Staff Retreat April 9-11

The teachers from Alfa (the missionaries school) had a staff retreat that I got to tag along on. The principle being taught at the retreat was about personalities and how to interact better and understanding the reasons why people do thing certain ways. If any of you have ever taken a personality test you understand a little of what went on at the retreat. There was a gentleman that traveled up to the mountains to give the personality test to all the teachers and other staff and then explain how each of the four personalities behave in both positive and negative ways. It was fun to watch how the teachers reacted when a personality trait that was extremely evident in one of them was talked about. There was a lot of laughing and a good time was had by all. The retreat center we stayed at was the ongoing project of another missionary team with BGFM. It is still in the construction stages but is very nice and the food and hospitality was fantastic. Everyone that went had a great time and we played lots of new games to me.
Even the 6 hour drive to and from the retreat center was fun. I got to see many new areas here in Brazil. While 6 hours would seem like I would have covered a lot of terrain, until you have seen the roads done here in Brazil it is hard to realize why on a highway with a posted speed limit of 110 kilometers and hour you can only go less than 400 kilometers in 6 hours. Even the extreme pothole situation in Omaha after this hard winter would be considered great road conditions for many of the places around here. So be thankful that we have such nice roads. It was interesting that Brazil has their military out building the new interstate system. Something maybe America ought to think about. They figured since they were already paying the military they might as well be out doing something since they are not involved in any wars, and do not plan on being in any. They have a very cavalier attitude towards other nations in that as long as they do not become directly impacted by what is going on they do not care.