I arrived on the island of Santa Catarina almost a week ago and to my new home, Algurgue do Pirata. I have signed up to work in a little hostel on the very south corner of the island for about a month. It turns out that this hostel is the end of the road around here and in a sort of jungley middle of nowhere. Due to this, I have yet to see the city of Florianopolis where I thought I was going to be.
When I first arrived, I thought I ws going to hate it here. I decided that I needed to leave as soon as possible and started trying to figgure out Plan B. Though this took time, and as the days passed I got used to the lack of people around and started to enjoy doing nothing. Apprently first impresions arn´t always correct.
Here at the hostel, I have my own little house across from the hostel. Once and awhile other travelers comming through come to stay there with me. I was hired to clean the hostel, so I keep my house clean and for the first two weeks I am here, am helping the owners remodel and sproose up the hostel in preperation for the high season. The high season starts next week and apprently brings loads of travelers. Im hoping this is true because it would be nice to have a few more folks around. When the season starts, I will become a cleaning lady along with Josephina, an Agrentinian girl who is working here as well.
This past week there hasn´t been much to do so I have spent my days, getting to know the few travelers passing though, cooking, going to the beach, and reading. Being a city girl at heart, it took a lot of ajustment, but now I have gotten used to it. Caitlin comes next week, so I am anxious to see her. Our Portuguese classes start on January 3rd, so I am also looking forward to that!
For now, I am enjoying my little house, and having some time to myself! The holidays are comming up, and its going to be strange not to be home, but as usual this is an adventure and things are often strange.
Hope all is well on the home front!
Much love,
Cora
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