The International School went back into session this week, and Kari and I are both teaching. Kari is teaching both English and Music, and I am teaching two classes of English to the older students. I have found that the Brazilian Coke tastes much better than the American Coke, and drinking it out of a bottle tastes even better! Thankfully I have had a ... [Continue Reading]
A Surprise Teaching Experience
Last night I had one of the funniest teaching experiences I’ve ever had! I was invited the week prior to speak at this “youth” service and to share on 1 Samuel 3:10. I should have known things weren’t going to be as I expected when our driver showed up wearing a suit. I was wearing jeans and a polo, and I asked if I should change ... [Continue Reading]
The Joys of Learning Flexibility
Today we had several of our items for the apartment delivered. You can see Pastor Ricardo and me working at putting together our kitchen cabinets. When we purchased them, we were told what it would cost to have them assembled, but when we called to schedule the assembly, the price had more than doubled! We decided to save our money and to figure it out ... [Continue Reading]
Getting Settled
Kari and I have been busy trying to get settled here in Brazil. Three students from LifePoint left on Saturday, so now it feels like we’re here to stay! We were able to find a really nice apartment for a reasonable price and have spent the last week or so purchasing furniture and appliances. We made a video tour of the apartment that you can see ... [Continue Reading]
New Blog
Great news! We have a new web site! The address is the same as before: http://www.sethbartal.com. Hope you enjoy it! If you read my blog via RSS, you will need to resubscribe with the subscribe button on the "blog" portion of the web site. Let me know if you have any questions! ... [Continue Reading]
Medical Clinics
Today was the last of the medical clinics. Last Saturday we were joined by Dr. Chuck Taylor, several of his family members, and others from the United States to offer free medical clinics in the area. For three days we set up shop in various locations and helped diagnose medical issues and give free prescriptions along with vitamins, Tylenol, ... [Continue Reading]
The Food of Brazil
One of my favorite things about being in Brazil is the food. It’s true, everywhere I go in the world there are places I like to eat. In the picture above, I’m eating açai, which is a fruit from the Amazon. It is served frozen with granola, honey, and bananas on top. Kari is drinking a milkshake called kayapó, which is basically a strawberry ... [Continue Reading]
English Camp
We just finished English Camp today! English Camp is a program for students at the International School where they come and have an opportunity to learn more English in a VBS-style setting. The theme of the week was, “Whose Team Are You On?” We focused on the ideas that the most important thing about a person is whose team he decides to be on. ... [Continue Reading]
São João Day
This evening we went to a São João Day festival (St. John) at the Lagoa de Itaenga. This is a traditional holiday in Brazil similar to our Thanksgiving. The night before the holiday people light large piles of wood along the streets. The smoke was really strong due to the humidity, and we could even smell it in our apartment. At the festival ... [Continue Reading]
Paradise
Today we got to go to Coqueirinho Beach (pronounced co-kay-reen-you), and it was absolutely beautiful. We had a great day with total sunshine and very few clouds in the sky. Kari and I were both worried about getting sunburnt, so we used SPF 50 sunblock and didn’t end up getting much sun at all! One of the cool things we saw was a dead sea turtle. This thing was huge ... [Continue Reading]
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