Ola!! We arrived safely in Sao Paulo a little after 10:00 am on Wednesday. The flights were mostly uneventful but for those who have never flown before I am sure it was an eye opening experience. We made it through baggage claim with a little rush of adrenaline on Kate’s part but she remained calm, cool and collected. Customs went smoothly and Shirota, Caroline, Anna and Henrique were waiting for us once we got through customs. The Brazilian students and our students are getting along just great. It was a two hour bus ride to Piracicaba which is our home base and where the great Antonnio’s Hotel is located. We had a walking tour of campus (in the rain) and a bus tour of Piracicaba on Wednesday.
By now we have had seven meals, six different places to eat, and the students seem to be enjoying the food. Most have tried new foods (chicken hearts, palm, plantain, fried cheese, lots of meat and fish and the list goes on). I am including a few pictures. One of the group on the bridge that goes across the Piracicaba River. The water is very high this year. It is the highest I have seen it.
There was a beautiful rainbow Wednesday on the walking tour of campus after one of the showers. Some of the students were looking at rubber that had been collected from some of the trees on campus.
Today we had a birthday celebration for Darryl and sang Happy Birthday to him in Portuguese.
One of the highlights today was seeing the little monkeys that are on campus. You usually don’t see them unless they are being fed and one of the campus guards surprised the group as they headed off campus. After class we played indoor soccer, Americans against Americans, Americans against the Brazilians, mixed teams and I will have to say the Americans were pretty good. The Brazilians were better skilled but the Americans were more persistent. The students are out tonight for their first evening of Brazilian socializing. We have class tomorrow so they will need to be up and ready to go by 7:30 am but they were excited to go out.
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