We just completed a lovely visit to Jundiaí, a city north west of Sao Paolo. On Monday we visited Cidade dos Meninos, a school for low income students ranging from 6 months to 18 years old. The school was created over 50 years ago by a couple without children of their own & who wanted to give back. The beautiful campus nestled on a hill offers many general education courses as well as some more unusual ones, including papermaking, gymnastics, baking, dairy production & electrician work. Similar to other schools we've visited thus far, this institution also offers classes to parents hoping to develop new skills. The children were overjoyed by our visit, especially when Christine joined them in singing Justin Bieber songs.
The afternoon continued with a visit to a private Portuguese-English school, a park & then a tour of TVE, a local educational TV station where we toured sets & got a first hand look at that interesting world. We ended the night at a Rotary Jundiaí Vila Arens meeting where I spoke with two wonderful previous GSE team members, one who went to Switzerland & another who visited Maine & New Hampshire. It was a pleasure hearing about all their exciting experiences during their exchange.
On Tuesday we visited Circuito das Frutas, the wine producing region just outside of the city. The scenery was gorgeous & we got a taste of the Pope's wine, the very same blend that he tasted upon his trip to a local winery awhile back. In the evening we presented at the District Governor's Club, Jundiaí Leste.
On Wednesday we ended our trip with a visit to a neighboring town where we toured Fabio's business, Matthew's host father. The town was very beautiful & the food was incredible too. After packing up & a series of goodbyes, we moved onward to Cajamar.
-Stephanie
Hello Stephanie and team, it was a pleasure to know you and share our GSE experience during your visit in Jundiaí. We were together in Rotary Vila Arens meeting.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice trip in Brazil and please keep sharing your views and experiencies in our country. Hope you enjoy. Kind regards, Erica Smith