Everest Porto Alegre Hotel

... that the correct jacket hadn’t arrived. I was very disappointed, as I knew Des was really looking forward to a light-weight jacket, his is very heavy, plus, we had some other plans for the day.

As it was, it took quite awhile to source another jacket for Des, which, Beto said, he would ship by express post at his cost, directly to the Palace Hotel in Frederico Westphalen, by Wednesday.

So, I paid for both jackets with cash (after ...

... rain and so we were a tad damp when we hopped on the bus. It won’t be the last time I’m sure.



1.12.09

Our first impressions of Porto Alegre were that it was an old city, but it’s not really so old, by historical standards. It was teeming with people and bustlingly busy in the city centre. It reminded us a little of India with its density of people in a small area. The many poor people in the city were busy collecting ...

... Ardil 22 in Portuguese) which I snatched for R$10. It´s a bit advanced for me but since I´ve read it more than once in English, I think I´ll be able to understand most of it.

Anyway, there is not much to do in this city and I didn´t plan on staying more than two or three days, but I met some good people so I decided to stick around until tomorrow, when I´ll catch a bus to Uruguay (my first border ...

Partindo para Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Foi um tempo muito bom que tive com Marcio e Viviane. Um casal muito abençoado que mora em Porto Alegre. Tive a oportunidade de conhacer um pouco Porto Alegre e a cidade de Farroupilhas.
Aproveitei para ir na unviersidade do Rio Grande do Sul encontrar com os estudantes do movimento Alfa e Omega (um ministério da Cruzada Estudantil e Profissional para ...

Well, I've officially left Porto Alegre, and it's definitely my favourite Brazilian city. I wish I'd taken pictures, but my camera is toast. I loved how integrated, with the modern city life, the Gaucho culture was. I went to a Gaucho rodeo/festival one day, completely by accident, but it turned out to be one of the coolest experiences. Guacho families come from all over, and set up this village of homes and shops, and people are welcome to wander the streets. There's meat cooking ...

... to back track. It would have been easy to assume we would get the exit stamp without a problem, but this day is not going to be as smooth as silk. The immigration official asked us for the entry ticket (ferry from Buenos Aires), for which I had to dig into my backpack to find as I wonder to myself about this stupid bureaucracy. After we got our exit stamp, then it is a 3km walk into town, fortunately we got a taxi ...

... for good. Sept 11 - Thursday - Rained like crazy all night and all morning. Even the sun wasn't around. I almost didn't get out of bed it was so awesome. I just wanted to stay in bed at this cute little hotel, but I started thinking about how I would be wasting funds and not doing what was important, which was to get on the road. So I picked myself up and made it out to the bus station. (One the ...

... bij het inhalen. Hij heeft ons aan een tankstation afgezet in Brazilië... ai, we kennen helemaal geen Portugees!! Na wat rond te draaien op het tankstation en een manier proberen te vinden om er weg te geraken, konden we alweer vrij snel een lift regelen in ons beste Portugees en gebarentaal. Een vader met z'n zoon waren zo vriendelijk om die buitenlandse sukkelaars in hun Fiatje mee te nemen. Ze hebben eerst heel hun auto moeten ...

... brick for a new dormatory that will be used as a half way house for recovering addicts. Our Architecture and Construction Science majors are looking forward to getting some experience also. From what we saw today, everyone working and staying there is devoted to seeing the place grow. The Holy Spirit works in incredible ways and this rehab facility is a great way for allowing the gospel to spread. God Bless The AFCSA Team

Oi friends and family,

Plans changed slightly as I couldn't get enough of Rio and heard negative things about Sao Paulo. So I traded Sao Paulo for more time in Rio de Janeiro and left Friday morning at 5am. Traveling is mentally exhausting in Brazil when you speak very little Portuguese. Bus from hostel to the bus station, easy, I got that down pat. Buying bus ticket from Rio to Sao Paulo and finding bus platform, extremely difficult. Flat rate taxi ...