[brazil, week 8] Saudade and showing humanity

Tou com saudadeThis past week I've been feeling pretty homesick. I'm missing life as a student and all the events and happenings back in Trondheim. I'm also really missing a bunch of Norwegian food, maybe especially the Norwegian bread and everything else that comes along with a Norwegian breakfast. I also miss Norwegian grocery stores, shockingly enough. I just know where everything is and what stuff I should buy. I know where to go to find the yoghurt that I like and where I can find the best, cheap biscuits and cranberries. I know which stores sell which appliances and where I should go to get stuff to repair them. I know which thrift stores are where and where I should expect to find good things. I know the libraries like the back of my hand, and I sure as hell know my university - well, at least the part of it which I like to use. I know what cafés to go to and what to get there, not to mention which ones it is that has interesting panel discussions. I know where students gather…