heat, hills, and dirty fiona feet

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Out in service today. These hills are a beast!!

Soo uh, it’s hot. Like really, really hot. I am sitting dead center of my ventilador (fan), fresh from service and gulping down water like a camel who lost its humps. It’s hot. And have I told y’all about the hills here? Woosah… these calves are gonna be some kinda lovely when I return. Some kinda lovely I say…

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the water has two temps – cold and colder…

at the group for service this morning at the hall in aracruz, espirito santo, brasil

at the group for service this morning at the hall in aracruz, espirito santo, brazil (not sure why i’m cheesing)

So this mornings shower was so disrespectful. I already told y’all that the seasons are changing here in Aracruz. We are at the end of Autumn, heading into Winter. Not winter, winter, like home in DC. But cooler for here in this part of Brasil. So when I woke this morning and went to shower for our meeting, it was rather cool – just like the water. Which usually is no big deal, but as it takes a bit longer for the sun to warm things up on some days… these cold and colder showers are something to get used to. Continue reading