WE SURVIVED THE AMAZON/JUNGLE

Hey parents/friends … yes… we boated, hiked through, swam in, and adventured around on in and through the amazon river and rainforest. What an amazing day! We began by taking a boat to Bora Bora tourist area where they had tradition songs, dances, even attire! Many students joined in with dances. We had an opportunity to purchase and trade for hand made items from the tribe…. so wonderful. Many bags, tribal garmets, jewelry and even blow guns…. real authentic ones! Then our group ventured on to an amazon petting zoo where we got to hold the cutest sloths, try to hold a very scared little monkey and many of us held an anaconda!!!
We continue on down the amazon for a real treat we had a special guide from the bora bora tribe that hiked us through the amazon jungle on and off trails to learn all about the land and its amazing features. We discovered vines that when cut have fresh water, plans that help with the many bug bites we had, and even found a tree that bleeds a rubber material… seriously! We adventured with our guide all the way to the real bora tribe where we toured and handed out goodies for the kids and enjoyed seeing there true tribal grounds.
After that it was time to swim in the amazon…. about half of the group actually swam, where the rest just put our feet in…haha. All was so peaceful and beautiful.
We cannot explain how wonderful this day was….what a unique and special experience that we will enver forget. I will be sure and post pictures soon!!!! Off to dinner!

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