Today we woke up at 8 am and took an Uber to the base of Sugarloaf mountain where we began our hike to the top of Morro Da Urca. The hike through the woods was very steep with a lot of steps built into the ground with small logs. The hike was fairly short and… Continue reading →

Today we had our first watercolor class at Casa Caminhoa, which is a landscape architecture studio in Rio. We worked with the owner and a talented artist/teacher during the class. We started with sampling each of our colors and making gradients using the techniques she showed us. We then applied the techniques we learned to… Continue reading →

Today was our first full day in Brazil! After a long day of sitting in the airport, gate changes, and middle seat flights, we all finally made it south of the equator to Manaus and into the tropics just in time to see the sun come up. In the morning, a few of us went… Continue reading →

Hi everyone! I can’t wait to be in Brazil in less than two months!   -Amy