The next morning, we got a call from American Citizen Services at the Consulate letting us know that they would be sending a couple of vans with some handlers to help us through the airport check-in process. Again, little did I know that I would be on the receiving end of what we discussed in Consular Officer Basic Training just the week before. They were great help, getting us in through the shorter business customers line, resolving the mysterious issues with the tickets (apparently, two of the kids were not "confirmed" when they got scheduled the night before), and guiding us to security.
While waiting for airplane, Abby and I went to a newstand and purchased some Brazilian candy. It was pretty amazing, here we were, surrounded by Brazilian people, eating Brazilian food, listening to Brazilian TV, and being the foreigners in their midst. We were the ones speaking the strange language, wearing funny clothes, pushing around unusual bags, and just looking out of place. It was incredible.
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