Picture Day

We started taking pictures of the kids at the daycare today. And we're very fortunate because one of the volunteers is a professional photographer and she brought her fancy camera! She took some really nice portraits of each child. I don't have any of her pictures on my computer right now - she's going to send us the link when we get back to the US. For now, here are some of my pics of the kiddos!

Bernardo & Sabrina

They're playing a game & hiding from the teacher.

Gabriel & Joao

Work went by really fast today - besides picture-taking, we mostly just played games in the court area. The kids also get a snack time, a shower (after running around and sweating so much), and lunch time. With all of that, there's hardly a time for class!

This afternoon I visited the local mall because I needed to go to the currency exchange. The mall is VERY nice - similar to Park Meadows. Salvador is one of the wealthier cities in Brazil, but due to the uneven distribution of wealth, there are still very poor sections. Hence, the need for volunteers. The cultural lesson for today was about the African influence in Brazil. We learned about the slave history, religion, Voodoo, etc. And our teacher recommended a couple more history museums! It was a fascinating lesson. :) We all had so many questions that time ran over and our Portuguese lesson got cut short. It's okay - I probably won't speak Portuguese again for a long time, but I'm definitely going to check out the museums tomorrow!

Love, Laura