I am in Brasil the next two weeks teaching a private Money Camp for 15 teens and also helping our new Brasilian licensee, Silvia Alambert get her new program up and running. I flew into Rio yesterday (Friday, the 27th) and I have to say, though I enjoy traveling and seeing new things, the ~things~ people told me to be careful of are not the things I wanted to experience. Apparently there~s a lot of muggings in Brasil and I just spoke with two 20 somethings where are traveling here (just got here) and they were mugged two blocks away from our little hotel on the beach. The lessons are many: don~t walk alone where there are no people, don~t carry much money and don~t wear jewelry of any value (though my diamonds are in my ears now they weren~t earlier when I went to a health club to work out).
Though we complain about the US in many ways, the fact is, we can walk down the street and feel safe in more parts of the country than where you can~t. I just want to say to any of you that find this…appreciate and take care of the US. It really is a special place and I~m going to do my part to prepare the kids to handle their money wisely so they can grow up and live the lives they dream of.