Brazil was definitely not what I had expected. My name is Fenghua Jin, from Canada, Aiesec Queen's. Entering Brazil 19 years old, fortunately I had my 20th birthday there. The project I came to participate in is Gaia - environment. I was placed at the local Seara , with two other wonderful trainees from Mexico: Carlos and Andrea. Arriving to Santarém was long as there were a lot of connecting flights. However the people you will meet, I would say makes an big impact on your life. Working at Seara, i can say a lot of us faces challenges. It was hard to communicate because of the language barrier espeically to the kids. For the first few weeks it was unorganized and frustrating for all sides of the project, as no one really had a solid structure of plans for the whole summer camp. However after several meetings and discussions with planning, a few weeks in, we finally started teaching our classes for the kids. In my group we planned activities using recycled products and teaching kids about composting. Even playing sports and helping out around the school really gave a "feel good" impression. The kids were always energetic and open to all actives planned. Santarém was difficult for me to get around at first, but after meeting a few trainees we all found our way together. I feel as though, now we are old enough and have well matured in our years to be able to appreciate and be more open-minded. Which is why I can say, meeting people from all around the world was appreciating. Talking to new people and finding common interests and past experiences really makes you grateful to be in another part of the world to share it with them. My host family was shy but they were super open and friendly. They always took me out to experience different activities. Brazilian culture is definitely different than Canada. Their food took some time for me to get used too as in America breakfast is a huge part of the day and in Brazil I felt as though people didn't eat much expect during lunch! I also loved all their exotic fruits that I have never tried! At the end of the day I did not regret coming to Brazil, espeically Santarém because I feel as though no matter what you will leave with something special and a lasting presence. Before I came I wanted to focus on myself and develop my sep awareness in Brazil. Although I did have some success, I managed to even meet a special that that I now call my long-distance boyfriend. I couldn't be happier!
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