Well, the house is pretty much set up to our liking. Blake is working quite a bit, but still manages to come home for lunch most days. That is such a special treat. He never could do that when we lived in Michigan. The Guardian office is only 7 minutes away while the site is 20 minutes away on the other side of town. It is nice having him home more!
Garrett is enjoying homeschool. His favorite subject is recess/video games. He also enjoys math and puts up with reading and learning Portuguese. We usually start the day with an hour walk around the neighborhood with Tootsie. Garrett rides his bike and Tootsie sniffs everything!!!!! We say "Bom Dia" to the other people we pass in the street. Quite a few of them comment on how big Tootsie is and of course, they comment on Garretts "lindo loiro com olhos azuis" (beautiful blonde with blue eyes). The girls absolutely adore him, and want to touch him. This, of course, makes him shy, but honestly, I think he loves the attention. He's such a Cutie!!
Garrett is really enjoying the fruit. His favorite fruit are the bananas which are about half the size of the ones you would find in the States, but OH WOW the flavor is AMAZING! The mangos are delicious and plentiful, as are the strawberries and oranges. Garrett also loves the rice and beans which you can find with just about any meal here. The little breads (paozinho) are made fresh daily and don't last more than 24 hours. I make a point of picking them up every day at the local restaurant. They only cost R$1.80 for 6 of them. Delicious!!!!
I am trying to get a rhythm going with our new life here. We walk first thing after breakfast, and then come back and do school until lunch time. We work on Portuguese and typing in the afternoon and then go to the tennis courts or the empty field to throw the ball for Tootsie. By then, it's time for me to start dinner. Pretty simple life....... until later. Tchau
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Diary of expatriate life for an 8 year old Michigan boy and his parents in Brazil.
2 comments:
Logged onto your blog after seeing an article in the local paper. What a WONDERFUL adventure!! I am envious and enjoying your postings. I will probably really be jealous when Michigan winter hits. Keep up the good work in learning Portugese, Garrett. You will never regret it!
Hey, its good to hear that you like it in Brasil, this is really important and belive me, I know what I am saying.
Dagmar is still in France with the kids until August 8th. I am now back from a 3 week vacation in France and enjoy the lake by myself. As you can imagine Dave and Sonya are taking good care of me.
On Saturday there will be a big party at Kim and Rich, it is his 40th brithday (I think he looks older?!)
Other then that, nothing changed in good old Ortonville. Oh one thing, they have now boat docks at the boat bar, finally.
When I saw your pictures in the blog it reminded me on our own move to the US, so similar, only a different country.
Look forward to see you again and hope that you have a great time.
Ralf
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