Day 1--Colegio Madre Cabrini

Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 7:30pm
After a wonderful send off from the Cabrini College community, a few hours drive, and a nine hour plane ride we were warmly greeted by family - a part of our Cabrini family in Brazil. The hospitality of the Cabrini sisters was overwhelming. At lunch during our first day we heard the sounds of over 100 children singing joyously. We were thrilled when they broke into a song titled "Solidariedade" translated to "Solidarity" - our mission for being in Brazil. The lyrics to the chorus are:

Solidariedade! Solidarity!
La solidarite! Solidariedad!

What an affirmation it is of our shared mission for our Cabrini College Solidarity Tour.

The warm hospitality of the sisters and staff, the familiar portrait and statue of Mother Cabrini and the beautiful campus made us feel very much at home.
We're thankful to be here in Brazil, and in a large part this is due to the vision of Dr. Mary Laver, Sr. Terezinha Lumbieri and the administrations of our respective institutions. Our goal is to develop stronger ties with other Cabrini institutions worldwide.