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Hello there. Now generally, I’m not one for public declarations. However, I'm a mere 1 week away from embarking on one of the most terrifying and exciting experiences of my life. On May 30th, I will be travelling to Brazil, to a place called Iracambi, deep in the Atlantic Rainforest. Set up by pioneering South Africans, Iracambi’s mission is to make the conservation of the rainforest more attractive than its destruction. It works with the local community to conserve the land and help generate income in one of the most bio-diverse places in the world. Once there, I will spend a month donating my skills to help them create a brand and communications strategy, which I hope will make a positive difference to their future success. This blog will be a document of my time there, a way for friends and family to see what I’m up to and, crucially, a portal to help raise funds for this project (aiming for a total of £1000). If you feel you’d like to sponsor my work out there, just click on the ‘Make a donation’ button: any donations will be incredibly gratefully received and you’ll be able to see how that money will be spent. Many thanks for taking the time to read this and wish me luck!

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Daie Threy in the Case Verde...

Thanks to DW for pointing out my little house is more white than green - astute as ever, but all the houses are the same colour, it's the shutters that are different..see?! So, I've spent a day reading as much information as humanly possible, making appalling Portuguese/Spanglish with people and being eaten alive by insects. I look like I've taken a red felt-tip pen and dotted myself with splodges all over. It's a strong look. I've also been shown a picture of what looks like a tarantula being eaten by a massive, electric blue wasp the size of a baby's fist. It was spotted in our dining area. Health and safety, anyone? I'm sparing you that though, and instead, today's Iracambi moment of zen picture is the view from the Centro, where I spent the day tapping and reading away. (actually, computer says no to pic. will try again later)
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