In fact the whole gang is here. Mary and I arrived in Rio one week ago. Our first night, we met up with Joe for dinner who was there for work.
And then on Friday Andrew, Margaret and Simon landed, and you'll never guess who they bumped into in Immigration. Annie!
Sankar has been in Brasil for about a month, and he came over from Salvador de Bahia, and we convened in an air bnb on Cocacabana Beach. Tough life. As Margaret said: she liked the Rio vibe. What's not to like?
A few days of sun and fun there, and then we made our way over to Joe and Leonor's in Brasilia. They welcomed us into their new home where we met Luisa for the first time. Happy girl! And got reacquainted fast with Thomas and Joao. And Joe served up a wonderful welcome barbecue.
Leonor had a scare (and so did we) when her arm got caught in the driveway gate after she picked us up at the airport. But, she's okay. Too much excitement.
And we still have two weeks to go! Our motto? No headlines, no hospitals.
That's us. What about you? Well, raise your hand if you've seen Hamilton, the play. I think I see a number of hands and now one more as Tina and Donald took in a show. She said she paid $29 or something like that for each ticket. They didn't have that deal when we went. A great show at any price.
Also saw Peter and Johanna enjoying a US women's national soccer team game. Getting ready for next World Cup and with equal pay now too!
Speaking of World Cup; we'll be here in Brazil when the cup starts on November 20. Who do you think we should root for? Does Brazil have a team? Did they qualify?
We spoke with John and Marilyn who were anticipating the next hurricane coming over the east coast of Florida. Turns out it wasn't as extreme as Ian but still dumped a lot of water. We saw photos of their town Port Orange under water. And we saw Heather and her daughters on Facebook taking in a Green Bat Packer game. A highlight for lifelong fans. Sounds like it was a good one too. Hope they stayed until the end.
Also touched base with Andrew and Lur who were joined by Claire, down for the weekend.
We had a busy last week before departing. My Afghan student had already saved enough money after 6 months of work to buy a car. As soon as he got a license he wanted wheels. So it was a good English lesson with a few stories. He bought a used car from a Ukrainian mechanic just down the road from our house. And then we did the paperwork. I even gave up my nap to help him one day. But he was successful. The immigrant story.
First call. We put down the first deposits for Poconos 2023. And by coincidence, look at the dates. July 20 to July 23. Easy to remember. We'll touch base in the new year and see where everyone stands. Right now we have seven cabins reserved.
Just around the corner. Can't wait.
That's all for from south of the border. Love
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