Wednesday 28th July Day 18 in BRUZIL Late Edition

Hi BLOG Fans

This is second last full working day at CASA SEMEAR...and continued in a similar manner to the last few

Lots of Fine Plastering ....and working on the new floor area created in the ARTs and CRAFT Area and then we had fun as Snr Luis had us somewhat concerned as the took out the temporary props supporting which might laughingly be called the Scaffolding which had been used earlier for the PAINTING of the MAIN AREA.

Effectively he withdrew the staging piece by piece and then took out the TIMBER PROPs which spanned from the Stairwell Wall to the External Wall .... it would have been better if he had used the SKY HOOKs or at least ropes from the BEAMS in the roof

Later in the afternoon we set up 3 separate visits to the FAVELLAs to see some of the Families of the KIDS who attend CASA SEMEAR.....some like 10 people living in an area of about 3m by 5m.with a variety of bunks etc...this has been the home for this particular family for the last 12 years but the Brick House has existed at the start of the Favela for about 25years

Further into the FAVELLA...just over a high wall was the LOCAL STREAM....SEWER..with loads of rubbish etc ...remembering that we are now approaching winter Just cannot imagine what it would be like in the HOT SEASON which is also the RAINY SEASON when the STREAM OVERFLOWS into the HOUSES causing CHAOS etc and DAMAGE

In ALANs house his sister who was injured with a crushed skull and was in a coma for 4 days and then woke up in Hospital but now awake she was sent home despite the fact she was IMMOBILE ...slowly improving after a long time but still confined to bed but did not seem upset by our visit

BLOGGING AUF for the NOO ................. Douglas CHEF

Now just into Thursday BRUZIL Time