“MMAARRKK?!?”, I call out. I can’t hear him answer over the sounds of the birds. XXX Walking towards the Frisbee, the ground gets muddier and the heat feels even hotter. Maybe it’s the humidity, it’s hard to tell. My feet squish into the mud below me a few times. I can hear the sounds of lots of birds too. At least, I think they’re birds. I’m in Brazil at some touristy clothing-optional resort in the middle of the Amazon. There are specific times that they take us on a boat into the jungle to show us the wonders of the rainforest. These tours are not clothing-optional, because of all the dangers of the jungle. The resort itself is in a man-made clearing, accessible




















