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Please welcome Vitor Murilo (6) Rafaela Laís (5), Luna Cecilia (5), and Enzo Luiz (4)!
Vitor, Rafaela, Luna, and Enzo come from Alagoas in the northeastern part of Brazil. Their single mother left them with their grandmother to find work as a maid after Enzo was born, and they never heard from her again. They were raised in extreme poverty, living in one room and sleeping on the floor with very little to eat. They have been with us since their grandmother died one year ago.
Vitor is an active child. He enjoys playing ball with his sisters and wants to be a football star someday. When he was in his grandmother's care he had to beg for food regularly as the oldest child, so he is used to taking care of himself and doesn't like being told what to do.
Rafaela and Luna are inseparable. They enjoy playing outside together and with their older brother. Rafaela wants to be a dancer when she grows up, and Luna wants to be a chef so she can cook the most delicious food in the world.
Enzo is a curious little boy, always wanting to be involved in anything that is happening.
Please let us know how Vitor, Rafaela, Luna, and Enzo are doing!
Vitor, Rafaela, Luna, and Enzo come from Alagoas in the northeastern part of Brazil. Their single mother left them with their grandmother to find work as a maid after Enzo was born, and they never heard from her again. They were raised in extreme poverty, living in one room and sleeping on the floor with very little to eat. They have been with us since their grandmother died one year ago.
Vitor is an active child. He enjoys playing ball with his sisters and wants to be a football star someday. When he was in his grandmother's care he had to beg for food regularly as the oldest child, so he is used to taking care of himself and doesn't like being told what to do.
Rafaela and Luna are inseparable. They enjoy playing outside together and with their older brother. Rafaela wants to be a dancer when she grows up, and Luna wants to be a chef so she can cook the most delicious food in the world.
Enzo is a curious little boy, always wanting to be involved in anything that is happening.
Please let us know how Vitor, Rafaela, Luna, and Enzo are doing!
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Hello!
It's been just over a year since Vitor, Rafaela, Luna, and Enzo joined our family here in France.
There have been some challenges, such as the language barrier. Noam had a hard time understanding that Portuguese wasn't the same language as Spanish and Vitor, Rafaela, and Luna had a hard time understanding that if they wanted to be understood by us they had to speak slowly, at first anyways.
Tali and Enzo did not have this problem as much, being young as they are, and instead of conversing chased each other around and played rather than talked. They've become surprisingly close in a short amount of time.
The four oldest children are currently attending a bilingual English-French school and excelling. There are two Brazilian teachers on staff and another Portuguese counselor that have really helped the process of getting the children acclimated along. We couldn't be more grateful, especially since the Brazilian teachers introduced us to a number of Brazilian families with children of similar ages to ours. Tali and Enzo attend the attached preschool and have thrived.
The first few weeks of school were rough for Vitor, as he was not used to the structure of school and embarrassed by his inability to read. Fortunately, with a little intervention and support from his classmate and new brother, Noam, he quickly regained his confidence and has since made friends.
The children have enjoyed our various trips, especially the one we took last month to Portugal. The Vitor, Rafaela, and Luna were thrilled to be back with their people (well, it was close enough) and took pride in helping us communicate with the natives.
All in all, the last year has been incredible and we wouldn't trade it! We hope to take the kids down to Brazil in the next few years so that Tali and Noam can experience their siblings' culture first hand and that our four newest additions can see that their old home wasn't all that bad.
Thanks for everything,
Ariel, Danny, Tali, and Noam
It's been just over a year since Vitor, Rafaela, Luna, and Enzo joined our family here in France.
There have been some challenges, such as the language barrier. Noam had a hard time understanding that Portuguese wasn't the same language as Spanish and Vitor, Rafaela, and Luna had a hard time understanding that if they wanted to be understood by us they had to speak slowly, at first anyways.
Tali and Enzo did not have this problem as much, being young as they are, and instead of conversing chased each other around and played rather than talked. They've become surprisingly close in a short amount of time.
The four oldest children are currently attending a bilingual English-French school and excelling. There are two Brazilian teachers on staff and another Portuguese counselor that have really helped the process of getting the children acclimated along. We couldn't be more grateful, especially since the Brazilian teachers introduced us to a number of Brazilian families with children of similar ages to ours. Tali and Enzo attend the attached preschool and have thrived.
The first few weeks of school were rough for Vitor, as he was not used to the structure of school and embarrassed by his inability to read. Fortunately, with a little intervention and support from his classmate and new brother, Noam, he quickly regained his confidence and has since made friends.
The children have enjoyed our various trips, especially the one we took last month to Portugal. The Vitor, Rafaela, and Luna were thrilled to be back with their people (well, it was close enough) and took pride in helping us communicate with the natives.
All in all, the last year has been incredible and we wouldn't trade it! We hope to take the kids down to Brazil in the next few years so that Tali and Noam can experience their siblings' culture first hand and that our four newest additions can see that their old home wasn't all that bad.
Thanks for everything,
Ariel, Danny, Tali, and Noam
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