July 4, 2005
It is Independence Day in The United States Of America but not here. John had to work so I just got back from a long walk. It is like heaven here. Flowers are everywhere and people are so friendly. I am glad we are living in Cambui. It is a small community and there are lots of shops and places to eat. I went into one shop and it had the prettiest silk flowers. I bought two bouquets of Amaryllis. They will be pretty in our guest room. One is white and one is red. They did not speak English but they found someone next door that did. He teaches Portuguese and he was so nice to me. His name is Pierre Coudry. John is looking for a new Portuguese teacher so I got his card and I am going to tell John about him. He has been teaching for 36 years. I have the windows open in the hotel room and there is a wonderful breeze coming in. I wish I had a tan. Everyone looks at me like I am a pitiful woman. I sat by the pool this morning. I wish I had a bathing suit. I would definitely be out there daily to try to tan this body. I have decided that brown fat is better than white. Two things different here. No commercials on TV. I do get Fox News. What a blessing. It is one of 5 stations in English. The other thing is the mall here is the biggest in South America. IT is huge. John and I stopped and had this FABULOUS dessert. It was a crispy chocolate cake with a scoop of ice cream and then it was covered in chocolate syrup. OH MY GOODNESS. Also, they do not have any disposable dishes or utensils at the mall. Everything is china and silver. I have made a new friend here. He is the valet. I guess I tip very well and he always runs to see if I need help. I wish you could see the shoe shops here. Chanel & Prada shoes-$25.00. It is unbelievable. I also found a shop of purses that were so cheap. I wish you were here to shop with me. Don't worry about letters. Meredith mailed John's Father's Day Card on June 7 and it still isn't here. I mailed a box to John and it still isn't here 3 weeks later.
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