Pictures from Araras

We visited a Sugar Cane and Ethanol
Plant as our first stop in Araras

Our new team picture!! Ready to work

in the Sugar Cane and Ethanol Plant.

Machine used to crush sugar cane. The plant

uses the sugar cane for several uses including

generating its own energy needs.

This is a blast furnance in an aluminum plant

which takes used aluminum and remelts it

for other uses.

Brazilian fruit in this farmer's market appears

to be larger than what we are used to.

Sunday morning we attend a car show on

the town square. This is just one of the

many interesting cars we saw.

This picture is NOT upside now. The flowers

(Jade - pronounced jajee) were growing on a

frame work.

Some of the team getting some sun.

Ashely, Cornman and Katie chilling out -

literally - the water was cold!

This is what was left AFTER we ate! We

a BBQ on Sunday.



The cook and help wanted a picture with us.

The food was absolutely GREAT! As usual

we ate too much!

This is our local coordinator's 2 year old

daughter, Lara. We all feel in love with her

and are trying to figure out how to bring

her home with us! Her parents keep
telling us we can't take her with us!!!

Back to School - we visited a private school

in Araras where students gain experience

in many technical areas

Class learning Microsoft Excel

Some the not so well off areas of Araras

Seeds gathered by students at the

enviromental school

Students and the team at the environmental

school

Soccer jerseys drying at the environmental

school

Stair case in a former plantation overseer's

house

This tree is a Brazilian tree (that's

the actual name of the tree!!)