renato & christian

these are a couple of my friends, renato and christian, wearing their soccer jerseys. they're both palmeiras fans, one of the major soccer teams here in brazil. i support sao paulo, a rival of palmeiras. there always seems to be some friendly "trash talk" when soccer is discussed at the house.

zoe cafe

tonight we opened the cafe. we played cards, enjoyed some good food, and had some great conversations. students arrived around 8 and didn't leave the house until close to 2 am. good night....very good night.

never a dull moment

so there's never a dull moment at our house. last night, christian and victor found a tae bo video left by the missionaries who lived in our house before us. it was pretty incredible.

good times in sao paulo

the team

brasil vs argentina

last night after zoe, we celebrated guilherme's birthday by watching the brasil-argentina game. it was so much fun. soccer is HUGE in brasil, and there's not much more exciting than a big game with all my brazilian friends. 

zoe marajoara

blessed are those who dwell in your house, they are ever praising you

-psalm 84:4