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                1. I know I've been endlessly fawning all week over braziljs, but let me have one more tweet storm.
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                braziljs The last week has been emotionally exhausting. I get intensely nervous before talks. I don't sleep well when I travel.
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              I don't speak the language even a little bit. I landed and immediately felt outright foreign. I miss my family.
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            All that being said, all of that internal discomfort to start was quickly put to ease by every person that I met.
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          It wasn't grand gestures either. It was the little things that I noticed immediately. People switched to English so I'd feel included
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        I mentioned that I like coffee, soapdog shows up with a bag of Brazilian beans for me to try. I ran into people and they invited me to join
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      Nothing ever felt forced or like some sort of obligation. It was just genuine kindness. I hope to be able to repay it someday
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    It truly speaks to the community and to the organizers that they attract people like this. My hat goes off to you, especially.
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      We explored together, we ate together, we conversed about not just tech, but life as well, you pretended I was funny and laughed at my jokes
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        If any of you end up in Seattle, you have a friend there. Know that.
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          Now, I'm leaving, and it's a bit bittersweet because I will miss you all in Fortaleza, but am so excited to see my wife and daughter
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            Peace out, braziljs. You are now my gold standard.
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              braziljs To everybody that was not able to attend or didn't know before, apply next year for their cfp. You won't regret it.