I made it to Brasil

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24 July 18

Boa Tarde minha Familia 
Last night we got on our 11 hour flight and left America through New York. We made it to Brazil at 10ish a.m. and I am in the Brasil MTC now. It’s honestly not too hot but it’s humid. The computers are all in Portuguese and so everything is autocorrecting to Portuguese (definitely doesn’t help my spelling). It’s stepped up everyone speaking Portuguese.  I understand a lot and can get my point across but its still crazy. In the city of Sao Paolo the building and skyscrapers go on forever like a jungle of cement buildings tall and small. Where there aren’t buildings and along the canals, there are a jumble of palm trees and shrubs like a jungle of well…a jungle. Everything is packed together and built on top of each other. Graffiti art is really big in Sao Paulo, so every surface is covered in colorful spray paint. At the MTC we don’t have very much email time and we can’t send pictures so I’ll send another email on Wednesday but no pictures until I leave. I’m all good TUDO BEM. I don’t have a whole lot of time as usual, so love you all. Tchau from Brasil 
-Elder Sheffield


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