The Brazilian Rotarians have made every effort to show us points of professional interest as well as doing everything possible to make sure we have a great time. We all enjoyed the trip to Vila Rotary, a low income hous
ing development built by the Rotary clubs of Petrolina. It is for the families who used to live on the village garbage dump and who survived on the garbage.
ing development built by the Rotary clubs of Petrolina. It is for the families who used to live on the village garbage dump and who survived on the garbage.The houses are on plots of land which the families use to raise vegetables. Chip was especially interested as creating options for low income housing is his profession.
Matt has had some highlights as well. The visit to the agricultural research center provided insight into the sophistocated approach being taken by Brazil to maximize the crop production in the vast semi-arid land that makes up almost 50% of the country.
I'm into it now - here is today's comment. You guys 'en gals are doing wonderfully! I am learning things about Brazil I didn't know thanks to reading the blog. For example, that 50% of the country is semi-arid, that's news. I know about the south which is pretty wet and the Amazon, which is very wet, but not the other parts, which you are seeing.
ReplyDeleteThnaks for allowing us to see a bit of what you are seeing.
Ed K.