-"no, Alan, that's not a monster truck, that's a regular pick up with slightly larger wheels!", Eric pointed out, and we all laughed at how fast it had been for Alan to get used to small cars!
Then we arrived at the hotel and we saw one of our favorite waiters, a young man who teaches us words in Portuguese and serves us breakfast with a huge smile. "Oi, Eli!", the kids and I chorused as he passed and waived . Fernando had a puzzled grin and said, "his name is Bruno, not Eli." He paused and then clarified, "Eli means 'he' in Portuguese!"... and then we realized, we have been calling him "He" all these days, no wonder he smiles so much at us!!!
Maybe we will all start to look like Brazilians soon. The front page of the Houston Chronicle today has an article about a study to eat less nd live longer, and that even those with a healthy weight need to eat less. Just imagine all the businesses that would go under if all Americans went on a diet like this!
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