My Travel Blog

  • Beach Life

    On September 7th it was Brazil’s Independence Day so everyone got a long weekend break. My family took me to the beach for four days. I had the time of my life, the weather was beautiful, the food was delicious and can never get sick of sun tanning on the sand! It’s just starting to Read more

  • FOFO… meaning “Cute” in Portuguese

    This morning I went and interacted with children that came to the eye doctors on a school field trip. As a part of this Rotary club, it was our project to volunteer to show these kids where to go for an eye test and entertain them while waiting for the rest to finish up. As Read more

  • UTFPR (College)

    This past week my first day of school was on a Wednesday. Back home its a dream come true when the teacher gives us a day off or even a break from homework. But here I can’t stand just sitting there and watching them learn. In fact it gets boring after a while because they Read more

  • District 4730

    Today I met all the other exchange students in my district. A district is the group you will be apart of for your exchange year. There were 53 total students only 4 from US, crazy enough we were all female. I walked into that orientation with lets say 5 pins on my blazer and I Read more

  • Botanic Gardens

    Botanic Gardens

    Today was my first time visiting a touristic attraction in Curitiba. When you look Curitiba up on the internet this garden is the first image that pops up… This garden is also basically like a public park. A lot of people were there today for all sorts of different reasons, some working out, others spending Read more

  • Day 1…. Curitiba Parana Brazil

    Saying goodbye for 311 days seems like a lot but at this age I’m ready for a change. Thinking about it during my travels to the opposite hemisphere made me realize….this world is huge and where I come from is like a snow globe. Walking into Brasilia earlier today was the beginning of a new Read more