After the wedding
Campinas (Brasil)
Alex and Karen were on their honeymoon and I was able to spend a bit of time with Paul, Danni, Natalia, Papi and the boys before they were to return to Chile. Brasil was playing Chile in the soccer, Copa America, which is a very good competition. You have all of South America playing, plus all of North America. It is a very good competition. So we went to a local pub to watch it and had fun giving and taking banter from some locals, who were supporting Brasil, of course. It was good fun, even if I did struggle to understand what people were saying.
I also had to do some work at Alex and Karen’s Apartment. Someone had fixed the plumbing for the upstairs apartment’s shower and never repaired the hole in the ceiling. A hole about 50cm by 60cm in size and right in the corner, which makes it harder to repair. I had spent a bit of time with Alex buying some items to repair the hole and Karen’s sister, Lorena, had a few other bits, so in total we should have had it covered, but as always, there was a few key items missing, which always makes a job harder to finish. Not to worry, Daniel, Karen’s cousin from Chile, gave me a hand to get things going and after a day or two, we had the majority of the hole fixed. Here is Daniel and I working.
I even managed to get out by myself and go for a walk around the local park, called Parque Taquaral. It is a bit of a tourist attraction for Campinas. Apparently they have big rat like animals (they have a special name, but I don’t know what it is) that live in the park, but I haven’t seen any, so I don’t have any photos. I enjoyed my walk, as it gave me time alone to think and ponder life. It was also the first time that I had been alone in Brasil and I really enjoyed the space. I had a wonderful time walking along the paths, seeing people running, walking, talking and sharing a kiss or two. There was even a homeless guy, who wanted to have a chat with me. I think that the people here know the dangers that could fall upon a gringo, but I think I know when to walk fast and when to shut up.
So all up, it was a bit of a quiet week. I even went to Sao Paulo for a day visit but I think I would have preferred to stay in Campinas and relax. Go and have coffee with new friends, instead of going to a big city of something like 15-20 Million. Ohhh Yeah, I even went out and ate FROG!!! I think I may just be the first in my family to eat frog. I can tell you that it is a mixture between Chicken and Fish. (I just kept saying, it's only chicken...)
Campinas (Brasil)
Alex and Karen were on their honeymoon and I was able to spend a bit of time with Paul, Danni, Natalia, Papi and the boys before they were to return to Chile. Brasil was playing Chile in the soccer, Copa America, which is a very good competition. You have all of South America playing, plus all of North America. It is a very good competition. So we went to a local pub to watch it and had fun giving and taking banter from some locals, who were supporting Brasil, of course. It was good fun, even if I did struggle to understand what people were saying.
I also had to do some work at Alex and Karen’s Apartment. Someone had fixed the plumbing for the upstairs apartment’s shower and never repaired the hole in the ceiling. A hole about 50cm by 60cm in size and right in the corner, which makes it harder to repair. I had spent a bit of time with Alex buying some items to repair the hole and Karen’s sister, Lorena, had a few other bits, so in total we should have had it covered, but as always, there was a few key items missing, which always makes a job harder to finish. Not to worry, Daniel, Karen’s cousin from Chile, gave me a hand to get things going and after a day or two, we had the majority of the hole fixed. Here is Daniel and I working.
I even managed to get out by myself and go for a walk around the local park, called Parque Taquaral. It is a bit of a tourist attraction for Campinas. Apparently they have big rat like animals (they have a special name, but I don’t know what it is) that live in the park, but I haven’t seen any, so I don’t have any photos. I enjoyed my walk, as it gave me time alone to think and ponder life. It was also the first time that I had been alone in Brasil and I really enjoyed the space. I had a wonderful time walking along the paths, seeing people running, walking, talking and sharing a kiss or two. There was even a homeless guy, who wanted to have a chat with me. I think that the people here know the dangers that could fall upon a gringo, but I think I know when to walk fast and when to shut up.
So all up, it was a bit of a quiet week. I even went to Sao Paulo for a day visit but I think I would have preferred to stay in Campinas and relax. Go and have coffee with new friends, instead of going to a big city of something like 15-20 Million. Ohhh Yeah, I even went out and ate FROG!!! I think I may just be the first in my family to eat frog. I can tell you that it is a mixture between Chicken and Fish. (I just kept saying, it's only chicken...)
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