Desiree and Melia's trip: Vitoria

I don't really feel like writing much, but I have less than a month here and if I don't put these pictures up soon I'll be home and never bother.  So here are some of the highlights from Desiree and Melia's trip to Brazil:

Tamar !  I love going to "sea" turtles (ha, see what I did there? I know I'm way too clever ;)

Tamar is the sea turtle sanctuary.  They have several throughout Brazil, and it's cool that I live so close to one!  They're such beautiful animals, and they're even more fun for me to enjoy up close now that I've seen them so many times in the wild!

such beautiful animals

Seeing them in the wild is its own kind of cool,
but it's also neat to get this close to them!

aw I have such cute friends :)

So just before we left, one of the workers came and told us they were about to feed the turtles!  It was super fun to be there for, and we were there on a not-busy day so there were only about 5 other people watching (sometimes feeding times get crazy crowded).  There were a few darling kids though, and I think I had as much fun watching the kids as the sea turtles.  They were so excited about everything. :)

I was just trying to take this picture of the crab, but I *love* that expression!

The kids were SO cute watching the sea turtles!  I loved how excited they were :)

Enjoying the view from the turtle sanctuary

Another beautiful view from the hill at UFES

The Basilica

Well, sorry there aren't as many fun stories or even too many great pictures (Melia was way better at documenting the trip, so Facebook is really the place to check if you want to see our faces haha).