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I'm relieved to say that we signed the lease yesterday on our new apartment. This coming after a two-or-three month search that saw no less than two I'm-pretty-sure-this-is-a-done-deals that fell through at the last minute.

It's probably for the best because our spot has me pretty excited. Although it's on the small side, we scored a place that hit everything on our wish list: two bedrooms, 24-hour security, Metro accessible and furnished. That last one being the biggest. In Brazil, an unfurnished apartment is naked as the day it was born. I'm talking no stove or refrigerator unfurnished. All of our appliances and furniture come with the place and look great.

The best part of all is the location. We'll be living in a neighborhood called Paraíso (Portuguese for paradise or heaven). We're a short walk from Avenida Paulista, which is basically the Wall Street of Brazil. Also, our street is called Rua Correia Dias, which translates to, I believe, Belt Days Street. So, there you go.

Here's Dani's dad, Robison, enjoying the living room. Without Dani's family it would have been impossible to land this kind of place. I can't thank them enough for calling and visiting all of the places we were interested in. Had they not been there to see them in person, we surely would have ended up disappointed. These are great people.

So come on down, friends. We've got a guest bedroom with your name on it.