The Weekend and the Week Begins

We've had a great weekend and were able to relax just enough. We went out to a pizza buffet on Friday night and it was delicious. We enjoyed all the various kinds and had Guarana to go along with the meal. That is the best soda from Brazil. It is made from gaurana seeds that have lots of caffeine in them. It has a good taste to it as well so we are enjoying it. We got to go swimming in the school's pool (seen above) on Saturday afternoon and tried to get our skin a little more Brazilian-looking. When we arrived we were as pale as could be! But we have to be careful because the sun is so hot here.
We had some good conversations with Brazilians today. A young man came and talked to us for about 15min. after church. He had a lot of practice with English so it was fun talking. We also played soccer again this afternoon and really enjoyed it. We talked soccer with one of the guys who lives at the school as well. He was giving us tips on how to play better. He spoke to us in Portuguese mostly but he spoke very slowly so we could understand it. Plus Emily was there to translate the words we didn't know. We tried to tell him the United States might win the World Cup coming up this summer. He just laughed at us and reminded us how many times Brazil has won it versus how many times the United States has won. Our argument wasn't very strong. I hear that when the World Cup starts they cancel school whenever Brazil plays. That should be very exciting! I am glad we are here when the tournament is. I think it starts in June.

I have spent a lot of time looking at, organizing, and adapting the curriculum for my classes this week. I am excited and nervous to teach on my own. Mostly I am just excited to get to know the kids better. Wish me luck!