I sit and write this blog on the day before our group will leave São Paulo and fly to Foz do Iguacu. Two weeks ago, it seemed that our group would have an eternity to spend here. However, now that we are preparing to leave, I am left grappling with Read more…
The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. Psalm 29:3 A couple of days ago, we went to the beach at a beautiful resort in Bertioga. It was breathtaking. I just tried to take it all in: Read more…
I awake in a panic. With groggy eyes, I look at my phone and discover that I overslept. I am going to be late. I jump out of bed and quickly open my phone to text someone about my plight (agh!). I throw clothes on, skip breakfast, and rush out Read more…
Like most people, I love to eat. I love to try new dishes, revisit old favorites, and if you ask my sisters, essentially eat whatever is put in front of me. I have always thought the reason I love food so much is because of the taste. While it is Read more…
Scania is a company that builds trucks, buses, and engines for not only Latin America but for various countries around the world. Out of the total Latin American production of ethanol engines, Brazil accounts for 80%, and Scania is a significant contributor. One of the company’s priorities is teamwork. Scania’s Read more…
On our visit to BASF, a chemical company, no one in our group had shoes that met the protocol required for visitors. Rather than being frustrated with us, BASF went out of their way to find shoes for us all to wear. It was incredibly kind of them to accommodate Read more…
It’s just about impossible to travel to another country without making constant comparisons to life at home. Since arriving in Brazil, I’ve noticed countless differences in everything from the food to the way that people greet each other. In the past two weeks, I’ve gotten used to the taste of Read more…
Back and forth, back and forth, the beach washes over the sands of time… Picture a beach surrounded by hills covered with tropical trees. The sun is out but when the wind picks up it becomes a little chilly. A little girl who couldn’t have been more than seven plays Read more…
I have discovered a piece of Brazilian culture that I love: inventing a way. On our tour our tour of BASF, a chemical company that produces many types of paint as well as other solutions, there was a very specific shoe requirement which none of us could fill with what Read more…
Let me just say that I love my major. I have often been asked “why business?” “Do you really want to sit in a cubicle for the rest of your life?” Sometimes it was hard to think of any actual reasons I had made this decision. Back in Rochester, Enactus Read more…
