Marcia and I started by talking about our families and the places that we grew up in. She said that she didn't have any siblings, but had a lot of extended family. We talked about the differences in our experiences as I grew up with three older siblings. My siblings have always been some of my closest friends so it was interesting to hear about how Marcia grew up with closer relationships to her aunts, uncles, and cousins. She told me about the school system in Brazil and her experience as an undergrad in San Paolo. The school system sounded very different as she said that the college had 80 campuses for all the colleges for each major. We also talked about moving abroad to study because I feel nervous about moving to China next year for grad school. Marcia explained how she was able to get out into the community and was able to feel more comfortable after a while. Before we hung up, Marcia told me more about her research and we made plans to talk again next Friday.
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