After arriving Thursday, we have had a few days to get to know the city. Salvador is a beautiul city, built on a bluff overlooking a bay. We've learned that the history of the city is linked closely with the slave trade from Africa. The high population of African decendants have influenced the culture, arts and religion. The culture and arts are beautiful, the religion, however, is a convolution of Catholosism and African spiritism. One of the results of this mixing is something called sincrotism, which is essentially combining some of the Catholic saints with an African deity counterpart. for as much beauty that we see in the people and culture here, we have felt a difinite darkness and spiritual heaviness.
Our school starts today. We are excited and anticipating the challenge that lies ahead. Brin said she felt like it was the first day of school all over again (she had her bag packed the night before).
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Hi My friend I'm miss you so much... The Brin, Mia, Ella, Emily, Ava and you... how are your portugues? I'm much work whith my "PAI" ... Ahh eu estou aprendendo ingles "food pyramid" this is very nice ... I don't know talk ... (tortilha) kakakakak
your friend Allison
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