![]() ![]() “I think I’m a very polarizing personality,” she says to camera. In the first episode of the glassblowing showdown, the Tulane University-trained, New York City-based artist - a 30-year veteran of the craft - introduces herself as an acquired taste. Brother and Sister Adams are the couple int he photo below with Sister Rueckert.“Rude.” “Narcissistic.” “Feminist queen.” “The best part of that entire show.” As the Twittersphere has caught up with “Blown Away,” the Canadian reality-competition series that’s taken Netflix by storm, one thing is clear: Deborah Czeresko was right. Sometimes you find really unique things as you visit new places. So you can roll it along the floor and still lift it by the handle. As you can see in the photo below, it is like a small hand basket, but it has wheels on one end. I found there a very unique shopping cart. Later that day we went with them to a small grocery store to buy some food that we can eat in our hotel rooms. It only lasted a few minutes, but we felt really bad for them. After taking two days to get here, they suffered the dismay of being stuck in the elevator as they were going to their room at the hotel. So we didn't see them until Saturday morning. Unfortunately, their flight from Lisbon, Portugal left late and they missed their connection between two islands. They are offering their services, as specialists in this Job Initiative. Lonny and Glenda Adams, former self-reliance missionaries in South Africa, were to meet us that night in Mindelo. Sister Rueckert with a view of the park across the street and the edge of the bay. Very unique tree across the street from our hotel ![]() The next day, after working with our SRS manager, James Tavares, we had a few moments to take some photos outside of our hotel. When we did take a taxi to the stake center, it cost the equivalent of US $2.00. There is a comfortable feeling of peace and community. This city is somewhat small, only 88,000 inhabitants and the streets are wonderfully clean. It generally only rains here during the month of August, so this works really well. It may be my favorite waiting room that I have ever seen. We had a very nice visit with this company which provides a human resource service for many small companies, including being the legal employer for over 200 employees. The waiting room is like an outdoor patio, with this banana tree growing. The photo below was taken in the waiting room of the one of the businesses. The next day we spent time with our SRS manager, Lucilino Mendonça, as we visited a few businesses and spent time preparing for activities that will be occurring later on our trip. We were able to get to a hotel and finally sleep without any major difficulties. After a five hour layover we continued on to Praia, Cape Verde, arriving a little after midnight Cape Verde time and 2:00 am, Frankfurt time. We left Frankfurt on Wednesday afternoon, arriving in Lisbon, Portugal three hours later. We have discovered that this is the perfect place to visit during the winter months. Right now it is 77° Fahrenheit outside on a Sunday afternoon in Cape Verde. ![]()
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