My Travel Blog

  • They Meet…

    They Meet…

    Now they are all connected! My real Family and my Host Families.  They have relationships stronger than I ever expected.  I know the connections will continue my entire life. It’s cool to be able to say that my parents flew to Brazil to visit me after 300 days being away.  But I’m glad to have these… Read more

  • Touristic Day in Curitiba

    Touristic Day in Curitiba

    Showing “the family” around this world got me thinking that it was up to me to show off this city.  No one else in my family had ever been to South America.  Brazil is the first place we’ve traveled as a family where my parents didn’t organize, schedule and plan anything to do. It was all up… Read more

  • Easter!!

    Easter!!

    Where do I start…. Well, my Brazilian family is like 4 times the size of my American family! I am lucky all my host families are connected somehow so even though I’ve moved to another household I still get to see my previous siblings and parents, pretty often! I have a total of 6 parents, 7… Read more

  • Festa Nacoes

    The highlight of March was a surprise visit from other exchange students in another rotary district coming to visit for our Nation Fair. That day was more special for the RYE outbounders 17/18, because it was good to see our friends we’ve missed from our Northeast Trip. Nation Fair is to share our nationalities with the… Read more

  • District Aniversario

    April 7th, The annual birthday of my district turned out to be a huge deal…. hosted at one of the most famous restaurants in South America known for seating the most people at once. This dinner was fancy and fun to attend. It amazed me how many Rotarians showed up that are a part of… Read more

  • Ilha do Mel

    Stands for HONEY ISLAND… It takes exactly an hour and a half by car and 30 minutes by boat to this island from Curitiba. It’s known as the prettiest beaches in PARANA. This island is the farthest my Brazilian families travel to get away for vacation. When I mention I have been to Northeast, Falls… Read more