I'm Baaaacccckkkk.....

After a week in Brazil and Argentina, I am back. I have been back for almost a week actually, but I have been trying to catch up with life and work, etc.. so just getting to catching you up.

I have some pictures, but mostly memories, following are some things I learned on my trip:

I learned that as much as the travel clinic tries to scare you, there are not mosquitoes that have the capability of sucking all of your blood in one bite and then spitting it back into you infused with Dengue Fever and/or Malaria.

I learned that over 60% of the population of Sao Paulo is poor. I learned that a lot of these poor people are honest hard workers.

I learned that the phrase “Thank You” is highly underused in The United States.

I learned that Sao Paulo is a city and a state.

I learned that driving lanes are simply "guidelines" in Sao Paulo.

I learned that for some reason there is one motorcycle death a day in this city.

I learned that unless you live in Sao Paulo, you should not have the right to complain about traffic. The following is not an exaggeration. It is a fact that on a bad day, it can take 1 hour to drive 3 kilometers in Sao Paulo. It is also a fact that 3 kilometers is 1.8 miles.

I learned the number one reason people work in Brazil for Mosaic is the people that they work with.

I learned that in Brazil, to work until 7PM is not uncommon. I also learned that nobody complains about this.

I learned that in Argentina, taxes are high... and the current President is the wife of the last President.

I learned that in Argentina, the posted speed limit is merely a suggestion.

I learned it is not uncommon to eat dinner at 9 PM or later in Argentina.

I learned that I don't like eating dinner at 9PM or later.

I learned there is good food in Latin America

I learned that it is hard to find talented people in both countries.

I learned that cleanliness is next to godliness in our plants in Latin America.

I learned that what we refer to as “Coffee” is the states is really just dark water.

I learned that you can miss your family quite a bit in just 7 days.

I learned that Portuguese is not Spanish, and that I know very little of both.

I learned that when you receive an email while you are in a country 5200 miles away that says "last night Katelyn prayed for daddy to have a safe trip and make a lot of friends"...you so badly wish you could hug that 4 year old.

Because they missed me as much as I missed them.....I love my girls.