Friends


As of this post, we have approximately 56 hours of camp left.  56.  Not very much at all.

We have a mix of emotions…I think we are all ready to see our families and sleep in our beds.  But leaving here will be very difficult.  We have lifelong friends, a schedule that does not include school or work, and summertime in Brazil.

The friends we have made and the experiences we have had here have challenged us and changed us.

I´m not sure how much time to post I will have in  the next 56 hours.  But expect some more posts after we return home.  We have lots more stories to tell!

And please remember to be patient with us when we do get home.  We love you all, but will probably be missing our new soulmates at the same time.

See you soon!

So…you may be wondering…are we really making new friends?

Here´s some evidence for you!

We trust them to lead us blindfolded.

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We put our heads together to work as a team.

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We plan and make decisions about our camp.

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For the weekend!

The kids will be spending the weekend with a Brazilian host family.  Another great opportunity to see some of Sao Paulo and experience Brazilian culture!

Darci will be spending the weekend with Mari from Costa Rica, Delaney will be chilling with Mili from Argentina, Will is off with Hector from Peru, and Thomas is partnered with Matteo from Argentina.

Leah will be hitting the beach this weekend with the other leaders, JCs, and staff to relax and plan the second half of the camp!

We will most likely be offline until Monday, so happy weekend to all!

Some quick notes from the camp computer lab…

1. We are across the street from a Buddist temple and can sometimes hear them chanting. It´s quite nice actually.

2. It is definitely summer here. Hot, hot and hot!

3. There are monkeys that come down from the trees and watch us do activities sometimes.

4. Learning 70 new names is hard work and takes more than 24 hours to do.

5. I have a GREAT delegation and I´m so happy to have them here (and for Will to arrive in the morning!)

6. The Americans have become fast friends with the Canadians and the Australians.

I promise our next post will have some pictures. Happy New Year to everyone!

And finally, our North American neighbor and our friends from Asia-Pacific!

Canada

Canada

Australia

Australia

Japan

Japan

And those coming all the way from Europe…

Great Britain

Great Britain

 
France

France

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweden

Sweden

  
Germany

Germany

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway

Norway

Who will we be living with for the month we are at village? 

From South and Central America…

Guatemala

Guatemala

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Argentina

Argentina

 

Peru

Peru

Brazil

Brazil