It’s hard to believe, but on the third of September 2015 we completed one year of living in Brazil!  It’s been quite a year, full of change and challenges, but it’s been good.  I think we’ve all adapted quite well and are feeling settled.

As a celebration and reflection on our first year here, I’m going to give you my list of roses(the good things) and thorns(the not so good things) of living in Brazil.

Roses

• Fresh produce: we go to a wonderful market in our neighbourhood twice a week.  Most of the fruits and veg are one price.  We fill up a crate and weigh it – it’s usually no more than $20!  The people that work there are very friendly and know the kids by name.  One vendor always gives Shasta a free cookie.  It’s so nice knowing that this food came from our state, rather than another country.  It gets to stay on the…