tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17565036733397501632024-02-19T09:14:03.844-08:00My Exchange Year (2016-2017)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786200237682413155noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756503673339750163.post-26301134153489220762017-01-27T08:22:00.001-08:002017-01-27T08:22:06.802-08:00December During the first week of December I switched host families for the first time during my exchange. I moved across my city to, coincidentally, Jardim Canada ("Canada" neighbourhood). Because I was now on break from school, my class had a churrasco (barbecue). Everyone in my class went, including teachers. We all ate, listened to music, played pool and swam. December in Brazil was very different from what I was used to. It was between 30-35 degrees everyday, and there weren't many Christmas decorations up. The streets weren't filled with lights or wreaths and not many people put lights or decorations up in or outside of their homes. Stores didn't play Christmas music and there just wasn't a lot of Christmas spirit. For me it felt really strange. But as Christmas got closer and closer, the city got a little bit more festive. My friend from Monte Alto, Lisa, came to visit for a few days which was nice. She is from Japan and has been in Brazil for the name amount of time as me. We went out for açai, and went to a Christmas concert. The trees in the praça were lit up and there was even a "Santa's cabin" where you could visit Santa and get a picture. I helped my host families put their Christmas trees up and decorate them too. I wanted to share some of my Christmas traditions with my friends and families so I showed them how to make sugar cookies. They turned out really well and my friends loved them! We spent the night baking and listening to Christmas music. During one weekend I went biking with my friend, Bianca, and her family. Unlike Sarnia, this region has a ton of hills so it was quite a workout. We biked by a lot of sugar cane and soy plantations and I got to try some fresh sugar cane. We also saw four toucans which I thought was really really cool. They were really beautiful and I didn't believe my friend's dad when he said "Oh look, toucans!". That day we ended up biking 30km. The next day my host family and I went to a car show in Orlandia. There were so many Volkswagen Beetles! This year I celebrated Christmas very differently. In Brazil, Christmas Eve is celebrated as our Christmas Day. We spent Christmas Eve at my host grandparents. There we had dinner. There was a lot of different foods. There was pork, two types of farofa (a toasted cassava flour mixture), sweet and salty, and many desserts. Many desserts that I had never tried before. At midnight, we opened our presents and then went home. The next day, Christmas day, we went to one of my host aunt's and spent the afternoon in the pool and eating. I also went to my friend's Christmas celebration. All in all, I really enjoyed my Brazilian Christmas. It was very different in some ways but in other ways it was practically the same. Spending time with family, relaxing and eating. For the New Year my host family and I went to Serra da Cantareira which is a Brazilian mountain range to the north of the city of Sao Paulo. It was very beautiful! The temperatures were a lot cooler than Sao Joaquim da Barra, the area was very calm and everything was green. On New Years Eve everyone wore either white or a light colour to bring in the New Year on a fresh and positive note.<br />
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New host family!</div>
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Host mom, Margo, and I</div>
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The infamous pink staircase that leads to my bed </div>
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New dog, Tequila</div>
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My class and teachers (at the end of segundo ano which is the second last year of high school)</div>
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Christmas concert</div>
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At an outdoor concert in the praça</div>
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Santa's cabin</div>
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Christmas lights</div>
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Our little Christmas tree!</div>
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Huge Christmas tree at the mall in Ribeirao Preto</div>
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One of the band members and I holding the state of Sao Paulo flag</div>
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Taught my friend, Bianca, how to bake sugar cookies</div>
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Made more sugar cookies for my host family!</div>
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Sugar cane</div>
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Car show in Orlandia</div>
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Tereré (an infusion of yerba mate prepared with cold water... VERY bitter)</div>
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"Creme de milho" a dessert that is a paste made from corn</div>
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Christmas Day... Feliz Natal!</div>
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More açai! My favourite with nutella, strawberries and leite ninho</div>
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A favela seen on our way to Sao Paulo</div>
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We found a maple tree!! Feliz ano novo! </div>
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Cows</div>
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View from the pool </div>
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Archery</div>
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Carina (Canada) and I</div>
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Enjoying the tub of ice cream that we bought</div>
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Finely (USA), Lucie (France), Isa (Mexico), Sarah (Denmark), Genelise (USA), Chiau (Taiwan), Carina (Canada)</div>
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Gruta do Lago Azul (Blue Lagoon) </div>
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How the light enters the caves causes the water to appear so blue. This picture wasn't edited or anything. It was truly breathtaking!</div>
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First host mom and I celebrating my "4 months in Brazil"</div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">October
started off very exciting as well as a bit scary. On October 1<sup>st</sup> I
participated in a common Brazilian school event called Gincana. Gincana is a
themed competition where teams are judged for their dancing skills, props and
costumes. This year’s theme was samba and my team was Equi-samba. About a month
before, teams try to gain sponsors to make costumes, take dance lessons and get
props for each task. Each theme chosen from a part of Brazilian culture. This
year being samba, the music was very upbeat and it was an amazing opportunity
to see my friends, teachers and other students show off their culture. To
conclude Gincana, my team ended up taking home the victory. A few days later, like
any ordinary day in October, it started to rain in the afternoon so I turned on
a movie and got some snacks. But before I knew it the power had gone out and I
couldn’t hear anything because of the rain. It was unbelievable. I couldn’t see
out of the window because the rain was so heavy. After the storm calmed down I
went outside to see if there was any damage. To my disbelief the ground was
white, covered in hail the size of ping pong balls. The air was really cool and
fresh. I couldn’t believe I was seeing this in Brazil. The next day school was
cancelled and everyone was talking about the storm. Then Thanksgiving. This
Thanksgiving was my first holiday away from home. It was a difficult, mostly
because they don’t celebrate it here so to them it was just a normal day. I
shared some of our traditions with my host family and managed to bake apple
crisp with my host mom for 6 people with 2 apples. Although I missed home a bit
more that day, Thanksgiving is about being thankful and spending time with
family. It ended up being a relaxing day and it was so nice to share apple
crisp with my family. The following day I helped out in an Interact project. As
a club, we went to APAE (similar to Community Living) to help prepare 1400
pizzas. It was wild! We set the room up like an assembly line and it only took
about 5 hours! It was a lot of fun. On October 12 it was “dia das crianças”
(kid’s day). As a Rotary club we set up a bunch of fun activities for kids in a
park. There was popcorn, cotton candy, skipping ropes and big blow up slides. We
also celebrated my host mom’s birthday in October. We spent the day in Ribeirao
Preto, and talked to my host sister, Aline, who is spending her exchange year
in Japan. Towards the end of the month I had my second rotary conference. We
spent the weekend in a city called Orlandia. There we went to an antique car
museum, had a pizza night at the local Rotary club, had a churrasco and toured
my host dad’s work, Alta Mogiana. Alta Mogiana is a factory where sugar,
ethanol and electrical energy are produced. I really enjoyed spending more time
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Gincana</div>
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My friend Bruno and I after winning Gincana</div>
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Thought I saw snow</div>
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Lots of hail</div>
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Apple crisp</div>
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It was really delicious!!</div>
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1400 empty pizza boxes</div>
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This close to ending polio (Dia das criancas)</div>
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Delicious "torte" I made with my first host mom</div>
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Family churrasco with my favourite, Picanha</div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">September was a very eventful month for me. To start the month off, my host family and I spent one week on the beach in Aracaju. Aracaju is a city in the Northeast of Brazil in the state of Sergipe. There, we spent our days eating fresh shrimp and crab on the beach, touring the city, and going on day trips. We spent out first day on an island, Croa do Gore where we paddle boarded, lazed in hammocks, went jet skiing, swam, and ate fresh seafood. It was awesome!! For the next couple days, we went to Italaia beach and ate much more fresh shrimp. On our fourth day, we took a 2-hour bus trip to San Francisco Canyons in Sergipe. Although I’m not a fan of bus trips, this one was quite special. My family and I had an amazing opportunity to meet a former Rotary Youth Exchange Student from the United States who also stayed in Brazil for her exchange year. We were able to talk a lot about exchange, share lots of stories, and laugh about a lot of experiences. Then we went on a boat tour through the canyons. It was beautiful! On the tour we ate more fresh food and drank Guarana, one of my favourite drinks here in Brazil. At one point, the boat stopped and we were able to go swimming in the fresh water. This was one of my favourite parts as it reminded me a bit of home -swimming in freezing fresh water. On our way home, the coach bus broke down which added a bit to our adventure. We spent the last days of our vacation relaxing on the beach, going to the Projeto Tamar site (sea turtle preservation organization) and going to the Sergipe museum where I learned a lot about the state and Brazil’s culture. On our way back home, we spent a day in São Paulo. I went to Japan Town which is called Bairro de Liberdade. The streets were packed with people, stands where you could buy food or hand made jewelry. The shops were even fuller. Full of people, plates, Japanese food and fake designer bags. After Liberdade we went Mercad</span><span lang="PT-BR">ão Municipal which is the pubic </span><span lang="EN-CA">supermarket. The market was filled with more people than I’d ever seen. There were also huge stands of fresh fruit, fish, meat, imported beers and spices. On the second floor there were lots of restaurants where I was able to try the famous Mortadella sandwich, and eat a huge pastel. Both were delicious. After a long day and busy vacation, we finally made it back home. Even though it isn’t a huge city like São Paulo or have beaches like the Northeast, it was nice to be home. At the end of the month I had my first “inbounds” meeting which is where all of the Rotary youth exchange students in the district get together, talk, and go over all of the rule with Rotarians. My Rotary district has 17 exchange students from many countries such as: the USA, Columbia, Germany, Argentina, Taiwan, Mexico, Canada (myself), Argentina, Japan and the Reunion Islands. </span></div>
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Fresh shrimp, crab and coco water!</div>
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Baby sea turtles at Projeto Tamar</div>
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Cathedral of Sao Paulo with my host family</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I’ve been
in Brazil for more than a month and a half now! Since my arrival I’ve learned
so many things. My language skills have improved drastically, my relationship
with my host family has become much stronger, I’ve had awesome opportunities to
see more of this beautiful country and I’ve started to go to school. During my first
week my host family took me to a huge waterpark in the city of Olimpia where we
spent the whole day enjoying the water and the sun. During the next week, along
with many others, I helped my host sister, Aline, prepare for her going away
party. In one week she would be starting her RYE year in Japan. I got the chance to meet a lot of her friends from
other cities whom she met through Interact and other activities. I also got to
experience my first Brazilian party. Lots of food, music, people and dancing.
The party ended up finishing around 4:30am and I was able to get to sleep at
5:30am. A lot would change within the next few days; I was about to start
school. My first day of school was August 1. At my school, school starts at
7:30am and finishes at either 11:50am or 12:40pm. I don’t enjoy the early
mornings but I’m not complaining about finishing with a full afternoon. Unfortunately,
I was not able to choose my own courses but I am taking: biology, chemistry,
physics, sociology, philosophy, literature, writing, English, Spanish, Portuguese,
math history, geography and gym. Slowly but surely I am starting to follow more
and more in each class and I’ve actually written a few tests and gotten answers
correct! I’ve also noticed a lot of differences between my school in Brazil and
my school in Canada. We start much earlier, we don’t change classes, the
teachers come to us, there is one less grade, and there is only one class for
the whole grade. My school, Fundacion Educacional da Alta Mogiana- CoC has
about 200 students ranging from JK to 3e (equivalent grade 12). Before my host sister left for her exchange my
family took me out for the infamous Brazilian barbecue, churrasco. It is
hands-down my favourite meal in Brazil. That weekend we drove to São Paulo to
drop Aline off. For her last dinner in Brazil we went to the Outback which was
a nice reminder of home. The next weekend it was Father’s day in Brazil so I
made my host dad a classic breakfast which consisted of bacon, fried eggs and
toast! On August 18 I had plans to go to Rio with my second host mom to go
watch some Olympic events. We took the bus all the way from Ribeirao Preto to
Rio which ended up being an 11 hour trip. We started our journey at night so we
arrived in Rio at about 6am the next day. Once we got settled we set off for a full day of touring the city. We started
off with Christ the Redeemer. It was definitely one of my favourite moments
since being in Brazil. There I saw many Olympians and spoke to other Canadians.
After that, we went to the Coca Cola plaza and the Olympic Boulevard to see the
flame. At night, I was lucky enough to be able to hangout with one of my
friends from home! I was able to meet up with Allie, an outbound from the same
district as me, go to Copacabana and enjoy some great food. The next day I went
to the Olympics to watch rhythmic gymnastics and women's basketball. Being in the park was an amazing experience. It was unreal
getting to see Olympians compete and it was so heartwarming to see everyone
cheering for their countries. The park was also surrounded by mountains which
made it even more beautiful. On the 6 week mark of my exchange I finally
received one of my bags which was very very exciting. It was also great timing
because my host family and I were leaving for a week-long vacation on the
upcoming weekend. One again I would be traveling to São Paulo to fly to
Aracaju, a beautiful city on the coast of Brazil in the Northeast. Once again I
can’t thank Rotary enough for this opportunity. I also want to thank everyone
for all the support and love you’re sending! Finally, I want to thank my first
host family, the Marques, for being so welcoming, caring and loving. I don’t
think my exchange would be nearly as good without them! Te amo muito.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786200237682413155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756503673339750163.post-15185213468814002532016-07-23T14:10:00.000-07:002016-07-23T14:10:50.331-07:00Leaving Canada and My Arrival in Brazil To begin my exchange, there was one critical thing... I had to leave Canada. On July 20, my family and I travelled to Toronto to go to the airport. My flight with TAM was scheduled to leave at 3:50pm, but was delayed for 2 hours. After my last Ice Capp of the year, we headed to my terminal. The next thing was one of the hardest things to do- say good bye. We all shared good byes, hugs and my mom took lots of pictures. Then I made my way through security. When I got to my gate, my name was called over the PA system. I got news that my flights did not work out, so I had to switch flights, airlines and terminals. I was told to go to downstairs to get my bags, then go to Terminal 1 to recheck them through Air Canada. I thought this would be an easy task to complete but after spending 3 hours looking for my luggage, I still had no luck. It was also time for me to start heading over to Terminal 1. When I got to Terminal 1, all the lines were huge. I spent about an hour in line to get my boarding pass, then another hour to get through security. Finally, I got through all of the lines and found my gate. I had about 35 minutes to sit down and rest, then I had to board my flight. Because my day was so stressful, I wasn't nervous at all. I was just happy to get on a plane to go to Brazil. So, at 10:40pm I boarded the plane with only a carry on and a backpack. On the upside of things, I was in business class. The flight was smooth and I was able to get a good amount of sleep. It took about 10 hours to get from Toronto to Sao Paulo. Once I arrived in Sao Paulo, Gustavo, a past inbound of the Rotary Club of Sarnia, met me to help me switch terminals. This was not an easy task either. We had to take a shuttle, then sort out my ticket with TAM. Once we found TAM, they told me they do not have any flights to my final destination, Ribeirao Preto. The airline I would be flying with turned out to be a smaller company that was owned by TAM. The main idea of that story is that I would have been completely lost without Gustavo. While waiting to board my next plane, I tried pao de queijo for the first time... It was very good. The next flight (from Sao Paulo to Ribeirao Preto) was about an hour. The plane I was in was about the same as the Air Canada Jazz planes- very small, very loud and not very stable. With wishful thinking of my luggage waiting for me in Ribeirao Preto, I was harshly disappointed. In Ribeirao Preto I was greeted by my host mother, Edna, host sister, Aline, host brother, Altino and another inbound from Mexico of the past RYE year, Paola. After the airport, we went to the mall to eat. Likewise in China, my first meal with my new family was McDonalds. The drive to my host city, Sao Joaquim da Barra is about 45 minutes. Similar to Canada, there are lots of fields of crops along the sides of the highway. When I arrived at the house I was able to sleep for 4 hours. Then, my second host family came over for dinner and we all went over the "first night questions". We had pork, rice and beans, vegetables and potatoes for dinner, and acai and a special type of cake for dessert. I had a busy first day and was too happy to see my bed at the end of the night. On my second day I went to buy some clothes and essentials. I also tried a phone plan but it didn't work properly. We had lunch and I was pleasantly surprised that they use Heinz ketchup!! My plans for the night were to hangout with Paola, go to Interact, then go to a get together with my host sister and her friends. At Interact, I introduced myself in Portuguese. I had a very nice second night, and am already feeling more comfortable in the family. On my third day, my host family took me to watch Altino, my younger host brother, play tennis. When we returned home we ate lunch together then I shared pictures of Canada and Sarnia with my host parents, Jose Altino and Edna. To close things for now, I am having an amazing experience so far and can't thank my family, Rotary, my host family and friends back in Canada enough for the endless amount of support.<br />
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