Day one

Hello everyone!

I arrived in Sao Paulo about 22 hours ago, my head is still in a cloud - on permanent autopilot - and I'm taking in almost nothing in terms of names and other practical info. This blog is just the brass tacks, showing my parents I'm still alive and things are good. And they are.

Aruja, the town I'll be for the next year, seems small, green and hilly. I live on the ground floor of a three story building with another American teacher named Elizabeth. Above us is the school where we will begin teaching in 2 weeks. I'm told classes never exceed 8, but average about 4. We will only be teaching adults, often at the companies' offices. There is a little red company Fiat we are allowed to drive to such jobs. ZOOM ZOOM!

by looking at our living space, one could rightly assume we've joined the Church...minimal, spartan, but definately everything we need.

All of my colleagues I have met thus far have been warm and helpful. Brazilians are generally warm, touchy when talky, Latin sorts of folks.

Sao Paulo is 20 minutes away, the beach is an hour. I got a lot to learn and figure out, and will explain more when I can. Here is my promise to maintain this blog weekly, weather permitting.