Sao Paulo is for Lovers?: Good weather and loud nights

There are many realities of living in Sao Paulo. The weather is good, for one thing...really good. We just spent last weekend literally hanging out at the pool and the club all weekend(that's the Portal club, the da club). We swam, watched the kids play in the kiddie pool, ate, drank, and were generally merry. It's literally like being on vacation all weekend when the weather is so great....and this is wintertime! Can't beat that in my experience. We've been fortunate to make fast friends, and good ones too. I get to play poker, talk sports (I have my fantasy football draft in a week) and hang out. All the while, Abby gets to shop, have manicures and hang out with the girls. As mentioned before, the kids have their baba, friends in the Portal, and pools and playgrounds and soccer pitches, and ..... the list goes on and on.

On the other hand, when it's hot at night, there is a rather uncomfortable trade-off that seems destined to occur: we have to either close the window and hope a little fan can save the day, or open the window to the neverending sound of cars, trucks, and the occasional helicopter. Either way, we're going to have to become more sounds sleepers...well, Abby is anyway. I can acually handle the noise relatively well. Fortunately, the kids don't face the same dilemma, as their room is on the non-road side and they are used to sleeping with their little white noise machine.

Another reality is pollution. While it's not actually that bad here in Morumbi, where there are many more trees and less industry, we still have some days where you can see and smell it. It's not terrible, but stinging eyes and throats can follow a bad day.

But then you can balance it all out with a professional life that is rewarding and generally pleasant in all aspects so far. The setting is pretty similar to that of the Portal where we live: an oasis in the middle of the city. Until next time, here's a couple of pics of the school and the kids. Tchau.