even when they aren't yours!!! Today we had a festa for Michele pequeno at Caasah. Little did we know, today is Danila and Eric's birthday also (I'm not sure if that is correct grammer, forgive me if it is wrong). Unfortunatley, we brought presents for Michele. Yikes, the other two were really disappointed. And, the little boy, Eric, had a really bad fever today and spent the whole time being really sick and mopey, and I couldn't get him to feel better! He ended up going to bed before we even left! On the bright side, we had cake and Guarana, and the people at Caasah hired a DJ! It was really fun - I think the kids had a really good time.

Allie and I have decided that we are going to go to Rio de Janiero, and we are leaving the program early to do so (or at least I am). So instead of leaving on the 31st, I am leaving on the 26th, and I will just continue traveling from there. I'm really excited! My travel plans thus far are: Fly to Rio on the 26th, around the 31st-2 go to Belo Horizante to meet up with Anna Hardy, stay with her, take the train to Vitoria some weekend, and then around the 11th or 12th go to Sao Paulo and stay until the 15th, when I will fly to Buenos Aires and visit Amos, Abby and Mason, and a couple girls from the program here. On May 1 I fly back to Sao Paulo at like, 9am, and wait in the airport for 12+ hours until 11pm when my flight to Miami leaves! I will return to the US of A on May 2!!

Its really hard to believe that I only have one week left - I have kept telling myself that I have so much time, there is no rush to do everything, and now I feel like there is a rush! So if you want some Havaianas, you better email me and tell me color and size... no promises! I am already getting sad about having to leave the kids - I feel like I've formed such strong bonds with some of them, I will be so sad to leave them! Because there are always people coming and going, we talk about some people being "criers" when they leave - I am going to be a crier. I hate even thinking about it because it makes my heart ache. I love these kids so much its hard to even understand it because I have only known them for a couple months! And here I am wanting to be a part of their lives for the rest of them! I won't ever forget them, or this experience. It has been challenging and thrilling, and more than I could have ever expected. I might have to come back and do it again.