Ahhhh, we are under attack! I need all units to respond, we are being invaded by...wait, what is that? Chickens? I mean, that´s right, we are being invaded by giant, multicolored chickens. Please act accordingly!
They had these bad boys...and girls all over. Think Park City with it´s moose statues, now change all the moose...meese...moosen ;) to chickens and change the location from the mountians to a beautiful beach and there you have it, you are now at Porto de Galinhas in Brazil, and a warm welcome to you!
This beautiful beach is about an hour and a half from Recife and has some awesome natural pool things that collect fish when the tide is out and then you can take a cool sailboat (like we did in Maceió) out to see them. The difference between here and Maceió is that the fish actually get caught in pools in the reefs so they are stuck there and can´t get away, whereas in Maceió you had to swim around to find them.
These are some of the cute little fishies that we say, they would nibble our hand if you stuck it in thinking that you had food, it was crazy! Below is a photo of one of the pools the fish would get stuck in. They call it the map of Brazil because it is kind of shaped like the country, cool ne!
I love walking pictures, whether they are walking towards me, or away from me. Don´t know why but they are fun. This is the group, we are kind of a motley crew aren´t we!
This guy was really cool, he only has one leg and carries all of this stuff around with him, on the beach, using his crutches- in the sand, all day long! He has all sorts of balls and buckets and whatnot on his left and then on his right is a board that has all sorts of earingg, bracelets and fun stuff like that. I super wanted to give him some money, so I bought a pair of earings, I figure that even if he makes bank because people feel bad for him, he stinkin deserves it because he is doing all that in spite of his physical disability! Later Vanessa went over and bought the same kind of earings from him, and then I took Berkeley over and she bought some too. Because of that he told me that I was good luck for him and he was very grateful, it was so sweet.
This is the Berkster and I at the pools, aren´t we just adorable. I somehow got appointed at one point to be the bag holder of our group and had like, three backpacks as well as a hat and a headband, I am still wearing the hat and headband in this picture, cute huh!
Then just a few bright colorful pictures to end our day for us.
One last thing, then I really am done. I just wanted to add some pictures of the family that we are staying with. Here we have Gabriel, he is 2 and is just the cutest little guy. He was super shy at first, but wouldn´t just hide from us, he would hide with a huge smile on his face, kind of like he has in this picture and just giggle and giggle. He is super happy and energetic. The next one is a picture of his dad, Donny- Sílvias ex, they still have a super good relationship though and he is over all the time to see Gabriel, or Biel as they call him.
This is Sílvia. She is the best, she is super nice and always willing to help us out, give us directions and just whatever we need. She works three jobs and is a psychiatrist. We super love her! She wants to have two more kids some day and just showers Gabriel with love and affection! Below is a picture of all of us, Sílvia, Donny, me, Gabriel, Carla and Adelma.
Adelma has worked for Sílvia for two years now helping to take care of Gabriel, cook the meals and keep the apartment clean and nice looking. She lives here most of the time and gets two or three days off every two weeks when she goes and stays at the house of her mother-in-law...really the mother of her boyfriend. She has a four year old son that lives in the interior of Recife with her mother but she hardly ever sees them. She is awesome, she cooks the best meals and is always singing and happy. Her birthday is tomorrow and she will be turning 26. Donnys birthday is also coming up on Monday, so yesterday we had a little party for them. We all went out for pizza, and then Carla and I tried to make a cake, we bought a little cake mixture but some of the eggs in the fridge were bad so while I was in the shower Carla ruined the mixture with one of those. I get out to find her trying to air out the kitchen and almost dry heaving because of the smell. She tried to rinse it all down the sink, but it got clogged up and she didn´t know how to unclog it, so it was smelly! I tried to make some brownies and we eventually found enough eggs that were not bad that we could do it, but let me tell you, it is definitely an adventure when you go to crack that egg open not knowing whether or not it will come out all nice, or if you will be attacked with the scent of doom and destruction! Next problem, they don´t really have cocoa here so I had to use the powder for chocolate milk. For awhile there while it was cooking I didn´t know if it was going to turn out, it looked super funky and was like bubbling around the edges, but it turned out alright if maybe a little too sweet.
They had these bad boys...and girls all over. Think Park City with it´s moose statues, now change all the moose...meese...moosen ;) to chickens and change the location from the mountians to a beautiful beach and there you have it, you are now at Porto de Galinhas in Brazil, and a warm welcome to you!
This beautiful beach is about an hour and a half from Recife and has some awesome natural pool things that collect fish when the tide is out and then you can take a cool sailboat (like we did in Maceió) out to see them. The difference between here and Maceió is that the fish actually get caught in pools in the reefs so they are stuck there and can´t get away, whereas in Maceió you had to swim around to find them.
These are some of the cute little fishies that we say, they would nibble our hand if you stuck it in thinking that you had food, it was crazy! Below is a photo of one of the pools the fish would get stuck in. They call it the map of Brazil because it is kind of shaped like the country, cool ne!
I love walking pictures, whether they are walking towards me, or away from me. Don´t know why but they are fun. This is the group, we are kind of a motley crew aren´t we!
This guy was really cool, he only has one leg and carries all of this stuff around with him, on the beach, using his crutches- in the sand, all day long! He has all sorts of balls and buckets and whatnot on his left and then on his right is a board that has all sorts of earingg, bracelets and fun stuff like that. I super wanted to give him some money, so I bought a pair of earings, I figure that even if he makes bank because people feel bad for him, he stinkin deserves it because he is doing all that in spite of his physical disability! Later Vanessa went over and bought the same kind of earings from him, and then I took Berkeley over and she bought some too. Because of that he told me that I was good luck for him and he was very grateful, it was so sweet.
This is the Berkster and I at the pools, aren´t we just adorable. I somehow got appointed at one point to be the bag holder of our group and had like, three backpacks as well as a hat and a headband, I am still wearing the hat and headband in this picture, cute huh!
Then just a few bright colorful pictures to end our day for us.
Adelma has worked for Sílvia for two years now helping to take care of Gabriel, cook the meals and keep the apartment clean and nice looking. She lives here most of the time and gets two or three days off every two weeks when she goes and stays at the house of her mother-in-law...really the mother of her boyfriend. She has a four year old son that lives in the interior of Recife with her mother but she hardly ever sees them. She is awesome, she cooks the best meals and is always singing and happy. Her birthday is tomorrow and she will be turning 26. Donnys birthday is also coming up on Monday, so yesterday we had a little party for them. We all went out for pizza, and then Carla and I tried to make a cake, we bought a little cake mixture but some of the eggs in the fridge were bad so while I was in the shower Carla ruined the mixture with one of those. I get out to find her trying to air out the kitchen and almost dry heaving because of the smell. She tried to rinse it all down the sink, but it got clogged up and she didn´t know how to unclog it, so it was smelly! I tried to make some brownies and we eventually found enough eggs that were not bad that we could do it, but let me tell you, it is definitely an adventure when you go to crack that egg open not knowing whether or not it will come out all nice, or if you will be attacked with the scent of doom and destruction! Next problem, they don´t really have cocoa here so I had to use the powder for chocolate milk. For awhile there while it was cooking I didn´t know if it was going to turn out, it looked super funky and was like bubbling around the edges, but it turned out alright if maybe a little too sweet.
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