Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Clap in the name of love

Turns out the friends weren't clapping for our attempts at Portuguese that inevitably came out as Espa-guese.  The Manaus English group is responsible for finding every foreigner amongst the 2 million Manauaras.  But behind high walls and without doorbells, clapping at the door is the best way to let the householder know you’re there.  After a short presentation explaining our volunteer work, most Manauaras are eager to give away their foreign neighbors.  In only a year the group has an impressive 500 contacts.  Maybe Angelino householders would be more willing to come out if they too were greeted by a round of applause.


Centro Historico de Manaus


Manaus English Group
from left to right: Eduardo, Cynthia, William, Grazie, Me



Tamara, Cynthia, Me

6 comments:

  1. Natalie you have a way with words. =) Its awesome to finally see a bit of whats going on in Brazil! Seems like you are having an amazing time! Ill definitely be keeping an eye on your wonderful blogs for updates!! Miss you!

    -Kathy

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  2. Sounds like fun ... clapping instead of knocking. Can't wait to hear more stories.

    -Cilla

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  3. Disfruten chicas! Las extaño mucho... mantenganse en contacto

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  4. modest manaus. danger manaus. dead manaus. mickey manaus. speedy gonzalez. all good.

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  5. *claps*

    no, you don't have to come to the door. i was just applauding your blog. i love that in the first pic you see the rest of the group aaaaaall the way up ahead. bwahaha. keep up, why don't cha??

    miss you girlies and i hope you are staying safe and having fun! :D

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  6. Looks like you're having a great time. Most importantly... nice tan. Jealous

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