Monday, September 7, 2009

If you live in Brazil and want to help an AFS exchange student

If you live in Brazil and want to help an AFS exchange student?
I am an exchange student with AFS from California into Brazil. I love your country but I was put into the state of Mato Grosso de Sul, which is land locked, and I live in a very small city. I want to move to a big city on the coast, such as Sao Paulo, Forteleza, Salvador etc. and I can only do so If I have a family there that wants to take me in. I understand how strange this is but I am desperate to get to the ocean. I am just asking. If you think you would be intrested in hosting an exchange student for a while I will supply you with the information needed and be forever thankful that you gave me this oppurtunity to live near the coast. Obrigado.
Studying Abroad - 4 Answers
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1 :
Run, host families! Another spoiled exchange student who's more concerned with the beach than the exchange. So spoiled and desperate that the kid is going outside of the org and trying to get his way by being sneaky.
2 :
I've hosted for 12 years. This is NOT a student I would want to take into my home! To you ... Imagine how your host family must feel. They've opened up their home and you are throwing that away because you want a BEACH???? This isn't strange, this is selfish. Apparently AFS has already (and rightly) turned down your desire to move. I can only hope that your current family does not know about this and that you are not making their life miserable. Many, many, many exchange students come from big cities, places with beaches, places with mountains and end up in small "landlocked" towns in the Midwest. Guess what? While they may be initially upset about it, they make the best of it and have a wonderful year. You need to get over yourself and get on with your exchange year. There is NO perfect family, no perfect school, no perfect town .. it's up to YOU to make the best of what you have. Now, get over this nonsense!
3 :
SÃ£o Paulo is not in the coast, actually. It's about 80km away from the ocean. Anyway, you should have made this question in the Brazilian yahoo! answers (see flags below).
4 :
hey Sean sup man ? first how many years u have ? how many months u will stay ? i am brazilian from SÃ£o Paulo sorry for my english =-p lets talk about this in MSN it adds me plz f_c_m_p@hotmail.com :D . Sao paulo is near the cost +- 2 hours to go to my beach house on baleia we go in saying them.