Brazil: Part II

When we landed in Recife, we were met by our host, Phil Warkentien and Company ... The mayor of Caruaru provided transportation (a full-size bus!) to pick us up at the airport ... so he brought along a welcome committee. Many of the people knew Carol from her previous trips to Brazil, and they also knew Phil's parents, Lou and Fay. When we got off the plane, the cheering was so loud, that I told Lou it was like traveling with Elvis. :)

We still had a two-hour drive ahead of us, so we quickly boarded our bus. At the half-way point, we stopped at a restaurant for a snack -- our first taste of real Brazilian food! We had chicken coxinhas (pronounced "ka-cheen-as").

It was a piece of chicken that was stuffed with cheese and then breaded and fried (?). It was crispy, but not greasy. They were really good. And we drank three different kinds of fresh juices unlike anything I've ever tasted.

When we finally arrived at the Warkentien's home in Caruaru, I was eager to get my suitcases unpacked and get my things organized. They gave us a quick tour, along with instructions about where to get drinking water, etc. (We were advised not to drink the tap water.) ... Yvonne and I shared a room upstairs; and Joy and Carol shared a room on the main floor.



















Outside our bedroom was a recreational room with a ping-pong table. We organized all our vacation bible school craft materials on the table for the various age groups we would be working with.