They
say travel and your eyes will be open. This has been proven to me. I
recently went to Brazil for a exchange programme.
We
were a bunch of 31 dynamic young people with a passion for youth
issues and a great interest in learning about such issues in
countries not our own. I arrived in Brazil 30 July and felt at home
on the onset. I was welcomed by warm smiles and hugs from people I
had never meat before but they had a mission and it was to make me
feel at home and like one of the crew. In no time we were like
family. We may not have all spoken the same language but that never
really stopped us from being more than strangers but to be family. We
had a great patient translators and learned the art of sign language
very fast, if the word did not come to mind the best obsession was to
use your body. We also managed new phrases like “ Lets vamos”
to “ Thank You forever”. I am sure those who watched us as we
interacted in airports to buses and subways thought we had all lost
our minds or just ate way too much “ crazy meet” .
Then
the was the dancing. Never had I danced so much in my life. From
dances at the FICA festival to the dances in the streets. I learned
some samba and what not. But most importantly I learned to let go and
just fun fun.
Threw
our interactions, informations session, workshops and general
communication I learned a lot about the world around me. I learned
that the youth of the world are going threw the same levels just on
different levels. These problems may be big but, the youth are
starting to take a stand. We are living in tough times as youth but
we are also living in exciting times. We are on the brink of
something amazing.
This
experience has been one I wont forget. The people and the hugs and
kisses and just general love has blown me away. For this I am very
thankful. I feel richer in my heart. I have grown as person in a lot
of ways. For this I am thankful to
Sandra, Heidi, Barbara,Ronan
,
Eva, Julio
Livia ,Maria,
Silia,Marcelo
Didi,Fabiola
,
Fransiska, Paula,Francisco
,Theresa,
Elder,
María Elena,Sr. Caroline ,Pallavi, Sagar, Edgar ,Selina ,
Marlies,Hélia , Thereisia,Deyse ,Thays
,Camila
,José
the
families that opened their homes to us and the
other that
made my stay amazing I
would like to say
Obrigado,
Obrigada,
Gracias,
Danke and
in a language we all understand ; Thank You forever.
Dizem
viagem e seus olhos estarão abertos.Isto
foi provado para mim.Recentemente fui ao Brasil para um programa de
intercâmbi.
Podemos
não ter tudo falado a mesma língua, mas que nunca nos impediu de
ser mais do que estranhos, mas para ser família.Tenho
certeza de quem nos viu como nós interagimos em aeroportos para
ônibus e metrô pensei que tinha tudo perdeu a cabeça ou apenas
comi demais "louco atender".
Através
de nossas interações, sessões informativas, oficinas e
comunicações em geral eu aprendi muito sobre o mundo em torno de
mim.Eu
aprendi que a juventude do mundo vão jogou os mesmos níveis apenas
em níveis diferentes.Estamos vivendo em tempos difíceis como os
jovens, mas também estamos vivendo em tempos interessantes.
Esta
experiência tem sido um eu não vou esquecer.Sinto-me
mais rico em meu coração. Eu cresci como pessoa em um monte de
maneiras.Por isso eu sou grato...
