John and me with his plaque.
Front row: Eduardo, Molina, Danielle, Simone, & Regina. Back: Dirceu, Marcos, Alex, Auri, Carlos, Thiago, Cintia, Sele, Carlos, Eduardo, Caesar, Mara, Julien, Mattavelli, Kelli, Eduardo, Vanessa, Adriana, Marcelo, Sonya, Wilker, Paulo Sergio, Flavio, Alessandro, Sergio, Marcia, Marino and Michel.
Everyone should have one Rock Star moment in their life. John had one today when his friends at work saluted him and said good-bye. He was very emotional and barely said anything but there were lots of hugs and many sweet words plus the biggest chocolate cake I've seen here and a wonderful plaque. There aren't words to say how much he has cherished his time at the Plant here. They are all incredible people and most of all they are very good friends.I saw my first fire truck in 4 1/2 years. There was a bad wreck on my way to John's party. A bus crashed into another bus. 7 ambulances and 2 fire trucks. Some of the ambulances had two people in them. It was a scary sight for me. I guess since everything here is built of concrete there is rarely a need for a fire truck.
Tonight we walked through Iguatemi Mall for the last time. I bet we've been there 300 times in 4 1/2 years. It is very important to have a place to walk when it is scorching hot. We are amazed at how many stores have closed and new stores opened. I don't think there are 20 stores open that were there 4 1/2 years ago. Thank goodness Outback is still there. It has become our weekly place to eat on the weekend. It is funny because we do not eat at Outback in the States.
We depart Brazil tomorrow, December 15. What a blessing it has been for both of us.
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