So Ricardo said I did not have enough to do, so I need to create a blog of our time in Brazil. No problem. I can do that. Let's see, what happened in the first few weeks since we have been here?
Well Sunday morning, August 8th was an experience. Since we have been here I noticed that Brazilians respect the concept of lines - in the line for passport control, in grocery stores, at movies, waiting for the bus - but not in the airport. It was a free-for-all at the conveyors to get your luggage. And let's not mention the luggage cart you need to have right next to you, or 4 is some cases so that no one else can get one or get to the luggage. If anyone has ever been to Rome, it was very similar. And with only having a few hours sleep and then trying to handle a cart that does not want to go where you want it to, well not fun. But once we got to our apartment, ahh relaxation! I love the apartment. It is very nice, but a lot of doors everywhere. The boys are getting used to being more quiet since we are in a high rise and there are people living under us. Well, they are getting used to us telling them in loud voices to be quiet. Makes sense right?
The boys started at a British school with an IB program. So far so good, but not enough homework from my point of view. Ian and Javier are in year 3 and year 5, respectively. They said it is supposed to translate to grade 3 and 5 in the States. Thanks to friends in Switzerland with a tip we are trying to find out if that is right or not. We will see.
I started Bible Study with the church we found. It is part of an English based school here. We love it! And everyone is so nice. We are also part of the American Club here. Ricardo and I are teaching the little kids how to play baseball. We have never been so tired in our lives! Javier and Ian are playing with the experienced kids. Javier hit a home run! Go Javi! Both boys have lost a tooth here, and the tooth fairy must know we are Americans because she leaves American Dollars.
This weekend we went to lunch after church at a really cool restaurant called Pe de Manga. It means foot of the mango. There is a tree in the middle of the patio. I am guessing it is a Mango tree? Not sure, but it would make sense considering the name. There is a picture below somewhere of me, Javier and Ian sitting on the patio. Anyone comes to visit, we will take you there. It is very fun.
Never wrote a blog before so I hope you like the first one. I have to get used to doing this.
