Well....
Friday was my last day at Frutes de Maes, just as i walked throught the door all the kds came running towards me and that was it i started crying then! They gave me aposter they had made with hearts on and their names in the hearts then they had alll put lipstick on and kissed it! They sang me lots of songs and gave me lots of hugs and it was soooo sad. at one point they were all singing 'I'm a little square of tin' that I had taught them, it was such a good ending!
tehn when and filmed some of the capoeira guys doing capoeira and watched the sun go down by the lighthouse.
That night we went out and saw the drumming, went to the samba club and drank quite a bit!
Towards the end of the night I was talking to Adriano for about an hour in Portuguese and I understood at least 70% of what he was saying!!! i was so chuffed with myself!!
it was really sad to leave but i had a 'totally awesome' (got that in for you guys - Whitney, Alex Jen and Arian!) but i wanted to leave on a good note.
Fortunately all my flights went really well, even though I was still on the plane from Salvador when my heathrow flight in Sau Paulo had started boarding but I made it with out any delays and all my luggage - which wasnt over the internal luggage allowance.
all in all it was such a fantastic experience i cant really put it all down in words.
Thanks for everyones help guys!!!!
Monday, June 13, 2005
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
some of the locals
this was taken in Place de Se the happening place to be, these guys tuaght me all the dances and are normaly at the front leading the crowds!
the new crowd!
this is the first tuesday the new lot had been out- as usual they were not dissapointed
nearly time to go!
i was really on the brink of staying i really was.
Im having such a good time and i love being with the kids but i think i shouldleave on a high note.
Last night i watched the sun go down by the elevator over the lower city eating corn on the cob and just watching the world go by. Then in the evening obvoiusly it wasall the drumming. You really cannot understand how fantastic it is, there is so much energy and such a good feeling, thats why i though i wanted to stay.
I feel like i have made a difference even though i may have not done much. i know this sounds corny (oh my god im turning into an american!) but someone said that if the kida come running up to you then your in their hearts and they do so I am hoping that they will remember me. Sometimes I feel really proudof myself for coming here by my self but the teacher in my room is also a volunteer and works 7.30-5.30 everyday for nothing,so am i really helping.
I was talking to Taz our driver and he was daying how mcuh respect he has for us and the fact that we pay to come over here and work with people who need it, that waswhen i realised that i have made some sort of a differnce. the people here are so grateful for what seems like so little to me.Juststupidthings like teaching the kids a song, my teacher finds it really funny to drag anyone whos passing into the room and makes me sing im a littel square of tin or head shoulders knees and toes in portuguese! so if nothing i provided some sort of entertainment anyway!!!
also if i dont go out we just sit and chat and i feel ive learnt so much about other cultures as well and just different places and people - mainly americans but hey!
Im normally the really chatty one but recently ive justsatand listened to ther peoples opinions and feel ive sort of grown in myself.
I think i can really go out and do anything know i have so much i can offer,these kids have nothing and they are so happy, it makes me feel really grateful for what i do have and for my family and for all the opportunities i have and hopefully will have.
soenough of the gushing and thank you to everyone who has supported me trust meit was reallly really really worth it!
oo and a really old boke proposed to me today aswell!!!!
Im having such a good time and i love being with the kids but i think i shouldleave on a high note.
Last night i watched the sun go down by the elevator over the lower city eating corn on the cob and just watching the world go by. Then in the evening obvoiusly it wasall the drumming. You really cannot understand how fantastic it is, there is so much energy and such a good feeling, thats why i though i wanted to stay.
I feel like i have made a difference even though i may have not done much. i know this sounds corny (oh my god im turning into an american!) but someone said that if the kida come running up to you then your in their hearts and they do so I am hoping that they will remember me. Sometimes I feel really proudof myself for coming here by my self but the teacher in my room is also a volunteer and works 7.30-5.30 everyday for nothing,so am i really helping.
I was talking to Taz our driver and he was daying how mcuh respect he has for us and the fact that we pay to come over here and work with people who need it, that waswhen i realised that i have made some sort of a differnce. the people here are so grateful for what seems like so little to me.Juststupidthings like teaching the kids a song, my teacher finds it really funny to drag anyone whos passing into the room and makes me sing im a littel square of tin or head shoulders knees and toes in portuguese! so if nothing i provided some sort of entertainment anyway!!!
also if i dont go out we just sit and chat and i feel ive learnt so much about other cultures as well and just different places and people - mainly americans but hey!
Im normally the really chatty one but recently ive justsatand listened to ther peoples opinions and feel ive sort of grown in myself.
I think i can really go out and do anything know i have so much i can offer,these kids have nothing and they are so happy, it makes me feel really grateful for what i do have and for my family and for all the opportunities i have and hopefully will have.
soenough of the gushing and thank you to everyone who has supported me trust meit was reallly really really worth it!
oo and a really old boke proposed to me today aswell!!!!
Sunday, June 05, 2005
bom dia!
just found out that Frutos de Maes has there own blog, obviously its all in portuguese but it some before photos of the building being built
click o nthe link below to have a look!
got 11 new people yesterday, was really strange having a full house nearly - well the fullest ivE ever seen it! everyone is from the US.
This weekend has been quite boring really coz of the rain and coz we normally travel over the weekend, oh well never mind.
bye!
click o nthe link below to have a look!
got 11 new people yesterday, was really strange having a full house nearly - well the fullest ivE ever seen it! everyone is from the US.
This weekend has been quite boring really coz of the rain and coz we normally travel over the weekend, oh well never mind.
bye!
the stick houses
this is where all of my kids live, there werent many in that days the rain had made it hard for them to leave the house
Friday, June 03, 2005
still raining!
yes its still raining and iam hiding in the same internet cafe - i have bee nhome though!
trying to think what ive been doing.....
wednesday night we had a capoeira show at the other house wit hthe insight lot, was very good but we needed a bigger space as one of them kicked the fridge!
also had a trip to a COOP place where some women made mosaics, unfortunately it had bee nrobbed the night before and they had smashed the place up and stolen lots of machinary. they are only just making ends meet anyway.
today we went to visit the stick house wher all my kids live. As its been raining so much we couldnt go across and see in them and see them as it was a huge bog. But just seeing the outside of the mwas enough.
they literally are house precariously balanced on sticks - oh my goodness it just started absolutely bucketing it down!!!!!! - anyway the houses are made of what ever they can get their hands on. the water they are above is filthy and this is where they get their fish to eat from!
I cant believe i´ve only got a week left, it feels like ive not bee nat home for years but at the same time doesnt feeel like ive been here that long.
oh well bye!
trying to think what ive been doing.....
wednesday night we had a capoeira show at the other house wit hthe insight lot, was very good but we needed a bigger space as one of them kicked the fridge!
also had a trip to a COOP place where some women made mosaics, unfortunately it had bee nrobbed the night before and they had smashed the place up and stolen lots of machinary. they are only just making ends meet anyway.
today we went to visit the stick house wher all my kids live. As its been raining so much we couldnt go across and see in them and see them as it was a huge bog. But just seeing the outside of the mwas enough.
they literally are house precariously balanced on sticks - oh my goodness it just started absolutely bucketing it down!!!!!! - anyway the houses are made of what ever they can get their hands on. the water they are above is filthy and this is where they get their fish to eat from!
I cant believe i´ve only got a week left, it feels like ive not bee nat home for years but at the same time doesnt feeel like ive been here that long.
oh well bye!
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
RAIN RAIN RAIN!!!
we hiding in an internet cafe coz its chucking it down!!!
well monday was definately trying. The kids are fine until we sit them down for lunch and then the teacher leaves me with them to get lunch ready.There were to boys that were fighting - i mean kicking biting punching andspitting at each other. If i held them apart they screamed but as soon as i let go they started again and started screaming, It was awful.i could just not control them. its hard enough anyway with the language barrier.i had to drag them apart.
I didsee something a bit disturbing though, one of the kids was beating one of the dolls with here flip flop, so shes obviously seen or had that done to her.
Anyway yesterday was better,we made collage pictures and that kept them amused for about half an hour - very long time for them!
also had my 3rd capeoria lessons - i am still rubbish but its making me very bendy!!!
of coursewent to see the drumming again -inever get tired of the drumming, i bought a CD but its just not the same. Everyone justwonders up following the band and strutting their funky stuff i love it!!!!
Today was good i taught the kids some dances to the drumming that i was taught last night bysome of the lads we hang around with, they werent that interested but it kept them amused for a bit.
got a capoeira show tonight with other the insight group(who only come for a week) at their house - which has a swimming pool!how unfair!!!
ooo and also monday was good in the end coz i hada capoeira lesson by myself so i hadto get the bus by myself for the first time! iwas quite proud of my self!!!!
anyway going to get the bus home in the rain!!!
well monday was definately trying. The kids are fine until we sit them down for lunch and then the teacher leaves me with them to get lunch ready.There were to boys that were fighting - i mean kicking biting punching andspitting at each other. If i held them apart they screamed but as soon as i let go they started again and started screaming, It was awful.i could just not control them. its hard enough anyway with the language barrier.i had to drag them apart.
I didsee something a bit disturbing though, one of the kids was beating one of the dolls with here flip flop, so shes obviously seen or had that done to her.
Anyway yesterday was better,we made collage pictures and that kept them amused for about half an hour - very long time for them!
also had my 3rd capeoria lessons - i am still rubbish but its making me very bendy!!!
of coursewent to see the drumming again -inever get tired of the drumming, i bought a CD but its just not the same. Everyone justwonders up following the band and strutting their funky stuff i love it!!!!
Today was good i taught the kids some dances to the drumming that i was taught last night bysome of the lads we hang around with, they werent that interested but it kept them amused for a bit.
got a capoeira show tonight with other the insight group(who only come for a week) at their house - which has a swimming pool!how unfair!!!
ooo and also monday was good in the end coz i hada capoeira lesson by myself so i hadto get the bus by myself for the first time! iwas quite proud of my self!!!!
anyway going to get the bus home in the rain!!!
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