Toilets

I had class at the clinic at 10 and learned about the structure of non profit organizations. We got into a really good discussion, and didn't leave for CADEC till 12:30. At the clinic I noticed something in the bathroom- the toilet. It was unlike any I had seen before and I think the Brazilians have solved one of the world's problems with it. They are really on to something with this. It has a cut-out in the front and a cut-out in the seat as well. This way men don't have to put the seat up and down everytime they use it. This is revolutionary. I have probably the equivalent of days of my life putting the seat up and down for women. Just think of what I could accomplish with that extra time.

CADEC was pretty uneventful today because school was cancelled for a meeting so only the kids with working parents were there. They watched Portuguese Scooby Doo (kinda like a Chinese dubbed movie because the lips don't match the words, pretty much the same with all of the English entertainment) for a couple hours and then I watched them play outside while I read my book.

Sirley scheduled a meeting for 3:00 but it was about 4:00 by the time it started. There is no such thing as on time here. The meeting was pretty boring for me cause I almost understood nothing, but the reason for the meeting was to hire paid teachers and for the volunteers to give feedback to CADEC about what they are doing and how the volunteers can help. Nicole stayed later than me but I returned home at 5 to do work.

I went for a normal run and then came back to work but it is very hard here with the slow internet and because of the person below. I am still trying to get my publication into review but I didn't have a big enough block of time to even start on it, so I studied some Portuguese with Rosetta Stone. I am learning a lot by doing out of class work, but I feel that I am learning words that I never use or never hear in day-to day. I hope this starts paying off soon.
Also, it poured again tonight. After my first month of sun and extreme heat, now it is raining almost every night. Crazy weather.