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Carnival in Rio is Feb. 20-24, 2009.
Here is a link to all the events: http://www.rio-carnival.net/rio_carnival/rio_carnival_programs.php
Friday, July 25
Wednesday, July 23
What Lisa is up to
No sooner did Lisa get a chance to step into her office, than she was whisked away to a nearby town to open a display of American products and services.
Here is proof she does not spend all her time locked in meetings: http://www.embaixada-americana.org.br/?action=materia&id=6899&itemmenu=
Here is proof she does not spend all her time locked in meetings: http://www.embaixada-americana.org.br/?action=materia&id=6899&itemmenu=
Tuesday, July 22
Fun posting
Annette sent a very funny video.
Look on the group to the right for the video "Dan running for office."
Look on the group to the right for the video "Dan running for office."
Wednesday, July 9
Flag Planted In the DEEEEEP South
Made it!
After 9.5 hours from Washington, 4 hours in transit between airports in Sao Paulo, another 1.5 hours to Brasilia. We arrived at the new house ready to collapse.
Oops. No can do.
The two adults of the family -- if you can call him an adult -- had just enough time to shower and change clothes before they headed off to the embassy to get their IDs and for the real adult in the clan toget her Blackberry and mobile phone.
Back to the house for another change of clothes and thence to a VIP July 4 reception.
Home by 10:30 p.m.
Bright and early the next day, the two big folks were off again.
Up at 5 a.m. and out the door by 7:30.
An hour and a half to Rio where the two split up so she could take care of meetings the ambassador wanted covered and he to the hotel. (Nice view of Ipanema Beach.)
Then that night another July 4 reception at the old British embassy.
Another late night in the hotel.
Another early morning and a mad dash to the airport where the team departed for the northeast town of Recife.
Meetings with business and government leaders and a mad dash to the local international school for another July 4 party. This is Lisa talking with the area Young Ambassadors. This is a program that offers scholarships to local public school kids to learn English.
The party was festive and everyone had a good time.
From the party the folks were whisked off to a nearby resort hotel for night. Too bad it was about midnight by the time people got to their rooms. And then the next day it was raining cats and dogs.
Lisa had a no so brief meeting with the consulate staff t talk shop. Then to lunch to continue the talks and then off to a sugar mill.
Then a really mad dash to the airport (arrived with 10 minutes to spare) for 2 hour flight back to Brasilia.
Arrived about 6:30 p.m.
Next morning, no travel but...
Lisa had a meeting with a senior staff member before he went on holiday. That went from 8:30-2:30.
The whole group packed up for the embassy's big July 4 party -- about 3,000 people.
Got home about 9 p.m.
Next day up at 5:30 for a 7:15 pick up toget to the airport.
Off to Sao Paulo.
Meetings all day for Lisa. Dan sat quietly and read his books.
Another evening July 4 party.
Next day a 7:00 departure for the airport and back in Brasilia about 10.
Lisa to the embassy and Dan to the house.
That same night, another party. A big thank you to the volunteers for the big embassy event.
Airline tickets and hotel packages were given away in a drawing.
I should mention that the young Kubiskes in the group worked hard helping set up thebig event. Philip was setting up booths, flipping burgers and anything asked of him. Adam was a pro at distributing sodas, chips and beer.
Wednesday (July 9) was to be a normal work day for Lisa and the boys. (They left together for the embassy at 7:45.) Dan stayed behind to wrestle the Internet connection into submission. (A new modem and some slight of hand/backdoor programming got the system working. Many thanks to the embassy team that finished the job.)
More to come later so stay tuned.
After 9.5 hours from Washington, 4 hours in transit between airports in Sao Paulo, another 1.5 hours to Brasilia. We arrived at the new house ready to collapse.
Oops. No can do.
The two adults of the family -- if you can call him an adult -- had just enough time to shower and change clothes before they headed off to the embassy to get their IDs and for the real adult in the clan toget her Blackberry and mobile phone.
Back to the house for another change of clothes and thence to a VIP July 4 reception.
Home by 10:30 p.m.
Bright and early the next day, the two big folks were off again.
Up at 5 a.m. and out the door by 7:30.
An hour and a half to Rio where the two split up so she could take care of meetings the ambassador wanted covered and he to the hotel. (Nice view of Ipanema Beach.)
Then that night another July 4 reception at the old British embassy.
Another late night in the hotel.
Another early morning and a mad dash to the airport where the team departed for the northeast town of Recife.
Meetings with business and government leaders and a mad dash to the local international school for another July 4 party. This is Lisa talking with the area Young Ambassadors. This is a program that offers scholarships to local public school kids to learn English.The party was festive and everyone had a good time.
From the party the folks were whisked off to a nearby resort hotel for night. Too bad it was about midnight by the time people got to their rooms. And then the next day it was raining cats and dogs.
Lisa had a no so brief meeting with the consulate staff t talk shop. Then to lunch to continue the talks and then off to a sugar mill.
Then a really mad dash to the airport (arrived with 10 minutes to spare) for 2 hour flight back to Brasilia.
Arrived about 6:30 p.m.
Next morning, no travel but...
Lisa had a meeting with a senior staff member before he went on holiday. That went from 8:30-2:30.
The whole group packed up for the embassy's big July 4 party -- about 3,000 people.
Got home about 9 p.m.
Next day up at 5:30 for a 7:15 pick up toget to the airport.
Off to Sao Paulo.
Meetings all day for Lisa. Dan sat quietly and read his books.
Another evening July 4 party.
Next day a 7:00 departure for the airport and back in Brasilia about 10.
Lisa to the embassy and Dan to the house.
That same night, another party. A big thank you to the volunteers for the big embassy event.
Airline tickets and hotel packages were given away in a drawing.
I should mention that the young Kubiskes in the group worked hard helping set up thebig event. Philip was setting up booths, flipping burgers and anything asked of him. Adam was a pro at distributing sodas, chips and beer.
Wednesday (July 9) was to be a normal work day for Lisa and the boys. (They left together for the embassy at 7:45.) Dan stayed behind to wrestle the Internet connection into submission. (A new modem and some slight of hand/backdoor programming got the system working. Many thanks to the embassy team that finished the job.)
More to come later so stay tuned.
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