Wednesday afternoons . . .

The soccer team practice at a profession soccer school on Wednesday afternoons. I am the teacher that accompanies them . . .

OMG

This was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cool! A couple of my students were audience members for the Portuguese equivalent of American Idol.

AND they brought signs for ME!

Rub a dub dub

Window shopping . . .

How much is that kitty in the window?

Farmville. . .

Kids at work!

Everyone engaged!

rain, rain, and more rain. . .

Danger

Today was another cold, rainy day but we walked along the sea anyway in the late afternoon. Every now and again we spotted a surfer or two as the day gave way to night . . .

Remnents of days gone by . . .

Costa da Caparica

This is above a door of a house in Costa da Caparica:

Very rough translation: Welcome are those who visit with good intentions

Somewhere over the rainbow . . .

On Fridays there are "concerts" during lunch in the reception area at my school. Today, as I was walking back to my classroom after lunch I stopped a minute to listen as a music teacher was playing a Wizard of Oz classic . . .

Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high.
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue.
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

I gotta a feeling . . .

First day back after the holiday break and after seeing this rainbow on the way to work, I just knew that it would be a good day!

Mimosa - my local coffee shop

Even in January some people prefer an outdoor cafe . . .

50% off - Everything is on sale!

Nothing seems to fit. . .

Happy New Year!