Fellow Stories

Bagunçaço

Camille LeBlanc

2013-04-23

Here are some photos, new and old, that I’ve taken at Grupo Cultural Bagunçaço, a youth cultural center that uses cultural education to restore the identities and self-esteem of low-income Afro-Brazilian kids.   

An Amazonian Adventure, Pt. 2

Benito Aranda-Comer

2013-04-23

This video is just a little supplement to get an idea of what exactly I was seeing and experiencing while I was in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Enjoy.

Five Things I Learned in Brazil

Alan De Leon

2013-04-23

I am now presenting a reflection of things I did not know until I began living here in Brazil. So! Here it is:   1. Exotic Fruits The next time you walk into an American supermarket, notice
all the different fruits they have to offer. It may seem like a lot.
The truth is that those stores carry but a...

Martial Arts in Brazil

Joshua Reason

2013-04-23

Here is a video that I made at the beginning of my time in Brazil about the different types of martial arts I have encountered. There are three different styles featured here, but there are many more that can be found throughout Brazil (one example is Jiu Jitsu, which I discovered after making this video). Enjoy!

Tour of My Neighborhood

Jayshawn Anderson

2013-04-23

My Year Summarized (Video)

Jayshawn Anderson

2013-04-23

Take a look at my year captured in four minutes.

Feeling Fine with Time on the Mind

Avery Ashwill

2013-04-23

You learn a lot in a school year, but I’ve learned more about myself in the last seven months than I ever did sitting in any one of my high school classes. (Sorry, teachers everywhere.) Over the summer of 2012 I has all these great plans for my future. I’m going to go to Brazil,...

Personal Statement

Drew Hayes

2013-04-10

High school for me was mostly a matter of reaction. Test announced, I prepared.   Something assigned, I did it. Bell rang, next class. Extracurricular, I showed up. Swim practice, I obeyed the coach. Social event, I socialized.  In hindsight, I succeeded mainly because of that system of expectations. I let myself be dragged.  I’m no longer in high...

Soon

Alan De Leon

2013-04-08

By the time you read this blog post, I will have already left my home community in Bahia, Brazil. I spent many months of my life there. To be truthful, I am finding it difficult to convince myself that I even did that: I left my city, my state, my country, and left the North...

The Concept of Being a Woman in Brasil

Jojo Guerrero

2013-04-07

I remember getting ready to go on this bridge year, preparing myself mentally and emotionally for it. I tried to get a glimpse of what exactly I would be experiencing in the next following few months through extensive Googling. I tried to prepare myself for the places I might see, the food I might eat,...

Reaction to ‘Brazil on the Rise’ Chapter: Brazil Becoming a “Serious Country”

Jayshawn Anderson

2013-04-07

I am convinced Brazilians are a bit obsessed with comparing their country to the United States, not to put us down a peg but to raise their own status. In Brazil on the Rise by Larry Rohter, a book that our cohort read during our first training block, the chapter that most captured me was...

A Story on the Coconut Coast

Drew Hayes

2013-04-04

Please click here to view my Photo Gallery.   Manuel lives on a piece of land close to the town center of Diogo, the small coastal town of 500 inhabitants in which I’ve been living, but the tranquility on his property makes it seem isolated. I didn’t meet him until I’d been living in Diogo...