Week 3 - Monday-Wednesday: We are back to class and also taking time to just chill and recharge. Monday morning on the way to class we had the opportunity to see the monkeys on campus again. Only this time, they were very close. The campus police were feeding them bananas.
We had our last class with Prof Peres and then he joined a few of the students for supper after class. The students who visited with him had a great time. The rest of the students went back to the hotel and either worked on their project, journaled or slept. Prof Ricardo Shirota began his teaching on Tuesday. His specialty is environmental economics. We took a break at 9:00 am and half the group reported to the police department as required by our Visa. The other half went on Wednesday. Students worked on their group projects when the other group was checking in at the police department.

After class on Tuesday we played basketball. It started out as U.S. students vs each other. The last game was U.S. vs Brazil. Each team had a great group of cheering fans and guys pounded the court for a competitive game. The students got a snapshot of what it is like to “get old”. Many realized they were out of shape. A quiet night at the hotel followed. Wednesday was class all day and last minute preparation for getting ready for the long trip.