First 2 Days in Brazil

Hello everyone! I have finally had the time to sit down and write you an update. I am so sorry for the delay. As most of you already know, I am here in Brazil right now. I arrived on Saturday, Feb.4th. My ticket from Japan was for Thursday night, but just an hour before heading to the airport in Osaka, my travel agent called informing that the flight was going to leave at midnight instead of 7pm. Then, I had two options. One was to go at midnight and spend a night in Dallas, before taking the next flight to Brazil. The other was to stay home an extra day and leave on Friday night instead. Since Mansur and I were missing each other so much and had already been crying a week prior to that, I decided to spend an extra day in Kobe. The moment we knew that I did not have to leave until the very next day, we started giggling...We were so happy to have an extra 24hrs together. We never imagined how precious 24hrs could be. It was great. We took a nap, ate dinner and left for an onsen with Hamid and Hitomi. That extra day with my husband was one of the most valuable ones. For a moment, life was colorful again, though we knew that on the following day we could not escape the goodbyes.

My flight was LONG and tiring. It is horrible to fly all the way to Brazil without stopping in America to rest for a few days. It took me 1.5 days to get from Kobe to Brasilia. All I could think of was a shower. Once I got myself clean and ready for summer, my parents, my younger brother (Kyle) and my aunt and cousin went out for lunch. We ate typical Brazilian food, at a restaurant in the city park. It was delicious.

Before heading home that Saturday night, I could manage to stop at a beauty shop and get my nails done. It was great. Then, I stopped by my grandpaerents' house, which happens to be a few meters away from mine, and we ate a snack together while chatting for an hour or so.

Sleeping at home was nice and quiet. My parents have a great space, 20min drive from the city center. We have trees, birds, horses, streams, coffee plants, and a whole lot more. There are 7 houses, all of family members. It is fun. I hope to get some pictures to post here for you.

On Sunday, we stayed at home during the day, celebrating my dad's birthday. At night we attended church, the one Mansur and I got married at 3 yrs ago. Everyone missed him and sent their best regards. It was funny to be back after so long. Things have changed, as they should, but it is weird when you weren't there to see it happen.

Today I am going to join my mother at the school where she teaches, and I will start preparing for my research.

Let us keep in touch!