Urgh....

Rodrigo stepped on my glasses and broke them last night... oh man!  They are even broken in such a way that they cant be fixed.  They are on their way out now. 
The family is gone but Tony is still with us through the weekend and my friend Addisun will move in with us during the vaccation.  It is going to be fun... probably too much fun :)

Pizza, Futebol & Kids

Tonight I am home after a long long night last night. Every Tuesday we go to my favorite restaurant with my teacher friends and some students who want to talk English.  Last night I met some great people and we were out till 2am.  Lots of fun. 

Tonight I am so happy to be home eating pizza and watching futebol with my family.  The Brazil team isn’t looking too good this year so far, even I can see it…well we have 2 years to practice, so I have my fingers crossed.  Tonight we are playing Ecuador, god help them. 



Today we played all day with the kids, they are so tired.  It is so great that we have so many kids around; this will be some of the best times of their lives.  Bernard loves to play with Julia (10years), and Marina (2yrs) loves to play with Bernard so they all play nicely.  Now Gabi, I am not sure what she is after; she wants to do what Julia and Bernard are doing but spends most of her time trying to take everything away from Sophia (2yrs).  Sophia loves babies and spends all of her time taking care of Gabi’s babies, it is so adorable.  Soon I realize that Gabi is nowhere and I will either find here riding her bike or doing something by herself…or I will hear one of the girls crying, run out to see who it is and find Gabi cornering them…its GABI!!!!  Or more appropriately….its Gilly!!!!

10's a Good Crowd

I am so secited to host some of my favorite people in the world at my home.  We are going to have a packed house for sure... Tia Eva, Tia Bia, Tony, 3- 2 year olds, a 5 year old and a 10 year old. Rodrigo and I.  All together there will be 10.  Excitingly enough this will be my first time hosting Brazilian Style.  In this case Brazilian Style is lots of family sleeping everywhere and eating really really really good.  Mmmm Mmmm.

Great night last night.  We watched the game and then went to a party.  Had a great time.  Today we went to pick up the kids and had a BBQ with Rodrigo's family.  We had a nice day with the kids and family. 

Dont stop the Conversation

If I haven’t lived in Brasil, I would not be as connected to the world as I am now.  We are all connected and if you can’t see that from where you live, if you can’t feel that in your heart, please travel or trust in me.  The great lie is that we are independent countries dependent on no one, removed from the world, but this is not true.  The people of the world are connected.  There are worldly repercussions for disease, disaster, miracles and devastation that run through tiny veins and affect us all. 

Don’t let your news source dictate your thoughts about the world, see it for yourself.   It is not always good, in fact sometimes it can lead down roads that your soul is not prepared to go; but without this uncomfortable moment we do not grow.  We are family and you should care or at the very least…You Should Know!  Be prepared to help others, teach them and learn from everyone as you go.  Stop making statements that create facts from your opinions.  Stop the thoughts that separate you from other people.