Eloise at the Cup Check-in

Alegria!

Eloise would like to report that she is enjoying all the music and sounds of Salvador and is working on perfecting her soccer skills. On this trip she has exchanged the rhythms of merengue and salsa for those of Samba and Forro. She has adapted her dance steps quite nicely, and applauding herself after a good song. A little yellow stool in the apartment has also become a nice drum to beat with as she sings and dances. She is perhaps considering a future summer in a Escola Olodum. 

Already a flag-carrying Brasileira!

Yesterday, Eloise scored the winning goal in a living room futebol match against the abuelitas making for one of the most exciting matches of the world cup. She is otherwise in heaven garnering attention not only from her parents, two doting abuelitas, but pretty much every Brazilian she encounters. They really are the most baby loving folks on earth.

Discovering the city of Salvador has been fun, except for the stroller part. There is apparently  no easy way to push a stroller in the unpredictable array of sidewalks that dip and disappear on any given street. This should have been apparent when every other Salvadorean baby is being lugged around in their mommy's arms no matter the age. The baby carrier however, has saved the day and it is also a good place to see everything that is going on from high up (daddy is much taller than mommy pushing a stroller).

No sunburns under the splendid sunshine of Salvador to report and the milk here seems to be just as refreshing. Eloise will check back in when diapers and wipes begin to run low!