Bem-Vindo was the sound welcoming our team to Lishboa. Upon arriving, the first thing we noticed was the "Cafe Culture". In the states, a quick drive through Seattle Drip gets you a Cafe Latte...here in Lisboa, it's a time to stop, relax, and enjoy the day.

"The Great Race"...In preparing for our trip to Lisboa, we were searching for our Person of Peace, instead we met our People of Peace. First of all, let me explain who we are...Archie, Beth and Jennifer from Brandon Mississippi in the United States. You might be wondering what this has to do with the great race, well, for our 7 days in Lisboa, Billy wanted to make sure we could navigate around the city with relative ease, so, he plans this game, of sort...The Great Race...We had a 30 minute orientation of major landmarks and were handed a map, yea...

Needless to say, our team was having somewhat of a challenge with the whole language thing. The amazing part of all this is that at the train station we met our People of Peace...Rafeal, Karini, and Israel. They took it upon themselves to help us get to Parque das Nacones...Oh, by the way, our team scored 4210 points...


All this to say, we really have enjoyed the friendship that we have made with our new friends.