Final Days - District Conference

We arrived in Linhares on Friday evening and were surprised and pleased to find out we would all be staying in a great hotel, Linhatur, not far from the conference. In fact, the hotel is owned by Kristy and Hillary´s host stay parents in Linhares!

We had some time to freshen up and then head over for our final presentation of the trip!! Yay! We were also lucky enough to meet the outgoing team from Brazil to Oregon and see their presentation with pictures of their trip.

After the meeting, it was on to an amazing dinner banquet. We of course ate way too much and were able to connect with the Rotarians we had met throughout our month in Espirito Santo. It was quite a fun reunion for the team. But by 1 a.m. we were ready to hit the sheets.

Day two in Linhares we were able to sleep in and do some walking and shopping around Linhares. Then it was off to social hour and an elegant dinner with dancing! It was the perfect last big hurrah before we say goodbye to Brazil. The party included good friends, good food, good dancing and good cerveja -- everything we love about Brazil!!! It makes it all the harder to say goodbye. Today we had a final bbq in with the Rotarians and headed back to Vitoria.

Now its a mad rush of packing and organizing to make sure we can get all our souviners in for the long trip home! Cross your fingers that there will be no broken cachaca in our bags when we arrive in Eugene. See everyone soon!