The past two days have been rainy and slow. Yesterday, it rained all day long! It was the first time we've experienced that kind of rain here. Usually, rain comes for a few minutes, then it clears out. Our rainy days up to this point have been on-and-off with some sunshine mixed in. But this was a Memphis rain. A hard, drenching downpour for hours and hours. Of course, that meant that some of our readers couldn't make it. Not that they didn't want to come, but traffic is so bad here when it rains that it takes some of them hours to get here. But we still did all the work we could, and those that could make it had very good sessions.
Today wasn't rainy all day, but it comes and goes. The sun hasn't come out all day, though, and I think that has stopped everyone from recovering from yesterday. Pray that we have a bright and sunny tomorrow so everybody can get back to normal!
It's really starting to set in that our time here is almost over. Some of my readers only have one session left. It's hard to believe that we have to go back to the States. To me, it seems like we have been here for much longer than six weeks, but in a good way. We have gotten to know several people here well, and we are comfortable spending time with them. We have also gotten used to our living arrangements and how things work in daily life around here. I will have a hard time using water from the faucet when I get back home. I'll also get a sudden craving for suca de graviola or cajá or some delicious Guaraná, but, alas, there will be none to be found.
We decided that our final party on Friday will be a pizza party. We wanted to have a talent show, but everyone's too shy to perform! Hopefully, we can convince Dayanne to play her violin and David to sing, but most of the time will probably be spent playing games and having fun with the group. That's fine with us--last week's party was a lot of fun!
Sunday, the church is having a farewell lunch for us, and everyone is going to see us off at the airport. We are hoping that as many of our readers as possible can come, because we want to see them before we head back.
I have one last reader tonight (Ronaldo), and then it's back to the apartment for dinner and some much-needed sleep. One week from tomorrow, we'll be back in Memphis, Tennessee!
PS- My sunburned arms are peeling. Gross!
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