There was no school on Monday as it was "Public Workers' Day" and the beaches in Ilhéus were packed. Sean and I had a busy and fun holiday weekend. On Friday we met and hung out with a group of twenty Americans doing volunteer chiropractic work. I was able to help with some of the translations but there were a lot of medical terms in Portuguese that were way over my head. It was really cool to watch some of the more advanced English students at UESC work their magic as interpreters, however. I walked away impressed and also very relaxed as the chiropractors gave me and Sean adjustments as well.
On Friday night we had three students stay the night and on Saturday night, after dinner at another student's house, we had two friends stay over as well. We all enjoyed Sunday at a nearby beach called Carurupe that is famous for a little river that runs into the ocean. That evening, two more friends showed up for drinks and watched, fascinated, while Sean carved our Halloween pumpkin.
On Monday we spent the day at a different beach with my boss, Isaias, and his family. We had a lot of fun teaching their two boys, Ciro and Arão, how to play frisbee. After grocery shopping, cleaning a house that had hosted various groups of people, laundry and lesson planning for the week, we both crashed pretty hard last night. I think our weekends are actually more work than work itself at UESC.
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