Why is his beer chunky?

We´re in Brazil! But whoever told me that by knowing Spanish I´d be able to understand Portuguese was absolutely wrong!! I mean i guess I can mostly get by but I MUST first process and then I can pretty much get it. In fact Mike was the big speaker at first, but now I´d like to think that I´ve caught up! =) Thankfully the people are absoulutely wonderful and super patient with us!! When we arrived in Brazil we very smoothly made it on the right bus! We met a fellow back-packer and together we all made it to our lovely hostel. One of the best parts so far?? We haven´t seen a bug neither in our hostel nor out and about!! We have now safely made it around town, to the beach, and had great food with out feeling sick (knock on wood)!! As much as we´ve had some great (although wet) fun in our first few hours in Rio we can´t wait to get into the jungle! Not sure if Mike´s mentioned but we actually got to see quite a bit in Texas: at least 4 shooting stars (one super amazing one), a huge frog, huge nasty bugs (of course), the fourth generation of geese to go to his grandpa´s, turkey vultures eating a wild boar, turtles, elk, deer and cardinals. With that said, that´s not enough and our adventure goes on!
**pictures will come soon we promise!**

Leaving on a Jet Plane

After a stressful week, we finally left Santa Cruz via Greybound -- bound for Las Vegas. We visited my Uncle Nick and Grandma June, hung out at the Colorado river, and watched one of the best firework displays! We chilled in Nick's pool, barbecued, played cards with my Grandma, and played pool on Nick's table too!! Then we left for Texas where we floated on my grandpa's lake most of the time, drank beer with a few of the locals, and melted under the big, hot, Texas sun (everyting's bigger in Texas (except for the beer quality!!) no offense Texenios!). Kim adds: It's was a surpisingly welcoming and loving place desite the neighbor's tattered confederate flags on the road leading to grandpa's (but at least it's history). We visted more family members in Dalls on the way to the airport and we were off!!! .... but not before US Airways made me travel 3 miles! from where we checked our bags to print an intenerary for our trip >:o . Talk about a pain in the ass! We barley caught our plane, but it all worked out in the end!! At least we landed -- and that's what I paid for I guess! But all shitty airlines aside, we've made it to Rio!!!! Time to party!!