Today we visited the headquarters of a massive perfume and beauty products company. The greatest lesson that I learned on the tour of Natura is that the beauty of nature is compounding. It is not just one thing that makes something like a fruit beautiful or smell good, it is Read more…
Today on our Brazil adventure, we journeyed to the beautiful headquarters of one of the highest-grossing companies in the country: Natura! Natura is a brand that sells cosmetics, fragrances, soaps, and other self-care products, all with an emphasis on sustainability and ethical business practices. Now, as for first impressions – Read more…
There are few things like a trip that can expose the kind of person you are. Our time in São Paulo has definitely succeeded in doing this. Not only was today full of fun activities, but these activities revealed just how much camaraderie there is between all of us in Read more…
As cheesy and cliche as it sounds, music really does have the power to connect people. This was especially clear when we did a samba workshop on Wednesday May 21! A large part of the workshop was learning how to play different instruments, and playing music together. I have never Read more…
“It’s ‘outra,’ not ‘ootra!’” My Brazilian friends Alice and Matheus were laughing at me as I tried to pronounce this Portuguese word correctly over and over again during our three-hour Portuguese lesson. Overwhelmed, I finally got it right and sat down exhausted. What an effort! This experience was just a Read more…
On the first full Monday of the trip, we went out to help a local group called Todo Mundo Feliz. Todo Mundo Feliz is a group focused on providing after-school care for young kids in Santo Andre and even taking care of them in general if they are really young. Read more…
Today, May 20, 2025, the Global Honors students in Brazil spent the day engaging and dissecting language. We started the day by studying the Portuguese language for three hours, followed by two hours exploring and interacting with language at the Portuguese Language Museum. We learned Portuguese words and phrases to Read more…
Brazilian culture is so diverse and special, and it seems everyone is involved in their culture. We honestly didn’t have a plan for our day until a couple days before we went, so it was on a whim, but it was well thought out by our host parents. First on Read more…
On the eighth day of our trip to São Paulo, Brazil, we were fortunate enough to be able to give our time and resources entirely for the betterment of others. Our group spent the day at an elementary school and daycare called Todo Mundo Feliz (The Whole World Happy), where Read more…
When we started preparing for this trip, I knew that learning Portuguese would be the most difficult thing for me. I love learning new languages, but I have a horrible memory. I knew that I had to put effort in though, because language is something that unites us all. Not Read more…