Marcelo and Torben at the Eskes Household

A HOST OF KIDS WE MET AS HOST PARENTS!

2000-01: Marcelo Delbim from Brazil (our exchange son) and Torben Pahl from Germany (a good friend)


The pictures here are thumbnails.  Click on the picture to see the large image:


Torben & Marcelo in Eskes backyard, with 9-year-old neighbor Isaiah

Marcelo, Rosemarie, Sam Tryon, Torben bowling

Marcelo helping Bob spray weed-killer behind our house

Rosemarie greets Marcelo at airport

At airport: Sam (made signs), Marcelo, Rosemarie, Torben, Mark O'Keefe

Backyard picnic, first meal in Rochester: steak!

At Rochester's minor league baseball game, with our old friend Ogden (their official cheerleader)

Bob & Rosemarie

Marcelo's yearbook picture

Bowling: Eduardo (from Spain), Ozren (from Croatia), Torben (from Germany), Marcelo (from Brazil)

Torben cooking

Finney High School choir. Marcelo near far right

Marcelo helping Geoffrey Rogers at our church's Harvest Nite party

Aspect orientation picnic. Florian 2nd from left; Marcelo 2nd from right

Marcelo at Harvest Nite. Looks like his nose is growing!

Visiting Bob's office: Bob, Marcelo, Rosemarie, Torben

A host-motherly kiss

At a Rochester historical tour of Civil War cemetary

Marcelo and gang at Man Tai's 18th birthday party

Marcelo meets Brazilian adoptees at airport.

Marcelo's 18th Birthday party - with friends

Gina (American)

Sabine (German) and Amy (American)

"Oh, you have your camera?"

Torben's shirt and Edwardo (Spanish)

"Happy Birthday. Guess what it is!"

Opening presents

"The Year of the Snake" (from Man Tai)

"I survived a year in America!"

The shiny shirt (from Sam)

The Big 18 cake!

"You aren't REALLY going to take my picture, are you??"