25/7/12

I'm feeling better today. Vanessa's advice seems to be working. I don't feel as sick to my stomach anymore, I just feel super tired because I haven't eaten a real meal in like a week. So today we went to an Instituto de Bioconservação of Chico Mendes! I recognized the symbol from the report I did about him. Anyway, at this institute they take care of various species of sea turtles and other marine animals.

By talking to one of the workers, I found out that he started off as just a volunteer taking care of the sea turtles. His volunteer work is what influenced him to finish school and now he is studying biology at the local university. It made me happy to see how this young man was working to achieve his dream of being a marine biologist and also how Brazilians are starting to seriously focus on preserving the environment and the creatures that live there. Brazil holds an enormous percentage of all plant and animal species found on earth, so it is important that they recognize the importance of protecting these species from extinction.