Stephanie 2023 | Camp Augusta

Stephanie

Hi There! I’m Stephanie and you’re about to get to know some things about me!

A smiling woman in a red swimsuit hugs a brown and black dog while sitting outdoors on a rocky surface. A patterned mat and another persons legs are visible in the background.

I guess the first thing to say is that I’m from Brazil! On this first photo I’m hugging nothing less than one Brazilian icon, a caramel mixed-breed dog.

I grow up in an inner city of the state of São Paulo. In a house with a big garden, which gave me and my sister a lot of opportunities to play outside. One of our favorite activities was what we used to call the “rotten guava war” it was really fun, we tried really hard to escape from the guavas that we were throwing each other

A group of kids and teenagers are sitting on a blanket indoors, sharing snacks and drinks. They are smiling and appear to be enjoying a picnic together. There is a staircase and a potted plant in the background.

A tweet says, this represents brazil more than soccer and samba, above a photo of a brown dog lying down on a white background.

A dog sits against a sunset background on a parody Time magazine cover that reads Person of the Year. Text next to the dog says Vira-Lata Caramelo and O poder das ruas. Hashtag “#FloripaAdota” is in the corner.

I work in a primary school, called Photon, It’s near enough to my house so I go work by bike almost every day. I love working there as a teacher assistant, helping teacher Bruna with the class, she’s an amazing teacher, I learned a lot with her. The thing I enjoy the most is seeing they learning new things and improving it. Here are some pictures from the last year working at photon, half of the year I worked with teens from 12 to 15 years, and the other half of the year with kids from 3 to 5 years old.

Three young boys in sportswear are on a wooden rope bridge outdoors. Two boys stand, one in burgundy and one in white, while the boy in burgundy and white crouches in the center, all smiling with trees in the background.

Three people in costume are posing together and smiling. An adult in a flower crown sits next to a child dressed as a mummy, with another adult in blue costume slightly behind them, leaning to the side and smiling.

A smiling boy holds a “Bingo” certificate in a classroom, while other children sitting at tables behind him raise their arms in celebration. The room is decorated with colorful posters and drawings.

A close-up of a mossy patch with small green plants and tangled roots growing on damp, brown soil. The earthy background is dotted with greenery and organic textures.

I’m a truly nature-passionate person, and this is one of the things that makes me so excited for our summer! I’m cheering to meet not only you but also a lot of different plants, bugs, fungi, and whatever uses Camp Augusta as a home! Having said this, I take this opportunity to add that I’m in my final year of the Biology course!

A mossy tree trunk with a well-camouflaged insect blending into the moss and bark, barely visible except for its small, shiny eyes. The background is a soft, out-of-focus green.

See this moss texture, it’s so pleasurable!

A red frog sits on a moss-covered tree branch in a dense, green forest, blending into the lush, natural surroundings.

Here’s a picture that I took that represents very well the Atlantic forest, it’s really humid, and a lot of the trees have epiphytes attached to their trunks. Those are covered with mosses, fern, and bromeliad (the one that’s with a red flower).

A hand gently lifts a small, round patch of moss on a forest floor, revealing a hidden, circular, brown hole or entrance beneath it. The surrounding area is covered in soil, roots, and greenery.

Here we have a really fairly magical spider house! She made a door that looks like a hobbit door/house.

A small garden pond bordered by rocks, surrounded by green plants and colorful flowers, with a round pot sitting in the water.

Here is part of the didactic garden of the biology department of my university!

Last year one Maritaca showed up in my garden, she was weak and undernourished. Maritacas are really loud and sociable. I took care of her till she got strong enough to go to a sanctuary (she couldn’t be released cause she didn’t know how to fly and she have an old fracture on her tail)

A smiling woman with long, light brown hair holds a green parrot close to her face, standing in front of a lush background of pink flowers and green leaves.

A small owl with dark eyes perches on a persons hand at night, surrounded by shadows and dimly lit foliage in the background.

Another special creature that showed up was this baby owl, she grew up and still living on our mango tree, she even invited some friends that now live with us.

A woman with light brown hair and a pearl necklace smiles slightly while sitting in a car, with a green parrot perched on her shoulder.

Goin’ to the sanctuary, she didn’t accepted going anywhere less than on my shoulder.

Four people stand together on a dirt path surrounded by tall grass and trees with a forested hillside in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

That’s my family! From left to right, it’s me, my mother, my father, and my sister. My mother is a Math teacher, my father makes jam and my sister is majoring in psychology in may! She’s the main reason we are going to meet each other at camp! After those four years, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to finally visit her, honor her graduation, get to know her friends, the city where she lives, places that she likes there.

Two people with wet hair, smiling at each other, stand close together outdoors at a social gathering, with a blurred group of people and a building in the background.

Here is Daniel! He is my boyfriend. We met while we were in university, he made architecture and urbanism there, we have been partners for almost 4 years. I like the way he sees the world, the points he shares in conversations, his sense of humor and I admire how talented and creative he is. He works as illustrator (in the second photo he is drawing Hagrid from Harry Potter) and architect.

A man and woman relax together on a hammock in sunlight, with the woman shading her eyes. They are outdoors by a brick wall, and the temperature shown is 21°C.

Those are my parents, and that’s my favorite picture of them, they were chilling after Sunday lunch.

A black dog sits indoors with its tongue out, covered in yellow pine needles or plant debris on its face and chest. The dog appears happy and playful.

A black dog lies on its back with its mouth slightly open, showing its teeth and nose close to the camera. Its head is next to a persons arm. The dog appears relaxed and playful.

Nê, he’s extremely sweet but he loses himself when he’s angry like in that picture, he attacked one hedgehog (ouriço chaveiro). It was really hard to take out all of those thorns from him.

A woman with light hair smiles as a tan and white dog affectionately nuzzles her face, surrounded by lush green tropical plants in the background.

A light-colored fish with yellowish fins swims in a water tank with a pale background.

A pale fish swims near the bottom of a tank covered with pebbles as a human hand gently hovers above its head, appearing to pet or interact with the fish.

That’s my fish, he’s the sweetest and needier than you could ever imagine! He likes to be petted, sometimes he hides in his burrow and just comes out after I put my hand inside the water to pet him. His colors vary according to how illuminated my bedroom is but mostly according to his mood.

A person holds a small bunch of red tomatoes in front of a light brown and white dog’s face outdoors on grass, as the dog curiously sniffs them.

Ralph, he’s the one that I have a stronger connection with, he’s like a little big baby, and that’s because of his long legs that make the looks like he is always using high heels. He has the most beautiful eyes that I ever saw. He makes me up almost every morning, calling me to pet with a crying sound to go pet him on my window.

A happy dog lies on its back on grass, mouth open and eyes half-closed, receiving belly rubs from a person whose hand and legs are visible.

Jean Pierre is the coolest one. He climbs the Wall of the house to go fool around with his dog friends. He is really good at taking advantage of any second of inattention from my family part to escape, he can even climb trees to make it happen. Here is he looking to the street, probably seeing if there’s something interesting going on!

A black and white dog sits on a ledge, gazing at trees and a cloudy sky with sunlight streaming through the branches. Power lines and a fence are visible in the background.

Bare feet standing on thick, green grass, viewed from above, with most of the image showing the lush lawn and just the tips of the feet at the bottom edge.

My favorite type of grass, like a shaggy rug, is really soft and gently hugs your feet.

A person holding a wicker basket full of yellow guavas stands barefoot on gravel, with part of their striped skirt visible.

Pick guava from the tree for my dad to make jam, my favorite jams are made by him, he’s an expert.

A woman sits on the grass in front of blooming rose bushes, petting a dog lying in her lap. A bowl of red cherry tomatoes is beside her, with two more dogs nearby.

After picking acerola from the tree Thor threw himself on me to be petted. He was really sweet and persuasive to get what he wanted, barking loudly till it happens. He was a really big dog so at some point, he started having difficulties walking, but always tried to keep up with us, complaining and asking us to wait for him to get up when he where moving to another space.

A hand held up outdoors with several bees resting on the fingers and back of the hand; lush green foliage and small yellow flowers are in the background.

I also work as a meliponiculture (it is apiculture but with our native bees instead of Apis mielifera, they don’t have sting!) my colonies are from the species Melipona quadrifasciata, their popular name is Mandaçaia which means “pretty guard” cause there’s always one beer at their entry.