international flight today - headed to brasil for three weeks during the world cup. if you're not much of a soccer fan, the world cup is a huge tournament that happens once every four years. hosted in brasil this year and soccer (futebol) is kind of a thing there. also of note, scheduled for an excursion to the beach and this is the first time in a long time that i've been able to take more than a week or so off to go down to brasil and visit the family. pumped for this trip.
dateline 25jun2014:
landed in são paulo. flight was good but adriana's in-seat tv didn't work. i think it was the only one in the whole plane that was broken too. she's really happy about that!
gustavo's at the airport to pick us up. so great to see him! headed up to piracicaba.
arrived at adriana's folks house. it's always a good feeling arriving here at our "home away from home" after a long flight with warm hugs and friendly faces here to greet us.
big lunch at the house with the family, great food and my favorite "dois pengiuns" antarctica beer.
it's kinda funny the things that people remember... i'm known around these parts as the giant white gringo who eats hot sauce with everything and drinks "dois pengiuns" like its water. i'll admit that there's a bit of truth to that perception. now it's time to wind down and get ready for a big day tomorrow.
dateline 26jun2014:
huge day today! on this day nine years ago gabby was born and changed my life forever. love you sweetie! also, there's a little matter of the germany vs usa game. first thing's first... gotta make a store run for food and drink. headed to carrefour supermarket, which is not unlike your typical american super walmart. but ugh!!, no harp beer! had to settle for bud. team usa may be in trouble.
on the way back to the house. dude in front of us is no sh-t holding down a wardrobe closet in the back of a truck. apparently bungee cords are for losers (and smart people). btw- roads here are extremely bumpy and that "lombada" label on the street... yeah, that means speed bump. in other unrelated news, some dude fell out of the back of a truck in piracaba brasil today.
20 minutes until game start time! still on the road headed back to the house. but wait, we're not headed back to the house. wtf!?! adriana wants to take a driving tour of the city. are you sh-tting me woman?!? just as i'm about to hijack the steering wheel she comes to her senses, flips a u, and heads back.
arrive 5 minutes before game start. internet and tv are completely out. that's it, i'm gonna die!
thanks delmo for fixing it!
after 90 minutes of nail biting, team usa loses to germany 0-1, but still advance to the knockout round. it's hard to be happy given the loss. life goes on. belgium is up next. maybe we can get tickets??
