The van takes us a different route every morning for safety reasons. Today I got to see more of the favella than I wanted to. We took a very circuitous route down streets that hardly qualified as streets, knee deep in garbage, with buildings that were barely standing. The streets were teeming with people, donkeys, bicycles, cars and buses. Everyone honking and shoving and milling about. But as bad as the neighborhood looked, the people were all clean and neatly dressed. Appearance is everything.
This is Davi, our budding scholar. Today we read some more books, and he got the hang of the obstacle course. He loves to have his picture taken. He would hardly sit still long enough for the shot to be taken before running over to see how his picture turned out. None of the children felt well today and they were all cranky and wouldn't eat. But we did play outside for a while and blow bubbles. Both Davi and Felipe can make their own bubbles now. Jonathan just chases them around.
This afternoon we have another Portuguese lesson and then tonight is our capoeira lesson. I'm sleeping well, but, boy, am I tired!
Judy
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