We arrived two days ago to Buenos Aires and have been promoting a youth event happening this weekend. Today we will venture out to see the sights of the city.

More to come.

So this was our first time to be in Porto Alegre. Pretty much everything (except Foz do Iguaçu) before this point have been new experiences. The missionaries we worked with in Porto Alegre were fantastic, funny, and hospitable.

We worked most of the time at a place called Chacára, a alcohol and drug rehabilitation center for men. We built a dormitory brick-by-brick. I think only one member of our group had previous masonry experience. It was excellent to work along side these men and at random they would shout out “Gloria a Deus!” (”Glory to God!”).

We also had the opportunity to stay with host families, and I do have to say, ours was the est. Ha! No, Roberto and Moema were superb people. Always making sure we were comfortable and well fed. Man that was some good food.

I had a fantastic time in Porto Alegre and I can not wait to return in the future.

Brandon and I have the pleasure of staying with a family this week, as do all others of the group, but Brandon and I have the pleasure of being with Moema, Roberto, and their son Keldy this week whie in Porto Alegre. We were at Jennifer’s and Sascha’s house on Tuesday and twice Moema and Roberto called to check if we were ok. We had not been assigned homes, so I jumped on the chance to stay with people that were SO excited to keep us.

They are sweet and considerate. They were not sure if we would be comfortable staying with a bi-racial couple that has a cat and a dog, no worries we said. Truly they are servants and some of the most hospitable individuals I have had the pleasure to be with. Brandon has a great attitude as well, so it makes they stay that much better. The food is not bad either.

In other news, I sat on a granite table today in the mall food court and broke it off the pedestal. Oh well. The mall staff were only concerned if I had been hurt. Not really, just a bit embarassed.