Volunteering Spotlight – Macarena from Brazil in MI
Volunteering to clear paths in Lansing, MI, Macarena from Brazil enjoys giving back with her friends.
Volunteering to clear paths in Lansing, MI, Macarena from Brazil enjoys giving back with her friends.
Amanda put together a wonderful powerpoint of her culture to share. Click the link: Brazil Presentation v2
I chose to do a recreational activity on 04/14 for the after school kids that meet there on the playground (Angier School Elementary). I always go with my oldest host kid to the playground in the afternoon and his friends always have curiosities related to my home country. I always tell my host kids about [...]
My idea for the global presentation was to share to the kids the stories about the brazilian folklore at the local library. I showed to them pictures of the most famous characters and their stories and then we made a mask representing the brazilian werewolf, they loved it. For volunteering I helped in the garden [...]
My vision of peace is where I can feel the fresh air filling my lungs, admiring the supremacy of nature makes me feel alive and takes away all my fears. Alexa Barreto, Brazil Zuzanna Zuehsow Cluster
Au Pair in America Explorer for March Nicolle F. from Brazil in Elaine Lyon's Alexandria, VA cluster. Nicolle is spending her year on program in Alexandria, VA. She has been very active not only attending all the cluster meetings and helping out new au pairs, but she also volunteers every weekend at the church Sunday [...]
Giovana R. from Brazil in Dominique Ortiz's Arlington, VA cluster. I think becoming an Au Pair brought me such a lot of good things, like, I learned that I don't need anyone to be happy, I learn how to be stronger, how it's necessary to have our own space, and everything happens for some reason! [...]
Cassia F. from Brazil in Melissa Oro's Milwaukee, WI cluster. My au pair experience can be influence in my future on the way I would be give education to my children, because I appreciate the way my host mom do that, as she teach them to think about life, or what is the better way [...]