Two Days into things...

Things are colder here than I thought. I knew that it was going to be in the 40-50's range, but I did not think that the buildings mostly do not have indoor heat. So it is almost as cold inside as out. I find that I am drinking lots of hot tea and coffee to keep warm. Being that I have been living in a rural community for the past 2 years, the big city wow's me every time I walk out of the compound. The buildings are so tall, they are so close and people every where. The store signs are a mixture of Chinese characters, Portuguese, and English languages. The architecture is a combination of old European and new Asian styles. The streets are beginning to be decorated for the Chinese New Year. It is the Year of the Rat.

Yesterday I went to a church call Oasis. It is an international church with members from over 10 countries. This is alot since there were only about 30-40 people there. Today I woke up early and could not fall back to sleep. So finally I stopped trying to sleep and got up around 6:30 AM. I got around and hit the streets to explore the city. Every thing was closed for the most part. I am finding that the city is "late to bed, late to rise". I took some pictures, but have not loaded them onto my computer yet, I will post them in my next blog.

By the way, my luggage did make it!!! The only problem was with my cream of wheat. I brought it for hot, cheap breakfasts. Note to self ,put the box of cream of wheat in a zip lock bag when traveling. Only about 1/3 to 1/2 a cup spilled out into the suit case, but it was enough to make a minor mess.

Thanks again for all the comments, it is great to keep in touch with so many all at one time.