of right now?

My future.  And as my life comes to an end (late thirties, forties) my family will be the most important thing.  Providing I even have a family by that point.  I’m pretty optimistic about it, and I think I will.

  • Whats your favorite type of flower?

That really badass flower that gets super tall and shit, and you can eat it’s muthafuckin seeds.  SUNFLOWER UP IN THIS BITCH.  (surveys are obviously directed towards girls, but it’s not all that bad, so fuck you)

  • Are you mean?

When it really comes down to it, no.

  • Are you the youngest person living in your house?

Nah.

  • Would you ever dye your hair brown?

MY HAIR IS SOOOOO FUCKING BROWN ALREADY.  it’s like you don’t even know me

  • Who was the last person you talked about something that was bothering you with?

Emilie, and maybe Igor.

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"I guess I never caught that bug where you’re only supposed to care about your own country or your own local area. To me, 49 decapitated Mexicans is just as bad as 49 decapitated Americans and I know if there were 49 decapitated Americans in the street anywhere in the country, it would be like 9/11 all over again. It would be the largest news story for years - if it just happened once - but it happens time and time again in Mexico… and I guess as long as Americans aren’t getting decapitated, apparently the rest of the country, and especially our media, couldn’t give a damn and that’s part of what’s sick and wrong with this country’s media. And so, we march on as if nothing is wrong, as if everything is hunky dory, as if the war on drugs makes sense and hasn’t created these grotesque gangs that grow larger and more grotesque by the day - and it’s not because of the drugs. It’s because the drugs are illegal."

Cenk Uygur commenting on the 49 bodies that were recently found decapitated in Mexico and on the continued War on Drugs, which has claimed over 62,000 lives since just 2006 (via mohandasgandhi)

It’s so amazing to finally hear someone say this. People being brutally, violently killed in Mexico is just as much of a Problem as it would be if it were happening here in America.

Ending the War on Drugs and legalizing marijuana wouldn’t fix all of Mexico’s problems, but it’d go a long way towards decreasing gang violence and drug cartel crime.

-Jess

(via stfuconservatives)

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