Search (S 25° 27' 41.30" W 49° 16' 38.94") to know Exactly where I am

Yesterday was pretty awesome! i woke up to a home cooked meal from my buddys parents, kicked it for a bit and hit the streets in the rain, alone. ha i took the metro for a while, got off and explored around. i went to the mall ( which make vegas and new york malls look like spanish fork) and got a phone. I think the girl that sold it to me stole my number before she gave it to me cause i keep getting calls from a number when nobody has my number haha i walked around all day going to cemetaries, churches, and anywhere else that looked interesting. sao paulo is gigantic! I ended up in a shady part of town after dark so i hustled to the metro and went quick to my friend Guisti´s apt. we ordered some pizzas and i spent the night on his couch. The next morning i took a 2hr bus/metro to the bus station and got a 6 hr bus ride to curitiba. My mission president lives here along with come old comps and a couple ladies that we baptized while i was on my mission. Still havent talked to any of em but i´ll get by.  HERE WE GO!!!

`im flyin first class

   

I probably shouldnt have been here this late.. kinda spooky

Funniest thing i´ve seen in a super long time

So i´m walking back to my buddy Gusiti dads house and i hear a band playing. I go check it out of course and its a band, 4 giant chicks in thongs, 50 people juming on mini trampolines, 50 people on workout bikes, and everyone going crazy! i guess it was an outdoor party gym or something?? haha so wierd.

Sao paulo... though super dirty, dangerous, and dang hot.. is pretty amazing!

  sayed out a little longer than i should have haha

Days 1 and 2 Sao Paulo (S 23 degrees 35.113´ W 46 degrees 36.792`)

So day 1 of fun! i flew out of slc at 9am wed morning. I had a buddy pass from the infamous Dave Kiley which means i was flying standby. it went down to the last minute and i was the last name they called for standbys to get on the plane. i havent been that nervous in a long long time! I flew to LA and right as i got off the plane i went to the delta desk and made best friends with the lady that assignes tickets and seats. soon after we boarded the plane and somehow i was called first? Turns out my new friendly delta lady put me in the first seat of first class. probably the best traveling experience ive ever had. \´´sir would you like a steak?`` haha it was amazing! i watched a couple movies and slept the entire way to sao paulo. i got off the plane in sao paulo. got my bag, did visa stuff, and as i walked out the doors of the airport there were like 500 people waiting out there and when the doors opened the whole crowd eruped cheering, clapping, and chanting... I had no clue what was going on! turns out, the way i was dressed, they thought i was Robinho. hes like the kobe bryant of brazillian soccer. No gonna like i was pretty scared that i was gonna get mobbed! from the airport i found out that the kid i was going to meet up with went to spain. sweet! haha so i dug through my bag. found an old address from a mission friend. put it in my gps, and caught a bus towards one of the biggest cities in the world. On the bus two young ladies behind me were speaking in some strange language so i listened closer. turns out they were speaking english but they were from london. they were headed to the same place as me almost so i helped em get metro passes, switch metros three times, and gave them detailed directions to their hotel. i on the other hand, took the metro to ipiranga, walked outside, and followed my gps 2.5 miles to the place where my misson buddies parents lived 5 years before. i knocked on the doors. waited like half an hour. and was just about to leave when the guy in the meat market across the street yelled at someone. it was my buddies dad. he gave me a strange look but when he found out who i was he invited me in. we talked for a couple hours while  the cooked a churrasco,(which is like tucanos) dinner. they let me take a shower and nap and when i woke up my buddy Elder Guisti was there! we talked about the good ol days for a few hours and somehow i fell asleep again and didnt wake up til this morning! so crazy! its raining and flooding a ton around here! today im going to hit the streets, get a phone, and maybe go to the zoo?  Gotta roll! keep you posted :)

First stop Maverick.. get my last fix of awesome American candy, Energy drinks, and of course soft serve ice cream. I'm pretty much all packed up and super tired... 

2 days Til Take Off

Alright I fly out in just over two days! I leave SLC wed the 27th at 9:45 am. Dave and Brian are on a cruise til the 3rd so they'll be flying down then to meet up with me in Florianopolis, Brasil. We're not sure what our plans our but before they sailed off we all decided that after we're definitely going to be making a stop in Hatai, to help out, at some point. I'm super pumped to take off, and also somewhat nervous as I have no idea what I need to take. According to my GPS my house in Orem is only 6180.77 Miles away from Florianopolis. No big deal

The Trip

Phase 1.Feb. 22nd Vegas for the weekend, Some golf in AZ, Kick back in LA for maybe a day, and hop a quick 14 hr flight to Sao Paulo Brazil on the 27th! Vamos la!