At the very first student meeting here I saw a poster for a Hillsong United show in Porto Alegre, and me and Hilde decided to go! We were supposed to take a bus together with other people from the congregation, but suddenly, some days before the concert, we were told there wasn’t enough room. Luckily, our friend Rodrigo and his classmate were going there by car, so we hitched a ride with them.
The GPS told us the trip would take about 6 hours, but because of “engarrafamento” (traffic jams) the trip took almost 12 hours. The worst part was standing still for 1 hour, in the burning sun, right behind a garbage truck. We arrived very tired at 01.00.
We were going to spend the night in the house of the family of Rodrigo’s friend, but they expected us to arrive much earlier. I thought that since they expected us at around nine o’clock, the family would not be awake, and that we had to be silent and maybe fill our hungry stomachs in the morning. And then I experienced the unbelieveable hospitality of brazilians; the whole family was up, they had made all our beds ready, and had prepared a warm meal for us. Amazing!
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- Nothing is better than this after 12 hours in a car
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- My view most of the time
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- Spike, the dog in the family where we slept
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- Best meal ever
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- Ready for the show!
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- Amazing show!!
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- Our excellent driver!
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- A sight for sore eyes; Hercilio Luz bridge to Floripa!
The next day we drove into Porto Alegre and went to the city’s best churrascaria (barbecue restaurant). I had food on my plate after sitting at the table for 10 seconds. Later we visited the Metropolitan Cathedral, and a huge shopping mall (which we got lost in).
The concert was magnificent. Great light show, great performers and great atmosphere. The pastor from Hillsong church was also there, and held a great speech and reminded us that they did not come there to entertain us, but to worship God with us.
We were supposed to sleep at another friend of Rodrigo’s in Porto Alegre, but we did not manage to contact her. So we asked if we could sleep at the same place as we did the day before. We were more than welcome! We arrived sleepy at 04.00 in the night. I entered to find my bed made, and everything in order to get a good nights sleep. The next day we had barbecue for breakfast. I love Brazil.
November 30, 2009 at 11:29 am |
Hei igjen flotte nevø! Kjekt å prate med deg i går, og det er ikke tvil om at jeg synes du faktisk ikke er så langt borte allikevel! Når en kan prate via Skype – og se hverandre, ja da minsker avstanden. Kjempekjekt å lese om alt du opplever Magnus, og jeg er utrolig glad på dine vegne at du har fått denne flotte anledningen til å se og oppleve en annen kultur. Tenker nok at mange ting oppleves anderledes enn det du på forhånd hadde tenkt deg. Nå er det full nedtelling til “klanen” inntar Brasil, og jeg forstår så godt at de gleder seg. Mormor var helt i 100 etterat hun fikk pratet med deg. Stå på – sender deg gode tanker hver dag! Store klem fra tante
December 10, 2009 at 2:40 am |
Gjett hvilke to mennesker i Kina som ble noe misunnelige da vi så dere hadde vært på Hillsong konsert..!
Håper alt fortsatt er bra med deg. (:
December 21, 2009 at 5:41 pm |
Hey! I’ve written to you, trying to arrange a meeting on a weekend in January before Agnar’s arrival… can you answer me??
December 22, 2009 at 8:52 am |
Hei hei Magnus! Ja nå tenker jeg at du gleder deg til resten av familien din ankommer i slutten av uken! Vi hadde det så koselig på søndag da vi hadde julemiddag og kos i sammen på Håbet. Jeg overfører julegaven til deg fra meg til din konto på julaften, så kan du kjøpe deg noe du trenger der du er! Det blir rart å feire jul uten foreldrene og søsknene dine, men jeg er utrolig glad for at de tar turen til Brasil for å besøke deg. Eyvind, Hogan & jeg skal være hos mormor på Ålgård, og det skal bli koselig tror jeg. Nå er det lenge siden du har oppdatert siden din, men jeg håper du sjekker med jevne mellomrom og leser julehilsenen fra meg. Kosa deg masse Magnus, og nyta å ha foreldre og søsken på besøk. Tenker de får seg litt av en opplevelse! Gode tanker og klemmer fra tante!
