Report from Brazil on Rotary Friendship Exchange between District 5550 and 4600
- Canjica is a delicious breakfast food that starts off with cooking white corn, with some cinnamon and cloves in a pressure cooker for 30-40 minutes.
- Paçoca is a yummy dish made with a blender using roasted peanuts, manioc flour, sugar and a tiny bit of salt. I've been sprinkling it on bananas, papaya, buttered buns, yogurt, whatever!!!
Today (Thursday) we will be driven by our hosts Terry & Zezé McKintyre to Taubaté where we will spend the night with Rotarians Orville and Bete Kairalla Riemma, friends of Terry & Zezé's. These friends have indicated that they will then drive us out to the town of our resort, Campos do Jordao to arrive there around the resort's 4 PM check-in time.
Everyone who hears that we are going to Campos do Jordao tells us what a very beautiful place it is. There, we hope to be able to rent a car so that we can explore the surrounding area with former Rotary exchange students Livia Zamarian and Isadora Oliveira. Livia and Isadora will arrive at the resort around the same time we do on Friday to stay with us for the weekend. Neither one of them has been to Campos do Jordao before. We are also anticipating some visits from our Brazilian Rotary Friendship Exchange hosts.