wayfarer

carnaval!

this was one of the best times there with the kids.. they all got dressed up and had makeup done and their hair done. another NGO down the hill also joined us and had crazy costumes. there are also some pictures of the kids in class during activities.. this was the last week i was really with the kids everyday and it was a great way to end the program.

the kids from the NGO down the street

evelyn in her hair and make up

our kids with the group down the street

getting ready and playing some music

my girls - our last group picture together

more pictures from the project at the Morro da Formiga in Rio.. from Jan-March 2010

the following pictures are from the project supported by the church and private donors. they had many more kids (around 30) there for the after school program and i decided to work on restoring / repainting the mural there with the kids..

davidson and his little brother..

view from the NGO of the community

water play once a week

                            i was never able to get pictures of mural completely done,
                           which is a shame cause it looked so much better finished, but
                                    you get the idea here.

me and one of the girls

my trusty ride down the hill!

Novo Horizonte pictures.. finally (hard to believe these are already a year old!)

These pictures are late to say the least, but since i was in the process of updating the blog, i felt it necessary to include the remaining photos from when i was in Rio at the Morro da Formiga ("ant hill slum") in Tijuca last year from January to March. we finished a mural at the NGO at the top of the hill and there some pictures of that as well as some from the after school center where i also spent time at the bottom of the hill. there was a group of five kids -- Lucia's children, that i grew especially close to. it's hard to recount experiences at this point, but at least i can show pictures of them and know i can always go back and visit.