Swim meet up day 1 went well. It is so fun to feel the vibe of the championship. Brazilian takes swim competition seriously. Each team dresses up for the walk in. Music, cheering, hundreds of enthusiastic parents! Lizzy did well in her first event of the morning: 50 meters butterfly, she was less than 1 … Continue reading Festivity & competition →

We left home 7:20am, first to drop Sofia at school then to airport. We met the coach and other team members at the gate. Group pic taken, all little kids that pretend to be athletes, so cute. Half of the flight were swimmer to go to the same championship and their parents. When we landed, … Continue reading Cutest swim team →

One day in El Salvador, Bahia barely made an impression. But I liked it and will plan to bring family back. Enjoyed this amazing gym to start the day. I changed city (el Salvador) and hotel, and this one has a professional gym, that serves members in addition to hotel guests. I enjoyed my TM … Continue reading One line per pic kind of day →

It was a in transit day. Two of us stayed working and took 5pm flight to El Salvador, while two other younger team members went to Sergipe for a meeting and drove to El Salvador (although they haven't arrived and we are a bit worried). I wouldn't drive at night, especially in a new place … Continue reading Transit day →

I came back to Recife last night 9:30pm which was not too bad as I went to sleep right away. This morning I went to the basic gym for 45 min strength training (upper body and running specific exercise). It was not the best set up but I was very happy with sticking to the … Continue reading Typical work trip day →