February 13, 2005

• Holiday…

  
  

  As I´m  a Brazilian, people usually ask whether I dace the samba and go out on the streets half naked during Carnival. Well, it is culturally very interesting indeed, but I am not that kind of Brazilian. My brother is, he would tell more things on that. What many people might not know is that I´m also a Protestant, so I tend to be a bit more conservative in terms of party. That does not mean I dont have fun.

  
  

  As the Carnival is usually a 4 to 5-day holiday, it is usual for people from churches to gather large groups and travel to resorts. Among the activities, we have bible studies and devotionals, and some spare time to organize ourselves in groups for presentations. People who organized the groups( 12 groups of 13 people average) tried to join persons that had nothing to do interms of relationship and age. That made  us know better people that we usually said “good morning” or “good evening”.

  
  

  The Olympiad was our theme. We had to create a name, flag and brazon for each group.. all in Greek! Then, among the spare time there were some games… It was fun. And  the place was amazing as well. I returned home exausted. But heart is full of the words of God and the relationship  with people from church even better. I´d like to share some more pictures with you guys. More to come as soon as I get my new scanner.  As for me… that was a nice chance to get my energies back before classes start.

  
  

  Here you are.. the resort. Not too far from São Paulo, but far enough for us to breathe some fresher air and see a deeper blue sky… Click on the pictures to enlarge.

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  People watching the carps..

  
  

   

  
  

  The carps…

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  Oh, some radical sports…. hmmm….. I just took pictures

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  This is the place we used to go for meals.. Did I mention the meals were great!!!?

  
  

  

  
  

  Presentation of the groups… Was fun!

  
  

  

  
  

  Cool people talking in the afternoon… Very good friends as well!

  
  

  

  
  

  And for those who wonder  why do I love green places… Just check the jungle where I live in.

  
  

   

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