Painting...no graffiti this time

Quote of the Day: Mitch "Hey guys, I'm not sure I should be the one applying paint dye to the new white paint in order to match the color of our previous paint batch" (Mitch is colorblind)

-This was not a direct quote but I was really trying to sum it up in one sentence. I apologize if it's a run-on/hard to follow/not funny sentence.

Wow, I can see my uneven work even from this picture...that's not a good sign

Today we went to the CCJ again and did what probably the most physically productive day of this internship experience. YES, THOSE ARE THE SAME CLOTHES I WORE ON SATURDAY! I'm not going to get paint on two sets of clothing...Should have applied this logic to my shoes as well... anyway

We arrived at the CCJ at about 9:30, ready to work. We were lucky because although they did not have all of the supplies, there was a construction materials warehouse nearby. Josh and I carried a 22kg carton of acrylic paint back, realized we got the wrong thing, returned it, and then brought back a 32kg carton of stucco. That might not sound like a lot, but a kg is 2.2 pounds....

This is a VERY candid shot of people who obviously had no idea that someone was taking a picture. Those were the
cartons of paint which we carried. This picture does not do them justice. They are heavy.
The picture does to justice to show the desafio "dezza few"   ( it mean's "challenge" in portuguese)
presented by one of the walls we had to paint.

Well, it was a lot for me

I felt like this was a chance to prove to the Brazilians that we Americans have good work ethic. I don't know if the fact that we were singing backstreet boys and Disney songs half the time conveyed that message, but we were able to clean, prep, and get two coats of paint on two of the rooms within the CCJ complex. I love painting because you get to see the product of your work very quickly.

We will be returning to finish the job.