Obrigado (Thank You)

I appreciate everyone's comments on the previous post. I talked some more today with some of my friends about the favelas and I asked them what I could do while I was here to help. They weren't really sure. I think Bob was correct when he said in his comment that the problems third world countries face are very complex. I could never hope to solve all of the problems in Brazil in ten years, let alone two months. But as Bob suggested, I can simply do my best to make what little difference I can. Just because I probably won't make a gigantic dent in solving the problems that Brazil faces doesn't mean I can't help at least a few people. I still don't have a tangible plan of what I will do, but I am determined not to ignore the problem. I'm glad I've posted about this because it kind of keeps me accountable--hopefully now I won't go two months without doing anything. Like I said, I'm still not sure exactly what my plan is, so any suggestions would be much appreciated.