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So yes. I leave this weekend for Tiwai Island, to live there 2 weeks and carry out the interviews for my study, with the surrounding communities. Its exciting, and it feels good to finnally get the material I´ve been working so hard to get, to then analyse it. It feels great. But Im scared.
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A aranha definitivamente não parece tão grande...! E a barata, nem se vê! Será que você não está exagerando não?
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Hahaha mami, a aranha é de tamanho consideravel... ela é grande, trust me. E a barata era gorda e grande. Vc tá tentando me fazer sentir melhor? hehehe... Bjo!
Sweetie! What a wonderful experiance! I have to say I'm a incredibly jealous... Looks like you're having a great and inspirering time over there. Miss you LOTS and LOTS! XOXOX Besitos, Bella
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Hi sis,
Good writing! I'm enjoying reading you!
Your reflections are well put, indeed bugs will be here longer than we will...and something I think you missed --
" I'm glad someone else is eating the roaches...!"
Love you, enjoy Tiwaii - say hi to the chimps and remember that you are one of few people who will see a place with such a high diversity of primates...! :) Aren't you lucky!
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What an amazing blog you have! I have just been sitting for more than an hour reading about all your adventures. I love your pictures and the way you write, it is almost like beeing there myself, i am deeply touched. It seems to bee an adventure you will carry with for the rest of your life. I heard that backpack finally came trough, this mean that my/your backpack by now have been travelling alot round the world;-)Take care, I and your mom wants you home safely
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OMG... I could never do what you do! I'm so arachnophobic all I can do is run and scream like the girl I am! Only once was I even able to approach a spider... only to capture it and release it outside - or shall I say throw it - so it couldn't hurt my cats. (No, the spider didn't get hurt, he didn't fall far.) You're a good person for doing what you do, bless your heart! Good luck!
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