Wow, next week at this time I'll be in Brazil - so hard to believe! There have been so many other things to iron out these past couple of weeks that Brazil has taken a back seat. What?!?! Time to turn that around. NEXT WEEK I'LL BE IN BRAZIL!!
Just a few details, I'm heading over there as a fellow with US-Brazil Connect (http://www.us-brazil.org/). US-Brazil Connect’s mission is to strengthen education and build economic opportunities by connecting communities, engaging leaders, and creating transformative learning experiences linking the United States and Brazil. Originally launched as an initiative of the National Center for Business Champions, US-Brazil Connect has a history of building public/private partnerships for the benefit of a better-prepared workforce. In 2010, they partnered with the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board to facilitate seven White House meetings that brought business leadership together for skilled-workforce solutions. (Yup, I stole that from their website. But now you know!)
You can read an article about US-Brazil Connect in the Denver Business Journal HERE, and see a quick video HERE.
There will be 13 fellows heading over next week, along with two team coordinators from US-Brazil Connect. We'll be working with middle school and high school students helping them improve their English, and generally participating in a mutual cultural exchange!
We'll be in the town of Macapá, which is located state of Amapa in the Northeast corner of Brazil bordering French Guyana. The town has a population of about 400,000, and the state capital is right on the equator so it will be hot, hot, HOT! It is right at the mouth of the Amazon river (!!!!!), but not a touristy place.
Despite the nearly 30 hours of travel it will take me to arrive to Macapa, the time difference is only four hours from Denver time, three hours from central time. So when it is 6PM in Omaha, it is 9PM in Macapa. Hopefully it will be easier to adjust than in India!
This will be my first time to South America, an my first time (attempting) teaching English! EEK!
Off to get a yellow fever vaccine and learn some Portuguese! There just isn't enough time!!
Saúde!
Just a few details, I'm heading over there as a fellow with US-Brazil Connect (http://www.us-brazil.org/). US-Brazil Connect’s mission is to strengthen education and build economic opportunities by connecting communities, engaging leaders, and creating transformative learning experiences linking the United States and Brazil. Originally launched as an initiative of the National Center for Business Champions, US-Brazil Connect has a history of building public/private partnerships for the benefit of a better-prepared workforce. In 2010, they partnered with the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board to facilitate seven White House meetings that brought business leadership together for skilled-workforce solutions. (Yup, I stole that from their website. But now you know!)
You can read an article about US-Brazil Connect in the Denver Business Journal HERE, and see a quick video HERE.
There will be 13 fellows heading over next week, along with two team coordinators from US-Brazil Connect. We'll be working with middle school and high school students helping them improve their English, and generally participating in a mutual cultural exchange!
We'll be in the town of Macapá, which is located state of Amapa in the Northeast corner of Brazil bordering French Guyana. The town has a population of about 400,000, and the state capital is right on the equator so it will be hot, hot, HOT! It is right at the mouth of the Amazon river (!!!!!), but not a touristy place.
This will be my first time to South America, an my first time (attempting) teaching English! EEK!
Off to get a yellow fever vaccine and learn some Portuguese! There just isn't enough time!!
Saúde!
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