Tiffany - Brazil - Random Acts of Kindness....Brazil Style

We have truly been blessed to meet some of the nicest friends during our travels throughout Brazil. Forming these relationships is what motivates me to keep going after over 2 months away from other friends and family members….especially during the holidays.
To begin, our classmates from UNC who are from Brazil have been absolutely great! Luisa, Enzo, Victor and Bruno have all been SO excited to give us tips, recommendations, directions, etc. UNC definitely recruits some of the most amazing people.  In addition, we have also met some new friends along the way.
Sao Paolo

Athena, Sheikh and Hugo

Victor, one of our UNC classmates was nice enough to put us in touch with a close friend. We stayed with Hugo during our stay in Sao Paolo and absolutely had a blast. Not only did Hugo put up with us women for the entire time, he also introduced us to one of his friends, Sheikh. Hugo and Sheikh ventured out with us around Sao Paolo and even participated in some our touristy activities. On our last night in Sao Paolo, Sheikh was nice enough to invite us to dinner at his apartment which had beautiful views of Sao Paolo.

Recife

Athena, Hugo and I

So I came across a facebook post from a first year at UNC about the city of Recife a few weeks ago. Having never met him in person, when I reached out with one of those random  “you don’t know me but…” messages to ask for recommendations for things to do while in Recife, I didn’t expect much of a response. I never expected that during my first Christmas away from my own family that I would be quickly accepted into another. Bruno and his wife moved to Chapel Hill just a few months ago and even though we were in CH at the same time, we never met. It just so happened that they traveled home for the holidays at the same time as our trip.
They gave us an amazing 5 day tour of the beautiful city of Recife which also included a visit to one of Brazil’s prettiest beaches, a family catamaran trip around Recife and a home-cooked Christmas dinner. I can only pray that we continue to come across amazing, kind and positive people as we continue our adventure.


Hugo, Micheline and I