News from Eric, February 13
I am having an amazing, terrific, spectacular, wonderful time! Since
leaving the Bahamas, we've been to Old San Juan, Puerto Rico and
Salvador, Brazil.
In Puerto Rico we went to the Caribbean National Forest. It is the
only tropical Forest managed by the U.S. National Forest System. The
name is El Yunque Rain Forest. I found a type of sap from a tree that
burns for 10 hours when you light it. It is used to make torches.
Brazil was celebrating the last day of Carnival when we arrived.
Carnival was crazy! Two million people dancing in the streets, huge
balloons and humongus semi trucks with a big rock band and singers on
the top. The sides of the truck had lights, picture screens and huge
speakers. It was deafening!!
We went to a futebol game (soccer) in Brazil. The stadium food was
interesting. I ate popcorn with shredded coconut on top and a chunk
of sweet sugar cane. You chew the sugar cane and suck out all the
sweet juice, then spit out the rest. The futebol fans were chanting,
"Bahia, Bahia, Bahia"! Bahia won the game.
We also went to a theatre and saw an African religious dance called
"Candomble". They also did "Coperia" a martial art/dance from Angola,
Africa. It was fast and fun.
I celebrated my 9th birthday on the Atlantic Ocean a day after leaving
Brazil on our way to another country. I had a blast. There were 40
college students, plus the Captain of the ship who came to my party.
The ocean is 5033 meters deep where we are right now. With 5280
feet/mile guess how many miles deep the ocean is.
leaving the Bahamas, we've been to Old San Juan, Puerto Rico and
Salvador, Brazil.
In Puerto Rico we went to the Caribbean National Forest. It is the
only tropical Forest managed by the U.S. National Forest System. The
name is El Yunque Rain Forest. I found a type of sap from a tree that
burns for 10 hours when you light it. It is used to make torches.
Brazil was celebrating the last day of Carnival when we arrived.
Carnival was crazy! Two million people dancing in the streets, huge
balloons and humongus semi trucks with a big rock band and singers on
the top. The sides of the truck had lights, picture screens and huge
speakers. It was deafening!!
We went to a futebol game (soccer) in Brazil. The stadium food was
interesting. I ate popcorn with shredded coconut on top and a chunk
of sweet sugar cane. You chew the sugar cane and suck out all the
sweet juice, then spit out the rest. The futebol fans were chanting,
"Bahia, Bahia, Bahia"! Bahia won the game.
We also went to a theatre and saw an African religious dance called
"Candomble". They also did "Coperia" a martial art/dance from Angola,
Africa. It was fast and fun.
I celebrated my 9th birthday on the Atlantic Ocean a day after leaving
Brazil on our way to another country. I had a blast. There were 40
college students, plus the Captain of the ship who came to my party.
The ocean is 5033 meters deep where we are right now. With 5280
feet/mile guess how many miles deep the ocean is.
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