My Travel Blog

  • Sharing My Joy

    This offer began back in September, 2022 when I received a work opportunity to extend my stay in Europe. At that time when I received the room and board opportunity, I was already vacationing in the Eastern region. Now, the Western region awaits, and I’ll be navigating this part of the adventure solo. The initial Read more

  • Reunited

    6 years later…. After the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted my travel plans, I finally had the opportunity to prioritize my long-awaited Europe trip to reunite with my exchange friends. Since then, I’ve successfully completed college and begun settling into my career, but I felt the need for a much-deserved break from my daily routine. It was Read more

  • 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