Ronja's Blog

Volunteer platform. And just like that, I was gone. I packed up my things, said goodbye, and caught the bus to Ilhéus. The Ilhéus airport...

Capoeira Roda in Salvador with many famous Mestres. On Saturday, January 25th, Cabello, Dora, Mohammed, Tyler, and I got in a rented car...

Lunch with friends! Last week was so different from the rest of the time I have spent here in Bahia. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,...

Picture after capoeira class with Romeo. The last week has been a pretty good week. I feel like I've finally settled in here... It took...

a beach full of people a sky full of stars a horizon full of fireworks the ocean stretching for miles at my feet That's how 2020 started...

Thank you to everyone who sent me Christmas emails or greetings! It is always so nice to hear from people and know that even though I'm...

Last Saturday, Junia decided to take me to various points in the city. First, we went to the Convento da Penha, which used to be a...

This has been a week of lasts and firsts. On Tuesday, we planted 800 trees. It was my last planting and I was very glad to be able to...

This last week has been strange and a bit difficult to get through in good spirits. It is my last week at Iracambi, as I have decided to...

First of all, thank you to all who donated yesterday! We raised $11,365! If you did not get a chance to donate yesterday, you can still...

It's been a while since I've had access to a computer and been able to post, so this will be a long one! But, most importantly, today is...

With all this rain, we have been struggling with perpetual dampness and wet clothes. I washed clothes last Sunday, and by Thursday most...

Yesterday was our first day of tree planting! I have waited over a month since I got here for this moment. On Monday, we had loaded tree...

This week has been a slow one. It has been varying degrees of rainy all week, and thus most days were spent inside working on the...

On Saturday morning at 6:45 we took the taxi to Rosario da Limeira to see Anna off and get some groceries. While waiting for Anna's bus...

This week has flown by for me! Between work in the nursery and new developments in the college application process, there is much to...

On Friday, 3 other volunteers and I were driven the 4 hours from Iracambi to Ouro Preto. We were staying at the "Republica Academica da...

These past few days have been a whirlwind, and the weekend will be too! On Wednesday, I spent the morning in the nursery with Deivid and...

This morning, we finished the tedious seed identification and extraction process. After lunch we headed to the same waterfall we went to...

This past week was mostly spent editing the video for the Lingerie company (Dorina), which I talked about in my last blog. I have made an...