tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90037078735624999482024-03-12T23:24:43.517-07:00mars in brazilmarciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-51577267692064829312009-01-19T18:26:00.000-08:002009-01-19T18:40:53.950-08:0001.19.09<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3210605473/" title="Luis Felipe by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3210605473_af4de8da95.jpg" alt="Luis Felipe" height="500" width="387" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3210565671/" title="the river by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3210565671_cd7b982529.jpg" alt="the river" height="331" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3211456294/" title="clothes on a line by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3211456294_b77e42c7bb.jpg" alt="clothes on a line" height="331" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3210641967/" title="brazil011909 96 by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3382/3210641967_e92cf60370.jpg" alt="brazil011909 96" height="331" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3211458518/" title="Sabrina and Soraya by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3211458518_6546f7f0e2.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="Sabrina and Soraya" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3210617687/" title="brazil011909 33 by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/3210617687_d40dce4e6c.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="brazil011909 33" /></a><br /><br />some photos from today....marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-28207433838932065002009-01-14T19:31:00.000-08:002009-01-14T19:33:31.510-08:0001.14.09<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3198464150/" title="brazil011409 19 by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3198464150_0cde24f7a6.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="brazil011409 19" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3198464538/" title="brazil011409 50 by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/3198464538_6bbab9c8bb.jpg" width="331" height="500" alt="brazil011409 50" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3198468336/" title="Maida by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/3198468336_00023228d2.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="Maida" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3198466142/" title="Obstacle course by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3198466142_7ab6c31cfa.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="Obstacle course" /></a><br /><br />we played and played and played with the kids today.marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-65436957207055345342009-01-13T19:01:00.000-08:002009-01-13T19:03:49.740-08:00Boat ride<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3195085175/" title="clouds011309 1 by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/3195085175_ebe6f4971d.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="clouds011309 1" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3195084815/" title="clouds011309 326 by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/3195084815_7be6ea26c2.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="clouds011309 326" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3195928260/" title="clouds011309 328 by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3195928260_7347c82e45.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="clouds011309 328" /></a><br /><br />These were the clouds we saw at various stops along the Tapajos River today.marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-57054461632264288022009-01-10T19:31:00.000-08:002009-01-11T05:25:19.728-08:00The day with the kids<span><span></span></span>An incredible day...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3186119620/" title="water fight by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3186119620_a8260376af.jpg" alt="water fight" height="331" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3186083698/" title="brazil011009 45 by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3186083698_406208f771.jpg" alt="brazil011009 45" height="331" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3186107774/" title="Ana by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3186107774_dd1d1d22b3.jpg" alt="Ana" height="500" width="387" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3186116942/" title="3 kids by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3186116942_49f4ce8739.jpg" alt="3 kids" height="331" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marciaong/3185258453/" title="playing football by marciaong, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3185258453_72ffa301cf.jpg" alt="playing football" height="331" width="500" /></a>marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-13732968175861493272009-01-09T18:45:00.000-08:002009-01-09T19:08:38.561-08:00the real work starts today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-Ie9xUpSNOiyUPDf8Q45AlsUQecyX5-2Wt4470nYAEnnh2QNcjUXYTM0qkqWZfJhSj2ri1Qs1B6z0Diec7AGqUBEma3KbvQyHoegnFd1DfM-YQhxjc0oVRI5Pw2PdmBqeNEa492Ovxg/s1600-h/brazil010909+29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-Ie9xUpSNOiyUPDf8Q45AlsUQecyX5-2Wt4470nYAEnnh2QNcjUXYTM0qkqWZfJhSj2ri1Qs1B6z0Diec7AGqUBEma3KbvQyHoegnFd1DfM-YQhxjc0oVRI5Pw2PdmBqeNEa492Ovxg/s320/brazil010909+29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289491456906904738" border="0" /></a>We start to build a deck.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMtjI94ucDrM-QttgdD1U6WSpCOlpdiGRiTiiGGX_3tKnCDYXLhVbAo2YbMMsDGw6hzLeklqJWNPjKtzxNbbbmZb7EDhnU1ebUasSYaAk_v1Apb1UGpwepz_toLmgjzqHek3Hl-BxFNU/s1600-h/brazil010909+13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMtjI94ucDrM-QttgdD1U6WSpCOlpdiGRiTiiGGX_3tKnCDYXLhVbAo2YbMMsDGw6hzLeklqJWNPjKtzxNbbbmZb7EDhnU1ebUasSYaAk_v1Apb1UGpwepz_toLmgjzqHek3Hl-BxFNU/s320/brazil010909+13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289491443730179986" border="0" /></a><br />Jesse helps redeem the Americans' hammering skills.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hIbXlzanpZ82S35z294CvCQLZdo4QKHJs4_SI0Cb4BJAa8BFd0wUgSEAx5EFeOxhFY1EuxeXEujEjWOO8drWQcS0FqmcUzeZlf40Lu63PbtLCdohys7fowgKl3aesliC_B2Z8P7mFVc/s1600-h/brazil010909+14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hIbXlzanpZ82S35z294CvCQLZdo4QKHJs4_SI0Cb4BJAa8BFd0wUgSEAx5EFeOxhFY1EuxeXEujEjWOO8drWQcS0FqmcUzeZlf40Lu63PbtLCdohys7fowgKl3aesliC_B2Z8P7mFVc/s320/brazil010909+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289491445588578130" border="0" /></a>This is a close up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9XZjRzyv8eQnZ208uKBSNrrKKrX9CkvstlEMPVNZauoqFtggi017PTl31s8b0PEBzcGSGZSHiEUng2VuHnwoXoqwzruRbh75BXSvZEnKF3YpK3qePXoTTYAcqTFTcLfnncrkQD0mZ1U/s1600-h/brazil010909+52.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9XZjRzyv8eQnZ208uKBSNrrKKrX9CkvstlEMPVNZauoqFtggi017PTl31s8b0PEBzcGSGZSHiEUng2VuHnwoXoqwzruRbh75BXSvZEnKF3YpK3qePXoTTYAcqTFTcLfnncrkQD0mZ1U/s320/brazil010909+52.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289494132917312210" border="0" /></a>The view as we work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3zkA1dG_CIwuhpq6p0Fy7jQE0xTPVrZkvGwpLyyPGaZKOea7YI7L5QJLyxU2N7eCi_7lowMVmK9qDspnIzgGuZrgB2AFtPxc5DhPn9mYkq_k0bfINU1XMyk0XKiu94RmWIZkdEgCd6M/s1600-h/brazil010909+45.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3zkA1dG_CIwuhpq6p0Fy7jQE0xTPVrZkvGwpLyyPGaZKOea7YI7L5QJLyxU2N7eCi_7lowMVmK9qDspnIzgGuZrgB2AFtPxc5DhPn9mYkq_k0bfINU1XMyk0XKiu94RmWIZkdEgCd6M/s320/brazil010909+45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289494128512004034" border="0" /></a>Josialda watches us work from inside.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVSjqCGWGTxGEkHF_wxo4eRWIi93Bq1xkG1o6a3EJj_yoqgqem-uI6I7VS5EPBrpbIrieEBm_OVh2hatyR2n3whznVXkFOG3KRWVVVWQsaA7o8Wc6rdkg5nSYTuwNs-u8V2MTYttt0x8/s1600-h/brazil010909+42.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVSjqCGWGTxGEkHF_wxo4eRWIi93Bq1xkG1o6a3EJj_yoqgqem-uI6I7VS5EPBrpbIrieEBm_OVh2hatyR2n3whznVXkFOG3KRWVVVWQsaA7o8Wc6rdkg5nSYTuwNs-u8V2MTYttt0x8/s320/brazil010909+42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289494126602028034" border="0" /></a><br />The house across the work site.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBsanmthGTf7nglI8qUohZR3z7ZGi_0PBZOgOeMwe7sohuvIYmv2GcYz5d7pLGG6q_u48ubi9g0_FVcv7HwWDLidN-tl1dwXv2vWUsXWHR_R7vXrigijooac70pAib3B-eSrBkTJZVSE/s1600-h/brazil010909+56.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBsanmthGTf7nglI8qUohZR3z7ZGi_0PBZOgOeMwe7sohuvIYmv2GcYz5d7pLGG6q_u48ubi9g0_FVcv7HwWDLidN-tl1dwXv2vWUsXWHR_R7vXrigijooac70pAib3B-eSrBkTJZVSE/s320/brazil010909+56.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289494141645881586" border="0" /></a>Almost done.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL15sXE5U9k4nUICMXBFw68c6lcT7N2bSqk0TRn4X5U-4S82JvoXdcGLOWKwa9ehlCHRJ_FoSb8FwhPzoSKhq-nwG1j5TOtxyFYNVoX73c8iB5OJ7nbjLYaPbkoQ1jLik-L8-kCdfkUzA/s1600-h/brazil010909+53.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL15sXE5U9k4nUICMXBFw68c6lcT7N2bSqk0TRn4X5U-4S82JvoXdcGLOWKwa9ehlCHRJ_FoSb8FwhPzoSKhq-nwG1j5TOtxyFYNVoX73c8iB5OJ7nbjLYaPbkoQ1jLik-L8-kCdfkUzA/s320/brazil010909+53.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289494137996355074" border="0" /></a><br />Taking a break.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr7uYQngulnr5-4HuvJxEdQ1Fv1r3vbckoszvLbpmQ0LRxzWLqEXPOGkldPn8dr9OU_yzCtGSnVC__Z6hCtTmA5fDSzadOjjgxFUOQ8ctI4ubdFkf180RweKBT8-V7BxAj9pBRs7Lc74/s1600-h/brazil010909+64.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr7uYQngulnr5-4HuvJxEdQ1Fv1r3vbckoszvLbpmQ0LRxzWLqEXPOGkldPn8dr9OU_yzCtGSnVC__Z6hCtTmA5fDSzadOjjgxFUOQ8ctI4ubdFkf180RweKBT8-V7BxAj9pBRs7Lc74/s320/brazil010909+64.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289494411539812770" border="0" /></a><br />I think Shawny was talking.marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-34012147653591532402009-01-09T06:15:00.000-08:002009-01-09T06:25:59.188-08:00random dayLeft my digital camera back at the camp yesterday so here are some random pictures from the last couple of days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXgwBZ8u9QCGlZ1shPQ3DgTZoV6gUWaMxOq4vd9ww9zGHMG5TH6EMMOIzkXai4i9-pXVwJbYQF9zGErbY3eNEAwrFkqZa45tw9xkg6_HH3GGPOTxtvX9WC7dtB9Ca2WiCf7_oZs6Ntc0/s1600-h/brazil010709+152.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXgwBZ8u9QCGlZ1shPQ3DgTZoV6gUWaMxOq4vd9ww9zGHMG5TH6EMMOIzkXai4i9-pXVwJbYQF9zGErbY3eNEAwrFkqZa45tw9xkg6_HH3GGPOTxtvX9WC7dtB9Ca2WiCf7_oZs6Ntc0/s320/brazil010709+152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289297969577170754" border="0" /></a>Georgete and Jaime's home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzy1ldqTODJQEeQeDmzJQwbBV0wsVRt97KUCWxVAhoGEuhozsQzynX_YAfiL_NXb46uZR4gUf_FWycw_Hru2Sbi-KvaiIKfl50WZSvgguPei4Yetm9wDtd1wUiW7kOSMmXHfVfWNxJ5v0/s1600-h/brazil010709+104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzy1ldqTODJQEeQeDmzJQwbBV0wsVRt97KUCWxVAhoGEuhozsQzynX_YAfiL_NXb46uZR4gUf_FWycw_Hru2Sbi-KvaiIKfl50WZSvgguPei4Yetm9wDtd1wUiW7kOSMmXHfVfWNxJ5v0/s320/brazil010709+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289297964297636738" border="0" /></a>You can't ride your bike on the river front but many people do it anyway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhLMW7VPLsacPkB2tkFoVAsVB2bf7DnrZrfBBmIeEhlKLZdTnkJLD6_VnrHYW1IiaVomJR67i0R6y2NMkvGpH7KW1zqaIskOLbxlIpkcQTGPfiUWgKHvxjZzB-qgIHFPm-XVu897wUEg/s1600-h/brazil010709+137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhLMW7VPLsacPkB2tkFoVAsVB2bf7DnrZrfBBmIeEhlKLZdTnkJLD6_VnrHYW1IiaVomJR67i0R6y2NMkvGpH7KW1zqaIskOLbxlIpkcQTGPfiUWgKHvxjZzB-qgIHFPm-XVu897wUEg/s320/brazil010709+137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289297954203086594" border="0" /></a>The house across the work site. During the day, the bottom floor becomes a bar. All we need are some cowboys and we can shoot a western.marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-14852273696073339682009-01-09T06:00:00.000-08:002009-01-09T06:01:46.899-08:00Zilly the cat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNj6hvYqpilfuQqm7scU5g50HyECd29uLPLXL-_zGLZTizx80cuBvYAO1Pd1lGnEW94sGMQmH-lhdc_NFlPysckobkZVANNosF8lN2mnhGdsEvcXPen-fFVpE_nw-3iYDNvsug5XEGWOp/s1600-h/brazil010709+76.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNj6hvYqpilfuQqm7scU5g50HyECd29uLPLXL-_zGLZTizx80cuBvYAO1Pd1lGnEW94sGMQmH-lhdc_NFlPysckobkZVANNosF8lN2mnhGdsEvcXPen-fFVpE_nw-3iYDNvsug5XEGWOp/s320/brazil010709+76.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289291051744208562" border="0" /></a>We've adopted a new addition to the group. Her name is Zilly (short for Brazilly) and she hangs out with us whenever we're home. She looks skinny, but her jungle claws can kill you.marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-18420168321260493782009-01-07T20:30:00.000-08:002009-01-07T20:50:59.675-08:0001.07.09 and clouds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-w-N_50JSESVFyQ51DHNDYJ-pKYLa5mWY6oSVZRxp4sR4SBuuGtRtRXGX0Bxd52uU6fMvLJNLCys5dAsL6KiwYywlLkGqtOgoXknlUe681zvUniJq1Cwh9Y9-Z2i0uz1qnIFSvOCuyI/s1600-h/brazil010709+144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-w-N_50JSESVFyQ51DHNDYJ-pKYLa5mWY6oSVZRxp4sR4SBuuGtRtRXGX0Bxd52uU6fMvLJNLCys5dAsL6KiwYywlLkGqtOgoXknlUe681zvUniJq1Cwh9Y9-Z2i0uz1qnIFSvOCuyI/s320/brazil010709+144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288777393121132914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiEMV9WT1iLMJ_wegi6QKkd87utmG6QjlHEnRzhmkHA_UO7qJND7wyb8lkD6n_sUwraMFpOpQtSQkxO2N2nmdseddm7wB4TJhFeq_4gAshBBiEmkW-4pV3hiH0JisPkh3OkOl_NFh658/s1600-h/brazil010709+145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiEMV9WT1iLMJ_wegi6QKkd87utmG6QjlHEnRzhmkHA_UO7qJND7wyb8lkD6n_sUwraMFpOpQtSQkxO2N2nmdseddm7wB4TJhFeq_4gAshBBiEmkW-4pV3hiH0JisPkh3OkOl_NFh658/s320/brazil010709+145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288777393371697218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJhPJZj6rtrjLc4zjeoQey2Gi_3Qhcho2DMuQdP69jb0hDEyWElLFKSBTpGH7A4IGh0-qPxmNQgHoHXHz290ChbH0oHybnSbQGkhtyKXs8TdXpE3vL_d2GEScC4Ul7zqZnqDksT5zKVY/s1600-h/brazil010709+139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJhPJZj6rtrjLc4zjeoQey2Gi_3Qhcho2DMuQdP69jb0hDEyWElLFKSBTpGH7A4IGh0-qPxmNQgHoHXHz290ChbH0oHybnSbQGkhtyKXs8TdXpE3vL_d2GEScC4Ul7zqZnqDksT5zKVY/s320/brazil010709+139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288776283497512482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlXwI8YzJm7AzKiiCQxWar8X8TpZQXOrZN_0KxwTcRih7Xl9rpm21zMV481lDuigvkIW5Z2BNNiH5ldr1FGxov3Axo3ID4V9yZbGjWa5ID1OiIszzMEe-jaeiqQSjos42Q6F7Fhb_PsA/s1600-h/brazil010709+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlXwI8YzJm7AzKiiCQxWar8X8TpZQXOrZN_0KxwTcRih7Xl9rpm21zMV481lDuigvkIW5Z2BNNiH5ldr1FGxov3Axo3ID4V9yZbGjWa5ID1OiIszzMEe-jaeiqQSjos42Q6F7Fhb_PsA/s320/brazil010709+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288776275908205170" border="0" /></a><br />today, the clouds were pretty before the rainforest downpour.marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-56998064104027698602009-01-07T19:03:00.000-08:002009-01-07T19:20:12.098-08:00more of santarem<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaS9jQd1H17r6g3cdQcQXeCNX1dWR9zq5R40YogpKgNpBW7ksraJwBCf9hlcTMv2GR6yZXo7gGnbZAvMSlTr69GiQ2FM3qO0grrhyphenhyphen7REIf5LSGr8k7LHU32QDIGBNCVOsOArAi6eWG60/s1600-h/brazil010709+91.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaS9jQd1H17r6g3cdQcQXeCNX1dWR9zq5R40YogpKgNpBW7ksraJwBCf9hlcTMv2GR6yZXo7gGnbZAvMSlTr69GiQ2FM3qO0grrhyphenhyphen7REIf5LSGr8k7LHU32QDIGBNCVOsOArAi6eWG60/s320/brazil010709+91.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288754326127516562" border="0" /></a>when we turn the corner from our campus' dirt road, this string of pretty (i don't know what you would call it) frilly things greet us before our trek into the center of Santarem.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGYGATG4_yolp3NpK22K7CPcY84JOQGzDAvsTvUZ6G79Jq4BBtdu8vaWRtpkVUNqnFOtS7uDH2jnmvxhlOLq5NVdOagGZKS9UFZdxGjdj1_mfx2WmrOPZtS3kpwaoclo1I-3LJBlK16o/s1600-h/brazil010709+93.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGYGATG4_yolp3NpK22K7CPcY84JOQGzDAvsTvUZ6G79Jq4BBtdu8vaWRtpkVUNqnFOtS7uDH2jnmvxhlOLq5NVdOagGZKS9UFZdxGjdj1_mfx2WmrOPZtS3kpwaoclo1I-3LJBlK16o/s320/brazil010709+93.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288753525135325186" border="0" /></a>we leave UFPA campus to walk along the Tapajos river (below).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYTZLVgVj8q0iwQQi98-amKRxH_4XFPZKNxxTJ6pAt8DAVIdCEh7sjMmjvWC3r0yR-uwEjYxk_wvBSF_0WIMGEiH0Bquui7Jgj3zasmYjmjFagdl5prFeDNLo0F_Zz-W5GuBlr-XJJeQ/s1600-h/brazil010709+95.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYTZLVgVj8q0iwQQi98-amKRxH_4XFPZKNxxTJ6pAt8DAVIdCEh7sjMmjvWC3r0yR-uwEjYxk_wvBSF_0WIMGEiH0Bquui7Jgj3zasmYjmjFagdl5prFeDNLo0F_Zz-W5GuBlr-XJJeQ/s320/brazil010709+95.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288755960547175442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97xp4ZPXjZ9ax-wHOJK_2wYoPeuhGG0eGAwb68AcrCaTqr_oV-oxY5PSRkprFw27nxyCTCITuXiedcmcoPxOUpn2-HqR7gz1m6a9Kiz2luiGIb0xmw-02TLyvyjz6pyzrw-Pv84B4Vh4/s1600-h/brazil010709+103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97xp4ZPXjZ9ax-wHOJK_2wYoPeuhGG0eGAwb68AcrCaTqr_oV-oxY5PSRkprFw27nxyCTCITuXiedcmcoPxOUpn2-HqR7gz1m6a9Kiz2luiGIb0xmw-02TLyvyjz6pyzrw-Pv84B4Vh4/s320/brazil010709+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288756276134933938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zphyphenhyphentaiwnFElD2G5fthwDeXiWGAyMboHOKnxz_78sjYVp9-Atqv9ic9-BIkoi33ErZy-IaLDyGtE8-a-kozyBEUO_0Gg4Txwj9cNhPlW5IZ6RfgE2BMdTOZjKQZbwVEbYgHap_zC4Og/s1600-h/brazil010709+109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zphyphenhyphentaiwnFElD2G5fthwDeXiWGAyMboHOKnxz_78sjYVp9-Atqv9ic9-BIkoi33ErZy-IaLDyGtE8-a-kozyBEUO_0Gg4Txwj9cNhPlW5IZ6RfgE2BMdTOZjKQZbwVEbYgHap_zC4Og/s320/brazil010709+109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288756737055674866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr3P5uwt8ND_pyPTVhg4EmVqgTkPZShlPbIUb46CjIglVWeZUnEBgZD4GswKH3FsJO2oZtyj1Ckf3XMGvCJ_4Wj5rJ6PHxLkONW5CKLeUjoJ_Gud9MgeDpFKQ4qqLNej6ZaYlztyhVGA/s1600-h/brazil010709+132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr3P5uwt8ND_pyPTVhg4EmVqgTkPZShlPbIUb46CjIglVWeZUnEBgZD4GswKH3FsJO2oZtyj1Ckf3XMGvCJ_4Wj5rJ6PHxLkONW5CKLeUjoJ_Gud9MgeDpFKQ4qqLNej6ZaYlztyhVGA/s320/brazil010709+132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288757339273611266" border="0" /></a>marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9003707873562499948.post-22364073284546475992009-01-07T18:52:00.000-08:002009-01-07T20:44:12.482-08:00we are here<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4KvsgPPMx1mDKKwGWS8-gFvcJhjuXDcL1S5IBXeC3ZeShlkRt4Ai7LQcxO4Bbqu15xtYn9LVfwTpDwr3HZDkrY6gKWtjQ7cem4TSdOkhp30fuRs36fthMrN1GJ9l5uhI_5gB9t1quVg/s1600-h/brazil010709+51.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4KvsgPPMx1mDKKwGWS8-gFvcJhjuXDcL1S5IBXeC3ZeShlkRt4Ai7LQcxO4Bbqu15xtYn9LVfwTpDwr3HZDkrY6gKWtjQ7cem4TSdOkhp30fuRs36fthMrN1GJ9l5uhI_5gB9t1quVg/s320/brazil010709+51.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288751343062044738" border="0" /><br /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRVJiWCiSUoriuhwDobT1jD0kNCmk-NNWZxc-UtsgC4qzgNeybVIInC_t5MyGsfTc2i8ASBJXyGq1Et7T1v9mcgKpvDE6XzAcGk60cNZpZXEbCfXZiusiYjAyHMEAoocPBm4cj_5gXL0/s1600-h/brazil010709+66.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRVJiWCiSUoriuhwDobT1jD0kNCmk-NNWZxc-UtsgC4qzgNeybVIInC_t5MyGsfTc2i8ASBJXyGq1Et7T1v9mcgKpvDE6XzAcGk60cNZpZXEbCfXZiusiYjAyHMEAoocPBm4cj_5gXL0/s320/brazil010709+66.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288751353475274226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaU2RJvLvoLbHbetLjbxB44wScCsYA0b0Fcb5cfMgZnXQln7xS9Hzd2elMYNShqD64CSWVZIctzZhF5jn0SmW0MXMM19lITvEriIwIGXpOmu9lz_IhSU163S78Pxw3YaBuSN5-VyDAnI/s1600-h/brazil010709+67.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaU2RJvLvoLbHbetLjbxB44wScCsYA0b0Fcb5cfMgZnXQln7xS9Hzd2elMYNShqD64CSWVZIctzZhF5jn0SmW0MXMM19lITvEriIwIGXpOmu9lz_IhSU163S78Pxw3YaBuSN5-VyDAnI/s320/brazil010709+67.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288751358405287314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5BTLf0Y7BPjgNMaSyf2lZPbdR2Oz0gcqCssJN_4dmiDKgjmellJBZSWr0tOh-AlLadKNSa5o4rJ-cZnKkBgY6nU3ts_TWOoL8qqy0y8ziIX0BWqWs8NxbYkD1qbI694HONS4RNKMk9c/s1600-h/brazil010709+89.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5BTLf0Y7BPjgNMaSyf2lZPbdR2Oz0gcqCssJN_4dmiDKgjmellJBZSWr0tOh-AlLadKNSa5o4rJ-cZnKkBgY6nU3ts_TWOoL8qqy0y8ziIX0BWqWs8NxbYkD1qbI694HONS4RNKMk9c/s320/brazil010709+89.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288751365911381810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />we arrive in santarem after hours of travel. here are some pictures of us exploring after we got off the plane, tired but happy. enjoy.marciainbrasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150357324311344655noreply@blogger.com0