Currently it’s 15°C (59°F).

Tonight we are all going to a World Cup qualifying match between Chile and Bolivia. I saw on the news several times in Brasil that Bolivia is having some problems. Natives are protesting in the capital for better energy resource prices.

From cnn.com:

Rumors of a coup have persisted as protests convulse South America’s poorest nation. Leftist peasant groups are calling for a new constitution and the nationalization of Bolivia’s natural gas reserves, while provinces rich in natural resources demand more regional autonomy.

Yesterday we visited a private British school, St. Gabriels, we had a grand time playing Jeopardy in English with two classes. There, we met a Brit, Sarah, who was very plesant and great to talk to about the recent elections in Britain.

Today was a day of activities for kids that we invited from the school visits. I think because we invited them so late in the day, only a few showed up. Oh well, we had a great time singing, acting, eating empanadas, eating bananas, and playing fútbol.

I hope all is well at home. Take care.

Dance

I am so excited, I had to grab Katie and dance.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - May 17 - 22

Itu, Brazil - May 22 - 31

Santiago, Chile - June 1 - 17

Buenos Aires, Argentina - June 18 - 23

Iguazu Falls, Brazil - June 23 - 25

AA 905 17MAY Dallas to Rio 536P 834A
JJ 8000 22MAY Rio to Sao Paulo 730A 830A
JJ 8026 01JUN Sao Paulo to Santiago 930A 1230P
AC 92 17JUN Santiago to B.A. 1130A 230P
PZ 713 23JUN B.A. to Iguassu 800A 1135A
JJ 3556 25JUN Iguassu to Sao Paulo 700A 830A
AA 998 25JUN Sao Paulo to Miami 1055P 613A
AA 1711 26JUN Miami to Santo Domingo 1042A 1254P

Some of my pictures from Rio are now available on Flickr.
See them on Flickr

Monday was our “off day,” so Phyllis, the local minister’s, Antenor, wife gave us some choices on how to spend the day. Most of us decided to go hike a hill, Morro do Elefante. It was a great experience. At some points I was having flashbacks to Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia, climbing almost straight up hill.

At the top there was a concrete cross and a fabulous view over four cities below. When we gathered together at the bottom of the trail, we had the opportunity to see two capybaras, the largest rodent in the world – about the size of a medium dog, swimming and feeding in a pond. We also noticed after some time, three from our group were not with us. After some worrying and searching we found they had taken an other trail by accident.

I am now in Santiago and very tired from our 4:30A wake up call and 3 ½ hour flight. I’ll miss Brasil so much, Itu is an amazing place, but I look forward to what God has for us in Chile and Argentina.