Hi! Marina and I (Johnny) are currently sitting on Vera's couch while we wait for Colin, Jim, Dan, and Vera to come back from the hardware store. Before they left, we all met with a furniture maker in Vera's neighborhood. He spoke to us about the different kinds of wood that are available and whether they would make the water taste weird or not. As we were getting ready to leave, he said, with a huge smile on his face, "I vote for Barack Obama! No McCain! I kick McCain's legs out from under him!" (Dan translated this for me after I heard him say Obama.) It's truly incredible how international Obama is. Although it's amazing that 200,000 people turned out to see him in Germany, I think it's even more amazing that this craftsman in Rio Branco, Brazil (described by another Brazilian as being "in the middle of nowhere") is this familiar with Barack Obama and U.S. politics. It is really fascinating.
Anyway, we thought we'd take this time to post some pictures!
"Today's Goal: Building The Box"
Vera!
Vera's neighborhood as seen from the car.
Outside Vera's house.
On the way back from meeting with the craftsman. Vera's house is on the left.
Marina preparing the water testing equipment to take into the jungle. You can see all the donations we brought on the bed behind her.
- Johnny
3 comments:
The pictures are wonderful! And it's terrific to be able to follow your progress!
Johnny - great pictures (can't wait to see your photo journal of this trip) and very interesting post.
yah!! Go Obama!
Hope today goes super well for you all and that you can post again soon.
Carol Soules
Great to see the photos! You all are doing something so worthwhile and we appreciate your efforts. Thank-you! Diane
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