Merry Christmas and a great new year!!!

Have a merry Christmas and a great new year 2020 !!!

   This year of 2019 was special for us, we are grateful to the good God for all that we experience. Despite some risks in our travels we went and returned safe and healthy.

St. Mark's Square, Venice, 4/25/19

    We were in Italy for 3 months and returned with great local impression, land of our esteemed ancestors who emigrated to Brazil in the year 1878. We met northern Italy, part of France and Slovenia on a car, bus and train trip for several years. cities like Venice, Padova, Trieste, Treviso, Milan, Turin, Grenoble, Avinhon, Bled, Ljubljana ... and others.

Basílica de Santo Antônio, Padova

   It was a trip rich in culture, gastronomy, history and learning.

Stones of Frade and the Nun, Cachoeiro ES

   We also visited in our home state, Espírito Santo where we meet family members, this year the family grew up with the birth of Helena, daughter of Larissa and Yuri.

Guarapari beach Espirito Santo State BR

    This December we were in Patagonia Argentina with our children and daughter-in-law, what fantastic landscapes, great lakes, glaciers and mountains.

Glacier Park trekking, El Chalten, Argentina

   Our Friendship Force exchange group from Curitiba traveled to Africa this year with an exchange in Kenya, we didn't participate.

Botanical Garden, Curitiba, Lauren photo from San Diego USA

   We received friends from FF Ribeirão Preto and a couple from Milford Canada.

Global Exchange Friendship Strength

Friendship Force global interchange

  We are one week away from Christmas and soon 2020 will be a good year if our attitudes are of work, faith and joy. I wish you health, peace, love, lots of sports, good food, good readings, good movies, wonderful travel even if it is near your city because our Brazil is a spectacular country. I like the quote: "The best way to be universal is to know where you live." Cordial hug from Carlos and Santa!

Santa Claus exists and works at the mall!

Welcome son Vinicius after 6 months internship in Bahia!