Rain, Rain - Work, Work

The postings on the blog are going to have to be short and sweet my friends. The week has been hectic - full of meetings, business, and lets not forget the class we teach every night. Some of the pictures will show you some of the places we have been meeting. Most of the day yesterday was spent tour Impact's 3rd campus with the school's founder Celio. By the time the meetings and greetings are complete it is time to battle the traffic for about an hour and head about 2 miles down the road to the other campus where we are teaching. Class lasts from 7pm to 10pm and we usually leave the school and get back to the hotel around 1130pm or so. We try to call home via the Internet and talk to friends or family then go to bed. That is pretty much been a typical day this week.

A cold front has taken hold of Sao Paulo. Now when I say cold, that means Brazil cold which is about 55 degrees. It is winter here after all but it feels more like Fall in North Carolina. They do not like the cold here at all. I see people everyday where heavy ski jackets - nothing like this past winter in NC thats for sure. It actually feels rather nice to me - a relief from the heat that has its grip on the south. Jimmie, being a native Brazilian, does not share the same sentiment. It has been raining almost all week as well but it hasn't really affected anything we have been doing since we spend most of our day indoors. We are hoping the we get a break from the rain this weekend however. We have many options to choose from so we are just going to go with the flow and see what the future holds.

Classes have been going very well. We have a great group to work with. The picture of Jimmie shows an exercise his class placing famous people on a card and sticking it to their forehead. The person then has to guess who they are by asking simple questions like, "Am I tall?", or

"Am I an actor or a singer?" They do this all in English. Jimmie was Faustao, a famous variety show host here in Brazil.

A fun game that helps everyone learn how to ask basic questions in English. In my class we discussed the differences in the education system between the US and Brazil and had a great conversation on the advantages and disadvantages of public and private schools. Everyone seems to really be enjoying themselves so far. Week one is almost complete!!!