This past weekend we had all of Joel's immediate family stay with us for the weekend. It was a lot of fun together. We put them to work and they took down the asbestos patio cover. Now we just have to break up the cement and we can have a little garden area. How we will break up that cement remains a great question. We had a great time spending time with them. Joel's parents prepared delicious BBQ dinner on Saturday night and I prepared some Butter Chicken for them on Sunday. Very different to their usual Portuguese cuisine. Monday Joel had a flex day off because the electricity was cut at Bosch for the day, so we visited the government offices to start preparing everything needed for my visa. It seems like we are on the right track with some papers getting certified in the US Embassy in San Fransisco. In the mean time while we wait, I can still apply for another 90 day extension to my tourist visa which allows me to stay until Dec 7th. I was super impressed w...