Sasha Langholz
"I enjoyed meeting people from other regions of the country and city. It's important to understand the wide variety of experiences that residents have across different socioeconomic conditions. It's also fun to speak to people from different areas and learn new slang as well as new accents."
I wanted to improve my fluency in Portuguese and explore Brasilian culture.
I enjoyed meeting people from other regions of the country and city. It's important to understand the wide variety of experiences that residents have across different socioeconomic conditions. It's also fun to speak to people from different areas and learn new slang as well as new accents.
I didn't have any serious challenges. I lived in a safe neighborhood and attended a private school, so I never had any barriers stacked against me. The biggest "challenge" I had was making new friends in a new environment.
I would wake up, take the bus to PUC, grab an acai or breakfast pastel. After class, would either play futsal with the Womens team or head to Aterro do Flamengo to play pickup soccer. On days I didn't play soccer, I would go to the beach with some friends. At night time, we would grab dinner at a rodizio or even a couple espetos from the street. By night we would go out to dance clubs or parties that would happen in the street like BG or Tiradentes.
Intensive Portuguese IV (Summer Intensive), Semester: Portuguese 5, Brazilian History (English), Intro to Marketing (Portuguese), Health and the Environment (Portuguese)
The friends I made and connected with across the city.
It made me more flexible in situations I can't control. It also helped me deeper understand politics in Latin America.
Don't let Rio's reputation for violence get in your way of appreciating all the city has to offer. Talk to people, because cariocas love to talk!