I would have posted last night, except that when I finally sat down to have a good look at my computer, I was absolutely exhausted. The remaining airports that I went to yesterday and Monday obviously did not have free internet, or I was scrambling around too fast to notice whether they did or not. Allow me to recap some of the events.

I arrived in Miami (MIA) about two and a half hours after my takeoff from PIT (Pittsburg International Airport). When in MIA, I rushed to my next point, only to find I was horribly early. By 11:10, I was safely aboard a Boeing 777. If you have never ridden in one, you need to. There were three rows of seats; rows of two on the outer sides, and a thick row of three going down the middle. The televisions embedded in the seats offered a limited selection of TV programming, movies, and games. I was far more concerned, however, about whether I would even really be able to communicate with the person next to me. Man, was I ever lucky. My "seat partner" was an extremely kind and outgoing young woman, flying into São Paulo from Philadelphia, PA. We talked quite a lot, exchanged stories, and had dinner and breakfast together on the plane. She was going to see her family that lives in São Paulo; she moved to the USA many years ago and was happily married a few years later. I do believe this was the calmest and one of the best times I had in-transit, the entire trip. I was able to breathe easy, and snap some photos of the flight the next morning.

Finally, the most nervewracking portion of the trip was easily São Paulo. It was a surprisingly huge airport; the map I found online is very misleading in this aspect; I thought it would be relatively small. I went through customs without even a word. Because my flight had waited for a full hour before taking off, I had less time than I'd hoped for in finding my flight to Natal. With the help of the airport personel, however, I made it (barely) in time. Soon, I was aboard a tiny plane (two rows one side, three the other) and was headed to Natal. There were three other Americans on that flight, from what I could tell. Apparently, this flight was a "Low-liner," which I am assuming means it is smaller and does not reach the same altitudes as the larger jets.

I slowly felt a smile creep across my face as we went into the last 15 minutes of flight. I'm pretty sure the kid next to me thought I was crazy, but at that point I was at a stage of euphoria: First, for being able to see Paulo, and second to get off these darn planes!!

I think I have written far too much for now, so I'll leave you with some photos and maybe a video. I'll update soon on Natal.

Oh! For all of my Walmart friends..... they do have a Sams Club in Natal, and there is a company here that Walmart bought out. I'll post a picture of each, though I didn't have much time to snap pictures on my way home.

Helloooooooooo, Natal!

(the movie will be posted later. it is currently uploading.)
 

This was a good movie!
















the TV remote was also a game console and telephone (which I could not get to work.) For some reason only the television side would work for me.



















Phone!!





















I'm thinking that is a river going through that area. Truly beautiful.


































Sam's Club!! Paulo says his mom goes there often, and that it is the cheapest place in town!



























This is the business that Walmart bought out. Hyper Deals!