There is mounting evidence that we are becoming more and more acclimated to the culture here in Sao Paulo:
- Paul is currently watching a football game (a.k.a soccer game) with several guys from work
- Noah and Sophie no longer duck and cover when the fireworks sound on Sunday afternoon
- Noah loves Guarana, a Brazilian soft drink
- Paul and I order caipirinhas more often than wine at restaurants
- I sometimes go for weeks without touching a load of laundry (thanks Katty!)
- We buy produce 2-3 times a week at the fruit market
- Most weekend plans involve a bathing suit
- Our Portuguese is functional (well, mine is almost there)
- We can order take out in Portuguese
- Sophie did this on Saturday:
Sophie had been begging to have her ears pierced since most of her friends do. It is common to pierce ears when little girls are born, so three years old was quite late by Brazilian standards. She didn't exactly love having it done (the first one went well, but there was a forty minute "intermission" between the first and second hole). In the end, she didn't shed a tear and she is very pleased to have them now. Sophie will tell you she's a mommy now that her ears are pierced! I think they're adorable, and Paul is coming around on the idea. Did I mention he wasn't in town? Just a little "surprise" we had waiting for Daddy. *Smile*
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