The team split up Sunday morning to go to two different church services. The group I was with went to a Portuguese service. The Portuguese language isn't nearly as similar to Spanish as some of us had been hoping, although words like "Hallelujah" are always understood. Our hostess, Vicky, said that the piano player at this church is a professional, so it was no surprise that the choral ensemble he led sounded so magnificent!
The other group went to an African service, which was in English. There are a lot of African immigrants here. That group really enjoyed the service, and one of them got a crash course in proper greetings. Reportedly, the proper way to give a greeting is to kiss each other on the cheek. However, this student (I won't give a name) discovered that you don't really kiss ON the cheek, but the air OVER the cheek. Well, now we know! :)
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