Week 3

Tomorrow is our last day in Araxá and we will be in Patrocinio before noon. This last week has been a busy one, and has gone by faster than the first two weeks. Since the last update we have been to Caldas Novas, Uberlandia, and Araxá. Caldas Novas was great. We only had one important appointment, and that was the presentation for the Rotary District 4770 Conference. The presentation went really well, everyone did a great job! I was so proud of everyone. The rest of our time there was spent with the Julio, our coordinator, Johnny Boy, Josney and the rest of our friends, and relaxing, either in our rooms or out by the thermal pools. Caldas Novas was a great city and we had a very enjoyable time there.
From Caldas Novas we went to Uberlandia. Uberlandia is an incredible city! We all had great families that added a lot to our experience here. The most impressive thing about Uberlandia is the Praia (beach) Club. It was huge. It was probably about half of mile long or more and had a river that ran through it. There were buildings on both sides of the river and man made waterfalls in the middle of the river. They had everything! Lots of swimming pools (indoor and out), lots of volleyball courts, soccer courts, basketball, dancing, martial arts, restaurants, and a great gym to workout. I also had the best homemade hot fudge over ice cream, made by Andre.
Right now we are in Araxá. Araxá is a smaller town that is more peaceful. There is not as much poverty here, so there is hardly any crime. The highlight of Araxá is definately the Grande Hotel. This hotel is huge, and very elaborate. Is is known for its baths. They do baths with sulfer water, mud water, radioactive water, wine in the water, honey, and more. We tried one of the baths and I though it was great. It was very relaxing for me and helped to loosen up some of the knots in my back. This is a quick overview of another amazing week in Brazil, hopefully I will have more time to write soon.
- Kevin