The Rahmilevitz family welcomed me into their home again and on Friday, I visited the bilingual school they own. It has classes for kids ages 2-15. The half the classes are in English and half in Portuguese. The school is very beautiful with lots of green space, playgrounds and even a pool! I also visited two outreach schools that they support through a foundation they’ve created. Between the two schools, there are 165 kids ages 1-6 who are taken care of and schooled during the day so that their mother’s can get jobs to support their families. They also fund a centre for the women of the area, providing training and job support. Later that day, I met up with Carol, a past student there whom I met 9 years ago in Nelson when she was on an exchange. It was awesome to see her after so much time! We had a lot to catch up on! In the evening, Larissa and I went to her friend’s birthday party.
On Saturday, Larissa and I went with her parents and grandma to the beach! I took off my watch and relaxed the whole day long with no idea what time it was! The beach was beautiful, the sun warm, water refreshing and the company lovely! Larissa’s boyfriend and his friend joined us for a while and we played a type of beach tennis. For dinner, we went to a very nice restaurant and had delicious muscles and white fish with a rich butter and caper sauce, accompanied with Brazilian white wine. Later that evening, Larissa and I prepared banana splits for everyone and we all watched a movie.
On Sunday, we enjoyed the beach some more, before driving back to São Paulo. I met briefly with Ilan, a friend of the family who also lived in Nelson 5 years ago, while we were both in grade 12. Again, we had lots to catch up on! After another 6-hour drive, I arrived back in Olimpia Sunday night, well-tanned and pleasantly tired :)
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