Monday, August 21, 2006

Where in the world is Becky Brown?


Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! I've decided to set one of these up so that all my friends and family can keep track of me as I go South American way. I'll be teaching Enlgish for the next year or so in Manaus, Brazil.

Manaus is the capital of the state of Amazonas. If it looks like it is in the middle of nowhere, that's because it is. It's about 900 miles from the Atlantic, and there are very few roads to and from Manaus. Most things get there by boat or by plane. It's a city of around a million and a half people located on the Rio Negro, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon. A few miles down stream it meets with the Rio
Solimões. The two rivers are so different in density and speed that they two run along side each other and don't mix for miles.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I keep trying to turn your headline into a cool Rockapella beat, but it's just not working. You will clearly have to marry a guy whose last name rhymes with "iego."

Neato tidbit about the river.

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Anonymous said...

Isolated location? In the middle of nowhere? Little "civilization"?? Sounds like South Bend!! Good thing you've had 4 years to 'adapt'.

Hope you're enjoying your stay. We miss you in the bone lab!

Anonymous said...

Dear Becky:
My first comment in response to a blog...computer literacy cannot be far off...I have no idea if this comment will get through the ether...if so, I'll send something substantive...how far do you have to go to get to a cool place? fly to coast?Rio/Sao Paulo/Receife?

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