My 13 year old host brother.

My 13 year old host brother., originally uploaded by Aaron Michael Brown.

Wait until I tell you about my host family here in Curitiba. I spent the day surrounded by extended family, none of whom speak any english. I met grandmothers, aunts, cousins, and was generally overwhelmed the entire day. I just posted like fifty photos of our visit to the Movimento dos trabalhadores rurais sem terra settlement, go check them out on flickr.

Curitiba is a lot like Portland, and if this is so, we live in the Troutdale of Curitiba.