Roaches, frogs and a large language barrier

Well, I just got off the phone with Linzi. I thought that I'd share a little bit about what's been going on with her over the past two weeks while she's been in Brazil. I haven't been able to get a ton of details about what's going on (you'll have to ask her when she gets back next week), but it sounds like she's having a great time. The picture below is with the group of students from Chamberlain that went down with her. They're posing in front of Fanor, which is kind of like a sister university to Chamberlain. A few of the students from Fanor have been traveling with them and showing them around and translating for them over the last couple of weeks.

She says that its been quite a culture shock with such a different way of life down there, a new language, lots of different foods (she said she was offered chicken heart, but I don't think she partook), and the wildlife. Not really the animals out if the open, but rather the roaches, lizards and frogs that seem to have claimed their bedroom and bathroom as their own. This last week she went out to a more rural area and was able to do some education and other nursing care with the people out there. She says that they are so kind and loving to all of them. She also said that her favorite part was when she was able to do home visits for some of the patients she was seeing out there. The coolest part that I've heard about is how she went surfing last Saturday. They hired some instructors that only spoke Portuguese for an hour or two, and were able to learn how to surf a little bit and she said she got up and everything and loved it.

Anyhoo, I know it's not much, but that's a little bit about what's going on with my world traveling wife. She says that she has taken lots of pictures, so it will be fun to see them and hear all her stories when she gets back. She's doing well, has loved her time there, and has grown to love the country and people over the last two weeks.