Last day of Carnival is today and all I can say is thank God. It's been a great weekend getting to know the new city in which I will be living in, but it's been crazy even in a non-Carnival city. Also, for those who are interested in coming to visit for Carnival next year I heard El Salvador is the #1 place for Carnival and Rio is #2, just something to think about.
I found an apartment on Friday and it's got everything included in the rent, the only downside is the size. Places here are naturally smaller than anything you would see in the states. My new place is 50 sq meters which means it will about fit into my living room at my apartment in Chicago. The apartment includes a party room for rent with an indoor BBQ which I can hire a cook for, wireless, cable TV, AC, valet parking, gym membership and an out door pool with a 25 meter lap. Starbucks is outside on one corner, Citibank is down the street, lots of restaurants, pubs, and a grocery/fruit store as well. Great location and safe.
I am heading to Cruzeiro tomorrow where our wheel plant and the majority of our finance team is located. It's even the running joke around here between people at the plant that I am based out of, if you don't visit Cruzeiro you're not missing anything. I think next month's operations review is there so it should be a different experience for the people coming from Chicago that haven't been there before. It's a far cry from the 4-5 star hotels in Campinas that we stay in.
I am off for the night. Hope everyone is staying warm back home.
Cheers
Adam
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