ESCOLA AMERICANA RIO DE JANEIRO CLASS OF 81

Ai, que saudades! It's hard to believe that it has been seventeen years since we graduated.  Some didn't make it to graduation with us, but some of us spent many years together.  It is hard for people that didn't go to EA to understand the bond that we all  feel.  They don't understand the sense of family we felt: cheering our teams during the Big 4 tournaments, participating in choir and plays, hanging out at the concessions between classes and after school, taking part in the fashion show, student council (wake up John), etc.  Every semester brought new faces as families transferred to Rio for work, and the end of every semester brought tears as we said goodbye to good friends transferring out.  EA was an experience, not just a school like any other. Who remembers the daily bulletins? Well, welcome back.   Enjoy matando saudades e reecontrando velhos amigos.  Pass the word.  Let's get as many classmates together as possible.

It has to be mentioned that none of this would probably be taking place if it were not for the tremendous efforts of Bruce Stirling to bring everyone together with his website.  If you haven't been there, then you are missing a lot.  Bruce's site is a testament to the effect EA has, considering that Bruce didn't get to graduate from EA and left there when he was still in his early teens.  Valeu Bruce! Toda a galera te agradece!