I arrived in Campo Grande, Brazil today. Robbie - I was on a night flight so I didn't catch a glimpse of the rainforest as we were flying. :( Today I met up with my teammates and we spent the day experiencing Brazilian life. We've had an amazing introduction! I know already that I love Brazilian food! We ate lunch at a traditional meat house. The waiters roamed by every few minutes to fill our plates with a different slice of meat. Our favorite was the roasted pineapple. (see pic)
This afternoon we got word that the Pantanal is flooded! We began a city-wide search for high rubber work boots. (Erica and Katie - This may turn out to be the most important item for our trip!) To tell you the truth, I'm glad we had to buy the boots. I think I'll feel safer venturing around knowing I have boots between my legs and whatever may be lurking in the water below! The people in Campo Grande have been incredibly helpful. Twice we've asked for directions (in our limited Portuguese) and ended up with tour guides taking us around the city.
Tomorrow is the day we go to the Pantanal. We are meeting at 7 a.m. and will pack our stuff on a small plane. (Shaina - The river running through the Pantanal is the Rio Negro.) That is when and where our search for otters and well, you know, begins.
7Z, thanks for your questions! I will try to answer the rest once I see the Pantanal!
Ms. S.
7 comments:
Hi Ms. Schliefke! So glad to hear that you are safe and sound in Brazil! I guess you should have brought both the black and plaid pair of boots since the Pantanal is flooded! The students wrote some great questions today and worked on their Pantanal animal poems. Enjoy the warm weather! They are forecasting a snowstorm for Wednesday! Stay safe and have fun! Remember what Ms. Herrmann said about the 5 seater plane. Sit in front! Miss you!
Mrs. O'Rourke
Hi Karen,
Glad to know you arrived safely and are doing well. We are looking forward to your adventures.
Mom
Karen,
Glad to hear you had a safe trip, hope you found your boots. I am looking forward to reading about your trip. Take care!
Hi Ms. Schliefke, So glad you are enjoying your first days in Brazil, and had a good meal or two before you reach the Pantanal.Also glad you found boots!! I look forward to seeing your mail and photos to add to the bulletin board in the Walsh library. Take good care friend, Love, Mrs. Welch
Hi Karen,
Glad to hear all is well and exciting. I've encouraged my classes to check out your site and follow your exploits into the Pantanal. Looking forward to more photos and info as the expedition progresses. Jack
Hi Ms. Schliefke! Sounds like things are going well. The students had lots of questions about the food in the pictures you put on the website. When asked what they thought you would miss the most, the response: your science classes! Here are some questions from today exploration of your website.
1. What are some of the differences between Brazilian lif and American life? (Brian P.)
2. What are the mosquitoes like...bigger, more aggressive? (Ariel)
3. What other kinds of food were in the pictures in your blog? (Julia C)
4.Has it rained since you've been there? (Katie)
5. How high is the PAntanal flooded? (Michelle)
6. Is the PAntanal a very (human) populated area? (Mike I)
7.Is the roasted pineapple a Brazilian specialty? (Julia R.)
8.What is it like to use different money? (Jovani)
9. When you come back to the US, what do you think you will miss most about BRazil? (JAnae)
10.What was the climate change like? (Kevin F.)
Hope you're having a great time...we're thinking of you, especially while shoveling snow!
We had a snowwday today!!!!
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