Well most couples wonder how other couples still have fun with each other after being married for 16yrs…the secrete to ours is Date-Nites. They are magical and really does keep that candle burning for sometime.

Last night marcus and I had our first date night in salvador and it was really fun. 

We went to a place that has this weekly cultural parties…music and dancing and just having a great time. This place is called Pelourinoh. 

Here are few pictures 

This drummers and dancers plays their instruments throughout the square…pretty fun

Am getting some attention 

With passion they create some memorable moments. 

I love this soul  with every existence of my being. 

With marcus new LLF..Lucas

Live music on the streets

An acient church buildings

We really had a great time spending some quality time together. Make time or you will loose time…

Salvador Exploration Continues 

Ok so if you have met our family before you will know why we have to find ways to strengthen our girls when it comes to self defence physically. 

We have 4 girls and at any point in time we want them to be able to protect themselves physically when the need arise.  

So while in Brazil we have to get into the things that makes brazil famous…well you have carnival and all…but you also have a self defence form of martial arts. Like capoiera and jijitsu. 

While in rio we did some capoeira classes and really enjoyed it. Now we are in salvador and we taking it to the next level…starting to learn the art of being able to defend yourself when pinned on the ground. So we are well on our way with that. 

5 days a week for 1hour we train on jujitsu the art of self defense. 

All I can say is it’s harder than it looks. And if you ever plan of bullying some girls keep in mind to stay away from the Manns girls and surly the Manns little boy…lol!!!

Mj in his class

The new jijitsu family in town

It’s all part of the training…her first fight. 

Manns girls rock…check out the muscles 

Lol….what a pose from our 11yrs old princess…

Lol…and she is smiling…

Chocking someone from the back…lol!!

Yeap that’s me on my first fight…is going down for real…lol!!!

Head of the pack….king of the jungle…leader of this clan….captain of our ship. 
What an amazing experience…now don’t get me wrong after each class we look like jombies. 
Salvador Exploration Continues 

So while travelling we allow our kids to learn critical thinking playing games and one of them is chess the game of intense critical thinking and also known as the game of life. 

In Nairobi we started with a very passionate chess master who taught us all the real meaning of every move in a typical game. It was really an amazing experience learning the game. 

So while in salvador kids and I joined coauch surfing and through that we found the chess club and they meet every Monday to just play chess and keep learning and growing. 

And what really makes it more exciting is that it’s about 4min walk from our apartment. Location is really key to doing a lot if life. 

Here a few shots of our first chess club moments in salvador brazil 

There are about 6 chess boards with everyone just enjoying a game of chess. And timed for 8 minutes.

Our little man enjoying some music

And me…the proud mother watching my kids communicate with people they just met.

A little game of Dominos also helps the little mans mind…

Destiny game…

So we will be playing chess every Monday from 8pm till 12am….and the kids are enjoying everybit of it. 
Salvador Exploration Continues. ..

It is super hot out here…and since everything is walking distance we basically walking to all our destinations. It’s 8pm and am drained from the sun and the beach sandy culture. 

People here in salvador are so nice and the whole city has a welcoming feel. 

Salvador Exploration Continues. ..

What an experience especially to do this with our kids…Super fun but hmm very tiring. At least for me since after we got up the mountain my 6yr old son asked “mommy when are we going to hike the mountain since this one is just a walk”…. as am trying to catch my little breath I have left.

Well am happy we made it since it was really rewarding getting to see the view.

If  you are visiting rio and enjoys nature and wants to do the ..Dois Irmaos hike.. then its open to enjoy everyday around 10:30 am that’s because if you go earlier the road leading up there is closed.

Address – Avenida Niemeyer 210 ..the Entrance to Vidigal …

behind the entrance there is a public van and you will take that to  …Campo de futebol …the public van/tro tro cost 2.50 real per person..

after you get to the football field entrance you cross to the other side of the field and there is another entrance/gate that starts the hike…

just follow the trail after about 10-15 minutes you will get to the first view point..after a bit longer you get to the second view point
…after another 15 minutes of walking you will come to a junction where you will go left and to the top of dois irmaos…

after you spend as much time as you want up there you  will just hike down.. cross the field.. take a van/tro tro to the Vidigal entrance … and all done you have seen all the rio made of at the top of about 1748 feet high. Hope you enjoy it as much as my family did .

Here are a few pictures of the family

That’s the top….

Marcus just loving the view

Father and son memories

Dangling their feet off the edge… this kids are definitely their daddy’s genes…not mine…lol!!!

He is loving it to the max

Yeap that’s me I tried the edge thing….lol

Its really cool

One love to the universe

She was scared but still did it anyways….

Ok that’s suppose to a push up moment at the edge….lol

Let’s meditate love

Take a rest

Just us

I get a kiss at the top….

We spotted this human money ….lol…Marcus climbed all trees like a little kid

On our way back

With our oldest….

Starting the hike…

We really truly had a great time…we did this hike less than 24 hours before we exit Rio to Argentina.

Brazil Exploration comes to an end…with love and gratitude

With all our travels we try to enjoy each country and make it memorable.

And one of the ways we make it memorable is by making LLF’S  (Life Long Friends ) yes we make friends and we make sure to create memories with them before we leave their country.

Last weekend we got the opportunity to experience a true farm life.
Our friend Waleska and her family invited us to spend the weekend on their beautiful farm in Maniz-gerize  (I probably got the spelling wrong) but it’s about 6 hours drive south of Brazil.

We spent the whole weekend on the farm and with our super amazing host we really had a great time.
We are truly grateful that we get to have this experience with our friends.

Here are a few pictures of our farm experience

What an awesome view

Yeap we are farm girls

Our son even starting washing the cars around there…

Time for fresh salad for lunch

It’s fun to ride a horse…Farm life

Welcome

Little girls best friend

The smile

Time to milk some cows

She is a true farm girl

Canned fruits from another farm near by

A little fun with the baby cow..

A little fishing for lunch…

Our lovely host and amazing Dentist

Fishing thrill

Beautiful

The coffee bean on the farm…it’s a coffee and milk farm…

This is a drink from a fruit that you can only find in brazil…guarana. ..it taste just like sprite with a twist.

Amazing views

Let’s grab some banana while taking a tour around the farm

Such an amazing experience for me and the kids on the farm.

Loved every bit of it.

Brazil Exploration Continues…. almost coming to an End..stay tuned for our next country coming up in 5 days from today…May 3rd 2016.

Staying calm and sending to the universe what I MAVIS desires I got what I want…

Yesterday

Arrived at the Argentina embassy and after checking my documents the embassy said I need to.extned my brazil visa since it expires on monday…. the stress of those words hit me in super shock and she said it takes 14 days before I can get my visa..😥😥😥I was worried and my energy changed to stress

Now I started to call everyone in rio and they all said getting extension is the most dredful event in rip especially because I don’t speak potuguese.

Now am actually in a panic mode.

So I rushed to the airport to try and enquire all I need to know to get my extension done.

Go there and it was packed. But at this point my body energy is changing gradually to where it should be..grateful to be a love state

Met a guy who helped me with smiles and with my smiles too…

Then I got to the counter…got all documents they need but 1 paper which I had at home…oh well my energy was changing again scary thinking after all the wait and help from this guy if I leave now am doomed….but I said I will leave and I will stay calm and tomorrow I will come back. Since they told me I need that paper to get my visa extended.

Got home super tired..
Open my bag and the paper I was looking for wad inside bag so all this while it was in my bag and I could have used it.

This morning 6am woke up with a smile… I am given a new white paper to draw my day

So I started…with smile all over my face. On our way to the immigration place I saw a beautiful rainbow… and I told Aasha the universe is telling me today will be awesome. Aasha looked at and said ok mommy.

Got to immigration and at 8am they open the door. The officer calls me into his office at the back where they process all the visa and said wait here. At 8:20am  he gave me my passport with my desired visa extension….now that is call the law of attraction in the making.

Now she said they usually take 14 days to process any visa

But she asked me to wait and she went to the back
1hour later she called inside to the back meet the consulate…with smiles on my face and my energy just pouring of love and positivity. We sat at the office with the consulate and he was so impressed with our family and what we are doing that he even took time to read our travel blog while I was comfortably sitting in his office.

Well here is the breaker….my visa will be ready tomorrow at 11am…yeap in 24hours I manifested everything that people said it cannot be done….I created and all with my EMOTIONS

Such an awesome awesome people at the Argentina embassy even though I did not speak potuguese or spanish. They welcomed us with love. Really grateful for all the team at the Argentina embassy for their patience and love for people like me who did not have a clue of the process due to language issues.

I am so grateful to you Marcus for showing me this path.

Oh and the lady at the embassy said tomorrow she will tell me all I want to know about Argentina and I am so grateful for her patience with me..I have made a friend with me being able to stay calm.

We all have in us the power to create…now you will get scared and panic it’s ok just know how to shift is the lesson here.

Brazil Exploration Continues

At 10am I arrived at the embassy with a shock from the lady she said you have your extension…wow!!!

Today the kids and I went on an adventure worth sharing….

We woke up at 6am and went to our meeting point to meet up our Rio LLF’S  (Life Long Friends ) and we all got onto the bus….now that’s when the adventures really began….lol!!!

Our bus driver and his assistant drove us around our neighborhood which is ipanema for.a solid 2 hours picking up other clients like us who are also taking the trip.

Me and my friends at this point are pissed and annoyed since they told us nothing and just driving around circles. So basically a trip that would have taken us 2 hours if we had left from our pick up point but seem like our wish for that did not come true and the trip took is 6 hours since we left rip late and with super traffic on the way.

So from 7am we got to our boat at 1pm.
Oh and if you are wondering how we got our tickets…we got it from Etours rio and it’s R $160 for the whole trip including lunch.

Well the boat ride was nice and the islands are all beautiful. But our lunch did not come till 6pm. So my advice make sure you eat a large breakfast and take lunch with you if you decide to take this adventure when visiting rio.

Here are a few pictures of me and the kids and our day.

With our life long friends in Rio

Having some fun on the rock…

Salute the flag of Brazil

4 of my kidos

She loves to pose

Beach life

Future Bolt in the making…

Water fun

Sisters for life

Welcome to the beach

Let’s get some snorkeling going girls

A jump by IMAHKÜS

Beautiful blue waters

My princesses

Hope you enjoy all our pictures

Brazil Exploration Continues

With our travels I have reliazed that our 6yr old is so bold and willing to speak up and out with strangers.

Today as he and I always have our mommy dates walking on the streets of ipanema. My done Mj 6yrs old just saw this man on the street drawing pictures.

As mj gets excited to see what the an is drawing he run to the man and ask him if he can have what he was drawing since mj says he wants to be a pilot when he grows up…so as the picture below will show my boy wanted a picture that will potray his future of being a pilot.

Hope you enjoy this pictures as much as I did watching the process unfold.

So he steps in front of the man and ask freely

Wish smiles the man hands him the picture he wanted. This man draws this pictures with crayons write there on the street.

And there he is…loving his new picture
And we gave the man some money which was not to pay for the picture but just give for the resin of giving.

Really nice experience….

Brazil Exploration Continues. …