tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80379697822541471712024-02-19T07:09:54.165-08:00Teach Beyond: BrazilAlex Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420535572150484236noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037969782254147171.post-2326964974198606322015-02-09T21:14:00.003-08:002015-02-09T21:14:35.982-08:00This is Gramado as seen from the camp!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Alex Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420535572150484236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037969782254147171.post-55345848634355578922015-02-05T20:19:00.002-08:002015-02-05T20:20:01.647-08:00Patti - On Her Way!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alex Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420535572150484236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037969782254147171.post-55287802773331658042014-02-13T08:32:00.001-08:002014-02-13T08:32:22.420-08:00English Advanced Class!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>We were able to do some sightseeing today. Our hosts arranged a tour of a chocolate factory in Gramado. It smelled wonderful and tasted great as we sampled their creations.<br /><br />We went to Black Lake where we enjoyed the cool shade by the lake, visited shops, and enjoyed talking with our hosts. Then we went to the beautiful Caracol Waterfall near Gramado. The countryside in and around Gramado is picturesque with rolling hills, flowering trees, and hydrangeas growing wild along the roadways.<br /><br />In the evening we were escorted by our camp hosts--leaders, camp counselors, and their families to a Brazilian restaurant called a Churrascaria, a barbecue where the meats and some of the vegetables are cooked on large skewers over hot coals. After dinner, singers and dancers came on stage and performed traditional music. Then we went to see a church that changes colors. The lights were placed on the church to highlight its design making us remember God, His creation, and the reason we came to Brazil--to share His love through teaching English as a second language.</b></span></span>Alex Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420535572150484236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037969782254147171.post-58905174853616035462014-02-11T08:33:00.003-08:002014-02-11T08:33:54.751-08:00Saturday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>After the campers went home, we went to visit with the Day Care children here on the campus. We taught them "Praise Ye the Lord, Hallelujah" and made them peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They were so cute and sweet as they were learning their very first English words.</b></span></span>Alex Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420535572150484236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037969782254147171.post-29546173064996305762014-02-08T05:27:00.000-08:002014-02-08T05:27:28.099-08:00Last Day With Students!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;">We are getting to know the kids as we spend time with them. One way is by writing Dialog Journals. The campers write to us answering a question or whatever they want to write. And then we write back to them about what they wrote. Some began writing immediately about serious issues in their lives. Others wrote about ideas, dreams, or about their families and themselves. It takes some time to write to each camper in their journal, but it is worth it and fun to learn about them and their lives.<br /><br />In chapel after supper, an American missionary (in fact the husband of my music workshop partner here at the camp) is sharing the whole story of the Bible. He has condensed it down, but it began at creation and then we learned about Noah and King David last night. He has created the presentation as a graphic novel that is being projected onto a screen. The campers are fascinated learning about Biblical heroes. Our camp theme this week is on heroes, both superheroes and Biblical ones. We learned about Paul tonight.<br /><br />We have had very positive response to the English Workshop baking apple pies. Pies are not part of Brazilian cooking, so it has been a new experience for the kids. Even the cook here at the camp liked the apple pie. <br /><br />We made tomato soup and toasted cheese sandwiches for them for lunch, along with peanut butter and jelly. We brought the peanut butter with us because it is not readily available here. The have even written songs about the American food we have been preparing for them. They liked the chocolate chip cookies also.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your prayers for all of us working together at the camp and for the campers.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;">We had our closing program yesterday morning following a short class time. We were able to present certificates to each of the kids for studying English this week. Each class demonstrated what they learned in class acting in a skit or singing a song. The skits were very active and fun. In-between the class presentations, the kids sang the songs they wrote in their music worships. Each group wrote a song in English using the melodies of one of the camp songs they learned substituting their own words. All three songs had at least one verse about the American food we prepared for them. </span></span></b>Alex Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420535572150484236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037969782254147171.post-83554274217726557062014-02-06T18:01:00.002-08:002014-02-06T18:04:24.981-08:00Thursday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"> Michele models her new duct tape earrings! She has been such a big help to Amy with the beginner's class. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">We made an American dinner with barbeque chicken, potato salad, green beans, banana cream pie, and iced tea. Thanks for your help, Henrique! </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Erin has been helping with the Music Workshop and cooking American meals with us. Shane has been our speaker in chapel each evening. They, along with their children--Camile 16 and Gabriel 13 who are here in camp, are missionaries from the U.S. working here in Brazil in Porto Alegre. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Monday:<br />The campers came today. We have 2 boys and 11 girls ranging in age from 14 to 21. Their English is generally high level from beginners to the advanced students, so it will be a fun challenge working with them.<br /><br />We started preparing tonight for cooking 3 American meals for them--breakfast, lunch, and dinner, each on a different day. The kitchen at the camp is large and we had at least 10 of us--Americans and Brazilians--all working and fellow shipping together. What a joy to be in God's amazing family!<br /><br />Tuesday:<br />We are doing an English Workshop each day. We have 3 of them which the camper rotate through--baking apple pies, making various crafts, and the one I'm working in-music in English. We are working on 'camp songs' starting with learning a little history about how 'camp songs' began. I am working with another American, but she is a missionary here in Brazil. She is also a gifted musician playing the piano for our workshop. We worked so well together that it was obvious God worked everything together forming us into a team. The campers wrote their own song which we will be singing for our closing program for this week in camp. We all had a great time together!<br /><br />God has been so Good! We are working with the staff here at the camp and they have been so helpful in guiding us through life at the camp, working along side us in the kitchen, and as we have been worshiping together. We can't help but feel blessed by God for this time to spend with such gifted people on this camp staff here in this beautiful country. Praise the Lord, for He is Good!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">We are getting to know the kids as we spend time with them. One way is by writing Dialog Journals. The campers write to us answering a question or whatever they want to write. And then we write back to them about what they wrote. Some began writing immediately about serious issues in their lives. Others wrote about ideas, dreams, or about their families and themselves. It takes some time to write to each camper in their journal, but it is worth it and fun to learn about them and their lives.<br /><br />In chapel after supper, an American missionary (in fact the husband of my music workshop partner here at the camp) is sharing the whole story of the Bible. He has condensed it down, but it began at creation and then we learned about Noah and King David last night. He has created the presentation as a graphic novel that is being projected onto a screen. The campers are fascinated learning about Biblical heroes. Our camp theme this week is on heroes, both superheroes and Biblical ones. We learned about Paul tonight.<br /><br />We have had very positive response to the English Workshop baking apple pies. Pies are not part of Brazilian cooking, so it has been a new experience for the kids. Even the cook here at the camp liked the apple pie. <br /><br />We made tomato soup and toasted cheese sandwiches for them for lunch, along with peanut butter and jelly. We brought the peanut butter with us because it is not readily available here. The have even written songs about the American food we have been preparing for them. They liked the chocolate chip cookies also.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your prayers for all of us working together at the camp and for the campers.</span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;">Well, we made it safely to Brazil! What a blessing to meet up with such pleasant, accommodating, Christian people. They are having an unusually hot season right now so we get to enjoy the sun and HOT weather. We could feel the temperature drop a bit as we drove into the mountain area of Gramado, however the cool breeze in the evening feels wonderful. It's been a huge transition from the unusually cold snowy days back in the states!</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;">The camp here is beautiful and we are looking forward to an experience filled with God's love as we meet our campers tomorrow. As we busily make preparations, we must remember to prepare our hearts for the work at hand. We do have a prayer request. Please pray for protection from the evil one. Thank you so much for the support back home!</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>Gramado is a municipality and small touristic town, southeast of Caxias do Sul and east of Nova Petrópolis in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the Serra Gaúcha region. The town was originally settled by Azorean descendents and later received a contingent of German and Italian immigrants. Gramado is one of the towns along the scenic route known as Rota Romântica.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>Porto Alegre Happy Harbour) is the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,509,939 inhabitants (2010) makes it the tenth most populous city in the country and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area, with 4,405,760 inhabitants (2010). The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state. Porto Alegre is one of the top cultural, political and economic centers of Brazil.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>Porto Alegre was founded in 1772 by immigrants from the Azores, Portugal. In the late 19th century the city received many immigrants from other parts of the world, particularly from Germany, Italy, and Poland. The vast majority of the population is of European descent.
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>The city lies on the eastern bank of the Rio Guaiba (Guaiba Lake), where five rivers converge to form the Lagoa dos Patos (Lagoon of the Ducks), a giant freshwater lagoon navigable by even the largest of ships. This five-river junction has become an important alluvial port as well as a chief industrial and commercial center of Brazil.
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>The port of Porto Alegre is important for transporting local produce. The "capital gaúcha" has a broad-based economy that lays particular emphasis on agriculture and industry. Agricultural production includes produce such as plums, peaches, rice and cassava grown on rural smallholdings. The shoe and leather industries are also important, especially in Novo Hamburgo, in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>Porto Alegre has a long coastline on the Guaíba Lake, and its topography is punctuated by 40 hills. In the lake, a vast body of water, a maze of islands facing the city creates an archipelago where a unique ecosystem gives shelter to abundant wildlife. The city area concentrates 28% of the native flora of Rio Grande do Sul, with 9,288 species. Among these, there are many trees which are the vestiges of the Atlantic Forest. Fauna are also diversified, specially in the islands and hills. The Portoalegrense environs include many parks, squares and wooded streets.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>In recent years, Porto Alegre hosted the World Social Forum, an initiative of several non-government organizations. The city became famous for being the first city that implemented participatory budgeting. The 9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches was held in Porto Alegre in 2006. Since 2000, Porto Alegre also hosts one of the world's largest free software events, called FISL.</b></span></span><br />
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around the world in order to improve their English, have fun, and learn
more about Jesus Christ. We will be teaching Bible stories and cultural
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