Today marks the closest that I can get in a non-leap year to the anniversary of being released from my mission (29 February 1980) — 30 years ago.

Coincidently, in two weeks’ time, I will be in Brazil on a business trip and have arranged a short side-trip from São Paulo to Blumenau to see how much things have changed since I lived there from July 1978 to February 1979. Blumenau, Santa Catarina was my first area and probably has the strongest memories for me. Everything was new and fresh and I was seeing it with unjaded eyes.

I lament that everyone I befriended back then is most likely dead (I have always had an affinity for people older than me).

I am more excited about the sidetrip than the overall business trip, and will certainly enjoy my first foray back to Brasil since 1997.

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