World Cup and World Travelers....

Hooray for getting back on Blogger! Things have been so busy and fun here lately that whenever I get on blogspot, I just look at all of your cute posts and fun news and go to bed....well, it's Saturday morning and I'm going to remedy that today!

So, lots has been going down in Brazil lately...we've been getting lots of assignments done at work including the rewriting two new "Fluency" books, doing TV recordings, talking to students on web chat, doing trainings, working on getting our real visas and teaching the boss's kids and grandkids English. I've also enjoyed recording a CD of funny songs for their new annual books ("I like burgers, I like Fries (: ..." No, there are some really pretty ones too!) and some other fun recording...stay tuned for a music video ;).

Besides work during the workweek, we have been hanging out with our roommates....yes, we have 6 of them...which is really funny when you're newlyweds, going to the Temple, feeling the burn at the cute lil' gym around the corner and working with the missionaries because Jordan got a new calling....he's the ward mission leader!

When it comes to Saturdays and Sundays, we like to consider ourselves Weekend Warriors! We LIVE for the weekends here in Brazil...it's our time to explore, try new foods, smell new smells (some good, some bad) and see some pretty sweet South American places. Our latest and greatest excitement actually happens all week for a month and is COPA DO MUNDO!!!

They had to have tons of polícia there for when things get a little too rowdy...
Part of our Gringo/Brasileiro group....

The convention center had this awesome arena with huge megascreens and a big giant ball...I was hoping that it would pop open and shower confetti all over everyone...maybe that will happen when we win the cup...

Here are a few pics of the crowd...

Jordan and I...

GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!

We won!!!

The streets are crazy before and after a game...the whole city shuts down to watch it....and it's filled with green and yellow....

On the other BIG NEWS front....it looks like we might be cutting our

Adventures in Brazil a little short...

Because we got promotions and are getting transfered to...

CHINA!!!

We are so excited to see what lies ahead for us in Tianjin, China. Wizard just opened it's first school in Tianjin, China. Jordan will go there to expand the business further into the rest of China and I will go there to be the coordinator (manager) of their school there. We are so blessed and look forward to this awesome opportunity. We are sad to leave Brazil at the end of August, but are stoked to have international business expansion on our resumes and explore another beautiful country. Besides, we know this won't be the last time the Hastings are in Brazil... ;)

Here is a sneak peek of the city we'll be living and working in...

Tianjin, China

That's it for now...tchau e ter um bom fim de semana!