2/2/15 I was looking in this book my mom got. It was called, “How to be an Explorer of the World.” Something caught my eye. I was on page 52. The thing that caught my eye on page 52 was that it taught me how to make goggles. You needed cardboard, electric tape, wire, duct tape, acetate and string. Of course we didn’t bring all of that stuff, so we had to use what he had. First we had to cut a cardboard tube in half. Second we cut out a large strip of cardboard. Third we cut two hole for where the tubes would go. You know what, there’s too much more too say. So I made these goggles to help people see the world from a different perspective. What I learned from this project is use what you have.

2/9/15  This day was great! In the morning we got to play this fun math game called, “Dragon Box.” It secretly teaches algebra. So after we played with this app, me, Ezra and my dad, Barry, went to a bakery. At the bakery we got to pick out one treat. At that time I was very hungry. So I picked the chocolate cake. My brother, Ezra, picked this cotton candy popsicle. Man that was good. It felt good to eat something sweet. When we got back we just hung around. Then my dad picked up his berimbau so I though maybe I should play the berimbau, too, and started playing. My dad played the berimbau, then switched to the pandeiro. It was nice to play berimbau again. During the day my dad met the most feistiest crab. The crab lunged at him with claws ready to strike. In the end, we just left him alone.

2/10/15 It  started raining outside. We were about to go on a snorkeling trip to Recife de Fora. So we were about to get ready when the Arraial Trip Tur guy came and said that we can’t on on the trip because of the rain. Then we really couldn’t go. We went back in to the house. I was really disappointed. After school we went to my capoiera teacher’s house. His name is Deivid. We were going to make berimbaus! First we chose the stick that we thought was right for us. Then we would sandpaper it. There’s a lot of sandpapering in here. Then we picked a gourd to hollow out. Then we would string it. After that we made a baqueta. Then bam! We made our own berimbau! That really changed my day. You can see the whole process in pictures on my dad’s post.

2/20/15 Today would be the day! We would finally go on a snorkeling trip to Recife De Fora. A reef with many interesting sea creatures. We have been waiting soooo long for this trip. We waited outside for the van to pick us up. We got dropped off at the dock. We had to wait a very long time before the ship arrived. We had to take a boat out to another dock, where we switched to the other boat that would take us out to the reef. When we got there we would climb down a ladder into the water or jump off the boat. Since we had trouble swimming we had to take a mini boat to the reef instead. There was a lake in the middle of the reef where we would snorkel. There was first a little tour before we went. Then we got to go snorkeling. My mom and I swam around the lake. There were big clumps of big fish and little yellow and black striped fish swimming in a school together. When we looked near the top of the water we could see needle fish. After we snorkeled around the whole lake we headed back to the boat and left for Arraial D’Ajuda.

2/23/15 I had the best capoeira class. At capoeira I was having a good time. I was cranking those kicks. It was just the best. The thing that made my class the best in that I made a new friend. He is very good at capoeira and is very nice. Now I have someone I know at capoeira.

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