Language Frustration!!

I cannot believe I have been here a month now...time is flying by!!

It has been a month of highs and lows. tiredness and energy, and SOO many new things.

I am starting to get frustrated by not being able to speak the language...it is so hard to really feel comfortable and relaxed in a conversation when you are trying to pick out the words you know or rely on someone to translate the conversation. Something that comes so natural to me - is now so difficult, I have certainly taken for granted the ability to talk and communicate with everyone! 

I want to talk to people, joke with them, tell them how I feel, ask them questions, find out about them, explain things....ARGH!! 

I will get there....there is a group of us going to have language lessons on a Sunday afternoon, so hopefully that will help. It is just even harder as portuguese does not translate directly into english!

Oh well, it will get easier, just need to keep plodding on and trying...