Day 13 and 14: Graffiti

Day 13 and 14: Graffiti

On Monday, I did not do much because I was finally able to get my glasses. My head hurt so bad that I decided to stay home from school until I finally able to get my glasses around 4 pm that day. They are rimless Raybans, and they were expensive.

In class we discussed the people of the sertao, which is like the Brazilian desert. It is dry, and poor, and harsh to live in. it has a very rich culture, because the culture stays in the sertao. There are multiple books, movies, songs, all dealing with the sertao. The people who live there are cowboys, but they are not like what American cowboys would be like, they are more like cowboys during the 1930’s dustbowl, if that makes sense. We are going there soon, I am really excited to see it, since I have read so much about it.

On Tuesday we went to Peixinhos, which means little fishes, to talk to CCJ, the director of the program we are working with. We are having a hard time really starting to discuss how we are supposed to serve them. He is really interested in helping us understand art. Thus, today we painted on walls and learned to use spray paint for graffiti. It started to smell bad so I left the room, I hate fumes.

There were children playing outside. It was adorable. The girls were bossy, and the boys were funny. There was this beautiful little dark girl, with light brown hair and green eyes. I am completely amazed at the fact that there are so many people who look like that here.