junior's birthday

junior trying to be thug

the fam

the birthday boy

singing "parabens"

junior and leticia

so junior is my roommate, and also teaches each week at our house church. leticia, his girlfriend, planned a surprise party for his birthday. it was great. he had no idea....

zoe marajoara ... outside

so we've moved outside. it's just too cramped in the living room.

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