This has been a good day. I have been to the store twice, once with a teammate and once with Jennifer and Kelton. both times i made it were i was trying to go and made in home a feat i am pretty proud of considering my current portugese skills.

While I was at the store today I had a revelation. You know when you travel sometimes you tend to be a little more relaxed. For example, in Brazil people do not normally go to the store in shorts and t-shirts and on a short visit you might not worry about such things. Today, however, I came to the realization that this is not a visit for me. Every person I meet I can see later. And these are the traditions, this is the culture, and these are the people of MY city and not just some city I am visiting. I am no longer the little tourist who does not have to concern myself with how people do things and what is proper etique here. It is time to remember what Paul talks about in adapting oneself in such a way that the Gospel can be received. Salvador must now become my home. I think i can live with that.

randy