Bumming on the Beach

We are half way done with our beach here in Florianopolis, on Santa Catarina island. I myself (Dana) am not much of a beach person-- sunburn plus sand plus numerous mosquito bites is not my idea of a good time, however ol' Felipao is loving it-- it reminds him of his childhood beach vacations, which makes me very happy to see him so free and so dark! I've been reading a lot (Bel Canto, Death in Brasil, the Bible, Jewel) and learning card games. We had our own little worship time today-- singing, prayer, and lectio divina (a practice of allowing scripture to effect you through listening and meditation) on the 3 wise men on this Epiphany Sunday. I'll let Felipao write about beach encounters.


Hans and Tracy will be with us a few more days. If you're interested, they have a blog too, at ashlocksinbrazil.blogspot.com and are better picture takers than we are. Hans helped me with uploading some photos. Without his assistance, I'd be back in the mimeograph era.

Abrigada.