Novo Endereço

I indeed now have a new address as the title of this post might suggest.
After spending two months in Rodolfo Teófilo, far from the ocean, I now live
in an apartment less than 2 blocks from the Atlantic, in a much nicer part
of the city. Some humorous stories will follow regarding the move, but for
now, my new address:

Chris Eller
Rua Antonele Bezerra 303 Apto 3
Meireles
Fortaleza-CE
CEP 60160-070

It has been an eventful week for me as I have moved, and commenced physical
fitness testing in the community for our Physical Fitness study, designed to
assess the effect of early childhood diarrhea on long-term physical fitness.

In addition, it has been an eventful week for the people of the Brasil, with
the first round of elections Sunday leaving incumbent Lula just shy of a
majority. Lula gained a plurality of 49% to top challenger Alckmin's 42%,
forcing a runoff election in late October. This election occurred in the
wake of allegations of corruption among staff members of Lula's campaign and
government. It remains to be seen if these allegations will further cut
into Lula's lead into the polls as the day of the runoff election
approaches. Last week also ended with sad news, as the worst aviation
accident in Brasilian history occurred with a Gol plane traveling from
Manaus to Brasilia plunged to the ground after a collision with an American
piloted smaller plane. The American plane was able to land safely, however
the Gol jet fell to the earth with no survivors among the passengers and
crew. Investigations into the accident continue, dominating the news in
Brasil along with the election news.

Updates on the move will come shortly, and with the installation of internet
at our new apartment, I should be able to post the long promised photos of
my Salvador trip, along with photos of my new apartment.