Small Familiar Things

As we have been here awhile now, there have been times when we think to ourselves, “Oh wouldn’t it be nice if we could eat this, or get that or see this?”  But the longer we are here the more things that we end up seeing that are familiar to us in one way or another. One of the more major grocery stores in the city is called Supermaxi, this store we have found does offer some of the things that we are used to back home. And even has more selection then we used to find in Brazil. For instance, we can get Kraft dinner more expensive of course but not outrageous and for those moments of weakness we could spurge and get a box or two. As well we have syrup and pancakes, easy make muffins, tortillas and a few more things too. It is nice to think that we could make burritos for a meal if we wanted, which in Brazil we really wished we could have done more.

In the main mall in the city at another store called, Coral, we actually found that many of the toys that we have in Canada we can find here and even for the same or almost the same price. Calen is so happy to see he can get Thomas the train and Ceara is happy to see we can get the Littlest Pet Shops. Not that we have got any of them but it is nice to know for birthdays and Christmas there will be things that we can get here and not spend three times the amount for the same product that we can get at home in Canada.

As well we have been able to even watch some new movies here too, we have seen the Zoo movie with the animals that talk and the Smurf movie. The only difference is the time frame that the movie comes out and that almost all of the movies are in Spanish, something to get used to but at least when people back home talk about at movie being really good, we might actually get to watch it here.

Then of course there is the restaurants, there is always the food that reminds us most of home. We are lucky to have KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Papa John’s here in the city. It is still amazing to us though that there is no McDonald’s. I am sure that one day there will be soon. But even though we get to still have some of our favourite foods, we have founds lots of great new foods to try and end up getting those more often then the foods that remind us more of home.

Even though we are glad to have these small familiar things, we are happier for the new things that we get to try, get to see and get to experience every day.