Menino Jesus

Today, Bessy is off to "Menino Jesus", an "assentamento" about 4 hours from Salvador.


She arrived there this morning, together with a team of students, driving in a University mini-bus, through a muddy but extremely beautiful route in the tropical forest of Bahia.

The "assentamento" hosts about 200 families, Bessy will stay with one of them, offering house-labour in return.
She will be following classes at school every morning from 7:00 to 12:00, then holding interviews with families and teachers and of course contributing to the day-to-day activities of the community.

Next Friday she is heading back to Salvador.
Communication is not very easy, though her mobile phone has a very weak network exclusively under THE tree, which stands outside THE school of the community :):)

You can give it a try and if she happens to be around (the tree) she will be delighted to answer your call :):)