Well, as the title suggests, we of the 2007 teacher Pantanal team have made it home again. I have received e-mails from the others saying they arrived safely back in the States intermitently throughout this past week.
Work beckons tomorrow, the first Monday after break, but the Pantanal is not quite a distant memory. The most beautiful land I have encountered, under the most pristine conditions imaginable, with the most incredible team conjured up, I had an experience that most only dream of. If someone out there is reading this, and wishes to make a difference in ecological or biological conservation, contact earthwatch immediately. It takes but one person making one change to increase the awareness of others around them.
If you had told be back in December that I would be a person to initiate change, I would have politely smiled and considered you kind to say such a thing. However, I received a phone call from Meg Warren that would change my life forever.
The people I have come into contact with, the pace of life, the cultural differences, the amazing kindness of strangers, and all else that encompasses life in the Pantanal has made me a better person, a person of change. Maybe not great and dramatic change; but rather subtle, thoughtful change.
I take this opportunity to say thank you to my parents, my students, my husband, my children, Ellen Wang, Manoel Muranis, Karen, Michelle, Chin-loo, Vanda, Mary, all of Earthwatch, and everyone who supported this trip. I also thank School Union #104 Superintendent Mr. Wittine, Pembroke Elementary School building principal Mrs. Jamieson, Faye (for keeping me organized), Mrs. Pope, Mrs. C. Mahar, Mr. Attick, Mrs. L. Mahar, school board members, and countless parents who logged on and tuned in to their children's learning through this blog and who will continue their support in our local endeavors to protect and conserve in our own environment.
My experiences in the Pantanal in Mata Grasso do Sul in Brazil was not what I expected but everything I could have wanted. Thank you to all.
Heather Chambers
7 comments:
Heather - You are a truly amazing person, teacher, and friend, and I've always known that you would do great things! I'm so glad that you had this amazing experience! I hope it was truly everything that you hoped for! I miss you and hope to see you soon!
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