1  Tim & Ruth
For taking in a waif they barely knew

2  Andreasa (pic)
For selling me the bike with a smile.

3  Walter Kristall (pic)
For a lovely conversation out of the blue.

4  The ESPN boys in BA
4 2 B AOK.

5  Javier y su compadre (pic)
For saving a po' boy like me.

6  The saintly old ladies (pic)
For saving my life. Sort of.

7  Father and sons in Chile
For no good reason, the memory stays with me.

8  Mine host in Asuncion
Not for being nice - but then you're not supposed to be 'nice', are you? For living his life his way.

9  Mad taxi driver with a bicycle
and a dog. For pluckiness.

10  Smanf (pic) and Colin & Nicky(pic)
For coming all the way to rainy Rio just to see me ;-)