The day before christmas is the people in Brazil open most of the presents. The grandchildren of my host parents got lots of toys, and they played with them the rest of the holidays. I got some things for shaving and a book that I am almost finished reading. I also got a Saskatchewan Roughrider champion shirt from the Rotary club in Melfort which was very nice. Later we went to supper at a relatives' house.
There was lots of people there and lots of food. There was also a nice dog named Thor. The next day we went out to a farm and had a BBQ. The was lots of meat there, and again lots of people. Later at this BBQ people playing a game called truco. I have never seen this game before, but I think I'll like it once I figure out how to play it.
At a later BBQ at the same farm me and my host sister and other people went for a walk. We were looking for a river but never found it. We did see horses and cows, and a dog walked with us.
New Years Eve I went to a party with Luiz Nishimura and his family. There were lots of people there, a pool, and lots of food. At the gift exchange I first stole chocolates, but later my chocolates were stolen so I opened a present. The present was a Palmeiras travel coffee mug. The entire Nishimura family likes this team so they thought it was hilarious. I did end up with a bag of candy so everything turned out okay. After the gift exchange we all went home to sleep.
The next day we all gathered at the same place for a 8 hour BBQ. I was in the pool most of the time but when I saw that more meat was done I practically ran to it. There was bingo too, but I never played. Those two days were really great and the Nishimuras were fun even though they are Palmeirenses.
Another day my host family and I went to a fish park thing. We ate fish and later went fishing. My host family's grand-daughter caught here first fish. We used bamboo rods with all small and no reel so it was a bit different than in Canada.
My holidays were pretty good and I didn't envy you guys in Canada with -40 weather, but I have to say that the rain was sometimes painful.
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