Our last minutes in the US were spent hauling the 42 suitcases into our airport van - we captured a little departing family moment before we left (Johnny is waving a Brazilian flag). Our overnight flight was a bit long and cramped, but the kids were troopers. They watched some cartoons on the plane and then passed out for most of the ride. We arrived in Sao Paulo yesterday AM and were prepared for 2+ hours in customs given the stories we had heard, but we whizzed through in a half hour or so thanks to the kids. It seems that having young children allows you to "jump" the line in most places in Brazil (yea kids).
Personally, my first South American reorientation came yesterday when I realized that everything is literally "backwards" here. I kept getting our directions wrong- I had a distinct feeling we were driving south when we were going north, etc. Finally it hit me, we were south of the equator so the sun is to the north not the south (duh!). Simple little adjustment, but weird.
We have been trying to get oriented and look for apartments, a car, etc. Getting a sense of the area is a bit tough though, the maps we have found leave a bit to the imagination. This is one we were handed at the hotel we are staying at. If you can figure it out, please let us know, we haven't been able to.
-Ant
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