Presentations

My name is Andrea and I'm 18 years old. I live in the countryside of São Paulo, in a small city called Araraquara. I've started studying English five years ago. The lyrics of my favorite bands helped me to improve my vocabulary and also made me want to learn more and more about this language. At the moment, I'm an universitary student. I'm taking Languages and Literature classes at UNESP - a public college in Brazil. I've chosen French and German as foreign languages. I'm very talkative and I love meeting new people. I play guitar, electric guitar and flute. Singing is something that I really appreciate. I do a kind of martial art, it's called Muay Thai and now I want to start doing Jiu-Jitsu. When I was in High School, I worked on a volunteer program __#|teaching English__ and also Portuguese. I think that's why I want to be a teacher in the future.
 * Andrea Cristina Quadrado **

My name is Rafael Ribeiro Polvere. I live in CampoGrande – Mato Grosso do Sul. I’m on third year of high school. I’m studying in order to pass in the entrance exam of UNESP or UFMS. I want to study civil engineering or languages. I’m fifteen years old and my birthday is on July 22nd. My volunteer work is in an office, I help, feed and teach children of employees of the company. Besides that, I help them teaching about Math, Portuguese and English and when they need assistance in other subjects, I help them too. I love my volunteer work, I love my children. I love to see children smiling. I’m funny, talkative, and I like to interact with others. I have spirit of leader and like to be helpful. I’m very happy for participating on this program and I hope to meet everyone and to make a lot of new friends. My dream is visit The United States, interact with new people, and learn more about American culture and, on English Immersion Program, I want to learn a little more about their society. :D GROUP 3!
 * Rafael Ribeiro Polvere**

My name is Eliani Ventura and I'm 17 years old. I live in Vidal Ramos, Santa Catarina. It's a small city, but is really nice to live here and it's known as the "Cidade do Doce". I already finished high school and I'm doing a technical course in comunication, after it I want to do International Relationships. I love English since I was a kid on primary school. I really loved my English teacher in those time and because of her I wanted to be an English teacher too. I grew up and this dream kind of died, but my love for this language still with me. In my last years of high school, the same teacher I had on my primary school became my teacher again, and she helped me a lot, mainly on my third grade when I tried the Youth Ambassador Program. I do music's classes since I had 5 years old. Music is a huge part of my life. I've started with flute's classes (and I still do it), I also learned to play violin, keyboard, saxophone, guitar, clarinet and cello. I did some voice's lessons and I was a part of the children's coral for almost 7 years. My volunteer work was help the children of my old school with English, and I felt really good doing that. I miss them all. This year I gone to my old school to speak about YA and say that I was here to help anyone who wanted to try the program. I'm a little bit shy, but I love to talk with new people and I'm very excited to meet you all, guys.
 * Eliani Ventura**

Hi, my name is Alexandre Schrammel, I was born in Rondonia, but now I'm living in Brasilia-DF, I want to study Computer Engineering because I can change the world using technology, I like video-games and series. I have also a blog and a Vlog. I learned English by myself due the video games. I have already worked at District Attorney Office our "Minitério Público" as trainee, as designer freelance and as Web-Design. My volunteer job was monitor at my school and taking care of the website being journalist and photographer
 * Alexandre Schrammel**

Hi, guys! My name is Isadora, I’m 18 and I live in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. I’m currently in the third year of high school, studying building management. Throughout the years I’ve been in contact with this course, I’ve fallen in love with it and it has helped me choose the career I want to follow, which is Architecture. For me, nothing compares to drawing sketches and planning spaces. Besides that, I have this passion for languages. I absolutely love the power that languages (especially English) have to connect cultures and that passion led me to engaging in one of my volunteering activities. Currently, I teach English conversation classes to my school community and before that, I was part of a group that promoted events related to the US culture. Furthermore, I’ve been engaged with theatrical activities on the past year, so I’m now part of a group that aims to encourage the theatrical practice in my school and help students on the making of a play. My hobbies include playing guitar, editing and learning about video editing techniques and editing images (and I’ve recently discovered that travelling is a whole lot of fun!) I look forward to meeting you all!
 * Isadora Rocha**

Hello guys! My name is Samara, I'm 17 years old. I'm from Jundiaí, São Paulo. It's a beautiful city. In my free time I life to read a book, watch tv, use the computer (a lot) listen a good music (more specifically Rock n' Roll) and play my guitar. I study Biomedicine in college. My dream is to become a criminal forensics! My volunteer job is in my church, I work there for 3 years. I think this program is gonna be awesome! I'm so anxious to meet all of you guys! Xoxo.
 * Samara Cristina Candido da Silva**

My name is Leticia Lacerda, 17. I've lived in five cities because of my father's job and currently I live in a town in the southern of Espírito Santo, called Castelo. Beautiful city and very religious, marked by the traditional feast of Corpus Christi, which this year celebrates 50 years. Personally, I prefer cold weather but this city is kind of a toaster. I decided in the begining of this year that I want to make medicine course at college and here I am doing my best to study. A fact about me: people who know me, know that my greatest passion is English, so, my volunteer work is divide this passion with my students and learn more with their passion.
 * Letícia Lóh Lacerda Porto**

Hello guys! I'm Juliana Valcarte, 17 years old. Now I live in Cacoal, Rondônia, its a small city, and good part of the city's youth are university. I'm studying Law, realizing one of my dreams. I love english, but mine one is not so good, so i'm still studying it, to improve ever. I __#|study english__ at Fisk, and I like it so much. One of my hobbies is play guitar, I did classes of guitar for 6 months a long time ago, I dont play very well, but I love to join my friends to play guitar and cajón, and sing together. I live alone in an apartment, but I have a neighbord who plays guitar with me in our free times. I dont know how to sing, but I love it. For me, the theme of the EIP couldnt be better! Last year I was volunteer at the school which I did the high school. We had a group of students visiting all schools of the city, disclosing the Statute of Children and Adolescents through parodies, lectures, theaters and other ways, but this year I had to stop because I moved to another city. I'm a little bit shy, but i'm anxious to meet new people, and I'm sure it will be unforgettable!
 * Juliana Valcarte**

Hello, my name is Mathias and I'm from São Luis, capital of Maranhão. I'm 17 and I'm studying to study law at university. This year has been much study and anxiety for the EIP. I love working with people. I participated for a long time volunteer work with youth, but took a break due to my studies. I look forward to the EIP and know it will be great!
 * Mathias Aguiar**

Hello, I am 18 years old, I finished high school last year and now I am studying Social Communication – Public Relations at PUCRS. I am from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. I am volunteer at Instituto Cultural Brasileiro Norte-americano, affording remedial classes for young participants of Access Program, the remedial classes are for those that do not have a good development at the course. I also afford dance classes at Fundação Fraternidade, it is at the church I attend, for children that do not have financial conditions to pay for it. I am ballet dancer, I dance since I was 7 years old and I love any kind of art. Art is a way to change people’s life and I think that sharing knowledge we can make difference in the world.
 * Melanie dos Santos Caffarate**

Hello! I am 18 years old and I live in Caratinga, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil and I study Law at the university. I have many hobbies, such as singing, reading, making new friends, studying, stay with my family and friends, music, guitar, photography and art, but my passions are travelling and being in contact with new cultures and people. I chose studying Law because this course reflects brilliantly on my personality; I have never accepted the social inequality that have always surrounded me through my life, and I found on my course a way to change my reality through the reason and the justice. Volunteering has been always making presence in my life, because the charity - mainly the charity of love and education - is the most powerful tool to change the society. Because of that, since I was a child, I used to cook meals, donate clothes, help at evangelizations, and many other activities in order to help underprivileged-social background families in my community. Now I think even bigger. Currently, I am Counselor in the City Council Youth of Caratinga, where I discuss projects and social politics directed to the youngsters of my city and region. This is a very important work, because this is a way of young people have power of voice and change the own reality and future! I have seen many different kinds of reality just in my region, what have contributed a lot to my personal development and sense of humanity. Being in the English Immersion Program for the second time is a big pleasure and honor, because I am having the opportunity to make new friends, learning new aspects of american culture and preparing myself for new experiences in order to contribute with my region and also with my own development. On the last year, with the Route 66 theme, I learned a lot about american geography and History. With the Music in the U.S. through the Decades theme, I am sure I will also learn a lot, mainly about americans' soul, after all, music is one of the most powerful kinds of art, because it relates in a clear way with the feelings of a group, a decade, a nation! I hope having new opportunities in my life like the chance I conquered of being in the English Immersion Program, in order to improve my knowledge and my personality and change my own reality, after all, as Mahatma Gandhi told once, "be the change you want to see in the world"!
 * Melissa Caldas Jacob**

Hey, I´m 19. I was born and live in Recife. I study law at university, but my real dream is study Cinema. I really love movies, series and I used to act in a small theather group here in Recife. Well, I'm shy, but I really like to meet new people (pradoxical isn't it?) and when the relationship becomes a friendship, I forget the shame and start to joking and all this kind of thing. I consider me a friendly person. I love my family and friends and we have a lot of fun together. I hope (and I'm sure) we gonna enjoy and have lots of fun this week! So, another thing that is really important about me is that I'm a music lover! Especially rock, but I listen to everything: national or intenational; pop or heavy metal. Everything! That's my second time in EIP. I was immersioner last year and I can say that the program is awesome! I'm expecting that this year will be greater! See ya, guys!
 * Amanda de Luna Cavalcanti**

Hi, My name is Felipe I am 18 years old and I am from Rio Branco - Acre , Actually I am studying to go to the college , I wanna study Architecture or something like. English is my motivation to receive new things in my life, I really like to watch American series and American movies, About sports I am not that good, but I do try to play voleibol. I cant wait to meet all the Immersioners and learn more with them, It’s gonna be a great time to share moments , experiences and have fun.
 * Felipe Nunes**

hi, my name is mauricio i am 16 years old and i am from macapa-ap. i am dancer, swimmer and i really to study english. i wanna be a doctor but i wanna be a english teacher too. ihope see you son...
 * mauricio freire**

My name is Paulo Ricardo Queiroz. I'm 19 years old. I live in Manaus, but I'm immersion of Roraima. This will be my first and last program. I moved to the city a few months ago. My dream is to be a flight attendant. I love aviation. Maybe one day some of you fly with me. In my old town had not the course. I'm heart beating a mile, i can not wait for the English Immersion Program. So I know and I'm sure will be very special in my life.
 * Paulo Ricardo**