Limeira, SP - Brasil

I am liking this little town very much. Or maybe is has more to do with Samara's family being so absolutely wonderful! But more on all of them another time. Limeira is about 120 km from SP and it is a small compared to SP..... but from the 18th floor of the building.... looks bigger than I imagined. One of the main businesses here is orange cultivation, and a lot of the people I know here have something to do with it. So it was only appropriate that my first churrasco (brazilian BBQ) was in an orange grove. Wonderful food and beautiful scenery.... and I made a new friend. Vanessa, a childhood friend of Samara's and a dentist in Limeira... did I mention I hate dentists..... ohhh well.... I forgive her for her profession!

That was Saturday.... now on to Sunday! I went with Fe and Ri to do a "Clown" visit to the local nursing home. It was one of the most rewarding things I've done in years. I took lots of pictures and as always you can see those on my picassa site http://picasaweb.google.com/darwin33. Also check out Ricardo's work with bringing a little laughter to those who need it most : http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=21053178

That night we all went out to see an Elvis impersonator.... who was fantastic..... another great night! The rest of the week in Limeira was spent mostly with Samara's mom, Lurdinha. She has been great to me and even managed to get me a Brazilian ID, CPF. With that I can open a bank account and not have to carry around as much cash! She really is an amazing woman, very giving and loves to take care of people.... I guess I need that too sometimes.