Santos Day 1

The Beach

After all this time here in a tropical country, it was finally time for Adriel and I to enjoy the beautiful beaches. It has been a long time coming; I’ve been in contact with the Employment Resource specialist named Airton Tamashiro in a small beach-side city called São Vicente and the career workshop has been planned. Since the city is about an hour and a half away and we would be teaching at night, we were planning to stay for three days. We packed our things and headed to the office to get the necessary supplies for the course. From there, we took the subway to the Jabaquara Bus Station and took the bus to Santos. The trip was uneventful but as we came down out the mountains, there was a breath-taking view.

        Our hotel was right on the beachfront. Soon after unpacking our bags we decided to hit the beach before our class that night. The beach scene was perfect. Beautiful sandy beaches and scenery stretched out before our eyes while surfers took advantage of the waves on the horizon. I was amazed by the warmth of the water which is nothing like the water from the beaches I’ve been to in Washington which could give you hypothermia if stay in for too long.

        The workshop also went well for our first night. We had about nine people who attended from various stages in life. Some were middle-aged men needing work; others were recently returned missionaries, and then teenagers trying to get ahead.