We’ll confess that we missed a bit here at the IMC as we left the country to decide, exactly, where summer might be happening in January (which is not to say we don’t like snow, because we really really do — we’re Andrews!).

To accomplish our goal, we found ourselves at one of the UNASP campuses in Brazil, where a version of Andrews very own Action America (usually offered in the country included in its title) took place in an international country for the first time (you can see the sign above about the program that marked the entrance to the UNASP campus during that month), led out by the director of our Center for Intensive English Programs, Dr. Jeanette Bryson (she was accompanied and assisted in the long days of teaching and acitivites by fellow faculty members Dr. Bruce Closser, Dr. Ray Ostrander and retired faculty member Isabel Dupertuis)

It included Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Fourth of July, at least one really cool skit about a refrigerator, some amazing songs at graduation (and many tears), and at least a trip of two to the fabulous Dom Pedro Shopping Center near Campinas to practice English at places like TGI Friday's.

But we're back now, and there’s lots to talk about and show off (including an incredible annual employee awards program this Monday night, where IMC’s very own Rebecca May won one of the Employee Service Awards).