And here. We. Go.

Hello everyone and welcome to the latest installment of my blogging world. I just got this thing up and running a couple of days ago, and I still haven't decided on a name. I figured that someone would come up with a good name for me, so go ahead and throw some suggestions my way, or else you are condemned to the title that have given it, which sounds like a bad sitcom (airing this fall on CBS!!). After a long few days of packing and preparing, I have made it back to the Southern Hemisphere. I arrived in Sao Paulo this morning and was greeted by my old friend George, who is kind enough to let me live with him and his mom until my job officially starts on the 17th. For the next week or so, I will be roaming the streets of Sao Paulo and trying my best to get a handle on the facets of Portuguese that I will need to use while I am out and about by myself. The city is a beautiful place, very much a metropolis that is widespread and doesn't necessarily have a designated "downtown" area. The photo I posted is the view of the neighborhood and city from George's bedroom window.

I want to say thank you to everyone who helped me prepare, physically, emotionally, and mentally for this journey, it has been a long time coming and I am so excited to see where this new chapter in my life leads me. I will try and update the blog as frequently as possible, and I'm hoping that once I start my job in Campinas I will be able to set a weekly or even bi-weekly time that you can expect a post from me. As for now, I am off to have a deeelicious lunch with George's mom, and then it's to the streets to see what this magical new world has in store for me.

Peace and Love,

Conor