Our Adventure Begins, Part 2

When we walked out of the airport with all of our baggage in tow, we were greeted by five missionaries already working here in Brazil (two from the town will spend our first year in studying language).  The boys loaded up the van, we bought Subway sandwiches for the trip, and we hit the road from Brasilia to Goianesia (about a 3.5 hour trip).  Nick drove our car (yes, we are provided a car – how awesome is that?!), a guy who is already in language school in Goianesia sat in the passenger seat, and Carter and I were in the back.  Carter conked out the first hour and a half (which is a huge feat if you know him…he doesn’t tend to sleep on car rides), Nick and I learned a lot from Josh and enjoyed the beautiful Brazilian countryside.  We’re talking super green rolling hills the whole way through.  We made just one pit stop and arrived in our city with quite the greeting crew J  With all their help, we got our bags upstairs, visited for a few minutes, and once everyone left we put Carter down for a nap (we had to wake him up around 6!!!), and Nick and I got to work unpacking.  It was a disaster for a while, trying to find the right place for everything, but it’s really coming together and starting to truly feel like home J  And let me back up and tell you what an amazing apartment it is! We are on the 3^rd floor of the tallest building in the city (it’s 10 stories), there are 2 apartments per floor, it’s got some amazing closet space (if you know me, you know I’m thrilled, haha), a balcony with a pretty spectacular view, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and did I mention it’s furnished? We are truly blessed! (and probably a little bit spoiled…) But before you go thinking we’re living the high life (which we undoubtedly are in Brazilian terms), let me just throw in there’s no dishwasher, hot water in the sinks, dryer, or air conditioning and we have to filter and boil our water so that it’s safe J I’ll try to post a video tour of our place eventually, but for now, here’s the view from our balcony! God is good

 check out Carter's hair after waking up from his first nap...someone's not used to the heat and humidity, haha