I have realized blog posting is not my thing. 2 weeks into this trip and this is my first blog post. Emma has been posting, so hopefully for the 3 people reading this, there was something interesting.  High point this week was the USA-Germany match, even though we didn't we. We still advanced, played well, and will face Belgium next week.  I honestly think we have a real chance of moving on to the quarterfinals.

Saw "Corcovado" or Big Jesus as we like to call him in Rio.  Kind of a pain to get there, but worth the view of Rio. Fighting the crowds to get a picture with him is worse than trying to get a picture with Justin Beiber.

Before that we hit one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, Iguazu Falls.  Some first lady years ago said when she saw it that she hopes Niagra never sees it or will feel embarrassed.  It was an impressive movement of water and it is no wonder that the Itapu Dam upstream provides 80% of the power for Paraguay and 20% of Brazil's.

In Ecuador now for 3 days in the Amazon, a night in the mountains, then the flight back home on July 3rd.  Has been quite an adventure so far and we are all still on speaking terms.