On the way to class we heard honking and people blowing horns, screaming and whistling in excitement for the festivities.There were Brazil flags and banners everywhere. Everyone was in yellow, green, and blue!
In class Raul helped me understand the structure of a "news story" specifically for the web:
1. LEAD (grab attention of the reader)
2. NUT GRAPH ("in a nut shell", start developing the story)
3. DEVELOPMENT GRAPH (what the story is about, list info, "so what")
4. SECTIONS (sub headings)
5. PICTURES
6. VIDEO
In class we had a guest lecturer this morning, Luiz, who focused his lecture on the economy of Amazonia and Para, as well as the history and development of the Amazon.
We discussed reforestation and deforestation and the effects on the Amazon. After the valued durable Mohagonaey wood are cut down they replace/replant with eucalyptus trees which hare cheap and bad for the environment (not even natural to the Amazon area) but profitable for selling for plywood. The Eucalyptus plant does not provide what the Amazon environment and soil needs in nutrients. Too many people care about profit instead of understanding and helping to do what good for the environment.
Isabella was saying that education is the only way we can change this and I agree. People don't understand what needs to be done (and what not to do) and that's what needs to change first, we need to learn.
Then Karissa did her presentation on nature writing.
Drove to Mangas de Garcas and up the elevator to an amazing outside tower 360 degree view of the city.
After seeing the most incredible view from the tower we walked down to an ice cream shop and I got the acai with tapioca which is so amazing and I highly recommend if you are ever in Brazil. You can get acai in practically anything here and it is so yummy and good for you!
Everything is so naturally healthy and sweet here. All of the fresh food in grocery stores and in restaurants is a wonderful change. The food in the shopping mall is incredible here, I could never say that about the mall food courts back home.
It is funny to go to the imported goods section of the grocery store at YYAMADA and see a box of nerds here for 9 reais! That sounds outrageously expensive, huh?
We had lunch at Das Doas, but not our usual buffet. We tried an organic restaurant where I ordered the daily special : chicken, rice, beans, vegetable salad, and farofa. The vegetable salad was interesting to try, but not to my taste. It was literally cut up veggies tossed in mayo...I also ordered a mango juice which was very yummy!
After our meal we went down to a lounge area by the water where the World Cup game was displayed on giant projector screens and fans crowded in.
It was so awesome and fun watching the Brazil game IN Brazil! The people just went completely nuts every referee call and kick! The energy and excitement through out the game was wild and so fun to be a part of!! Every time Kaka (#10) had the ball the fans cheered and hooted and treated like a national hero. Five minutes before the end of the game our group (Raul, Marisol, and Helene) ducked out so we wouldn't be stuck in awful traffic on the drive back to the hotel. Also, the score was 2-0 (Brazil winning) and we were confident we wouldn't miss anything huge. BUT thirty seconds into our departure we heard the crowd going crazy, but not in an excited manner. Korea had scored a goal!
When we got outside the building the street were empty and quiet. Everyone was inside watching the game. It was a strange and eerie kind of feeling driving around an almost ghost town. Usually the streets are packed, people are running around everywhere, the buses are cutting people off constantly and causing accidents, there are vendors knocking on windows, and people trying to bum a ride. But leaving the game five minutes early, there was not a car or person in sight!We had no idea it was even possible to drive from the docks to the hotel in five minutes!
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