Hello all! It's the end of a long week, and we're sitting in the Sao Paulo airport. Hopefully we'll fly home tonight, but we're going stand-by, so that remains to be seen. I have so much more to share with you about our trip to Brazil, but tonight my tired mind is ready to be home. I've got to do some of this ... Thanks for traveling with me this week. I'll see you soon! ... Keep Reading...
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Day 6: Beauty and the Beast
Welcome to Vitoria, Brazil! The city of Vitoria and its surrounding communities (total population 1.66 million) present some of the most alluring vistas in all of Brazil. Beautiful beaches, a monastery built high on the hill of an island, and stark granite cliffs rising up out of the bay all contribute to a pleasing visual palate. The port at Vitoria is one of the busiest in the world. From the air, cargo ships are anchored miles out to sea ... and as far up and down the coastline. You can just see them along the horizon in this picture. But it does not take long for the darker side of Vitoria to become apparent: signs in hotels along the beachfront warn that soliciting minors for ... Keep Reading...
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Day 5: Where’s the Energizer Bunny When You Need Him?
Hello, my friends. I hope you're having a wonderful week "traveling" with me. I also hope you're not as tired as I am! Today has been a very long day, and I'm still processing a lot of our activities. I'm also still enjoying the events of yesterday in Campinas, Brazil. Here are a few pics so you can enjoy them, too ... Hope Unlimited for Children ministers to over 430 children and their families through the Nave Mae Preschool located in the Rosalina favela. I love seeing these little ones! Next stop: The City of Youth -- home to about 100 children who have no other safe place to live. I've written about their residential care here at My Place to Yours on several occasions. You ... Keep Reading...
