Side Dish: Compliments of Lynne

Hello out there!
A lot has happened in the last week and sadly soon our time here in Bateias will come to an end. This morning our team was given a chance to sing two songs and have two people give testamonies. So Kenny and Erin were chosen to talk and did wonderfully, and we sang Heart of Worship and Consecrated...Rawlings made it to Brazil.
I can't describe to all of you well enough how much I've enjoyed my time here. The last two weeks have been unforgettable and full of the wonder and glory of our Father. The contrasts one can find in this country have really stood out for me and have been one of the biggest mind boggling aspects for me. The people like to be very clean, but live in well kept chaos. One minute it's raining the next it's overwhelmingly hot. There's robins, and you'd think the mosquitos would be huge here, but are actually smaller and sometimes hard to see. There's a sense of machoism here but the people are very emotional. There are tons of vegetables to eat but mainly what's eaten is bread and rice and meat/beans. Portuegese looks kind of like spanish but sounds more like french.
I could keep on going but I think that I'll start to describe our trip to the beach and Erin and I's stay in two Brazilian houses.
Alright, no wonder people call tropical climates paradise. The smells and the sights were spectacular! I'd never swam in such warm water. I'll continue later....I know I'm random.
-Lynne