Shippments Arrived
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Shipments arrived! We feel like we got 3 Christmases this year. First was when our air freight arrived in November. The kids were thrilled to get their toys they had been without since May. I was just as excited to get my much needed kitchen supplies. Our Sea freight arrived in December with just as much enthusiasm. Jeramie was so excited to see all of "our" things. He couldn't get pictures hung fast enough! He had gone longer without our comforts from home and he had little idea as to what I packed. Once our things arrived and were all unpacked, pictures were hung and rooms were decorated. The house became a home.
The arrival of our sea freight was an experience on so many levels. First I had to learn the names of all the rooms in our house in Portuguese. Learning the words isn't as hard as saying them. It wasn't until the last few boxes that I could properly pronounce "escritorio" and "cozinha". Not as challenging was that the packers labeled our boxes in English and in Spanish. Talk about language barriers!
As you can tell our container was packed tightly, like a puzzle. Nothing had been inspected, opened, or pilfered through. I am sure they opened the container, saw how tightly it was packed and said, "FORGET IT!" Lucky for us :)
We also had no idea how Brasilians would transport our container and we were not disappointed by the typical Brasilian work truck that arrived. Please notice the blocks so it will not roll away. I should also add the truck needed a running start before the engine cranked. Good thing we live on a an incline and they were facing downhill to head home. These trucks are typical here and it is a known fact that you do not want to be behind them when driving up a hill. Often they don't make it and will begin to roll backwards. We also hear them honking through the intersection behind our house going about 70 mph in a 40 mph zone. Probably because they had a good running start to head up a hill or then again it could be due to their brakes...or lack there of. Move it or lose it, literally!
The arrival of our sea freight was an experience on so many levels. First I had to learn the names of all the rooms in our house in Portuguese. Learning the words isn't as hard as saying them. It wasn't until the last few boxes that I could properly pronounce "escritorio" and "cozinha". Not as challenging was that the packers labeled our boxes in English and in Spanish. Talk about language barriers!
As you can tell our container was packed tightly, like a puzzle. Nothing had been inspected, opened, or pilfered through. I am sure they opened the container, saw how tightly it was packed and said, "FORGET IT!" Lucky for us :)
We also had no idea how Brasilians would transport our container and we were not disappointed by the typical Brasilian work truck that arrived. Please notice the blocks so it will not roll away. I should also add the truck needed a running start before the engine cranked. Good thing we live on a an incline and they were facing downhill to head home. These trucks are typical here and it is a known fact that you do not want to be behind them when driving up a hill. Often they don't make it and will begin to roll backwards. We also hear them honking through the intersection behind our house going about 70 mph in a 40 mph zone. Probably because they had a good running start to head up a hill or then again it could be due to their brakes...or lack there of. Move it or lose it, literally!
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