This is how i find my inner travel spirit

by Erick Huerta (Peru)

I didn't expect to find Brazil

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Once at closer to the year 2019 in february, I recieved the notice that I have been chosen to make a volunteer program in any country I want, the only requestment was that I need to pay the tickets and taxes. I was wondering if I could to Egypt, but I realised that this country would be so expensive because is far away from mine. I was looking for other options and was like a suggestion of my friend to choose São Paulo, as a city to work. It was something very impressive because I have need been to Brazil, and I have never imagined how would it be to work in a Huge city like it. When I arrive in July, I realised that this city had what in my native city i was looking for ages. One big organisation on the roads, one big metro station and everything about socializing and having fun with friends. I was wondering if I could learn portuguese while I was travelling, I realised that it would be complicated but I thought that I can do what i choose because I have the will to do it. As I started talking with some people in the house that was my host during the volunteering, I realised that those new friends would be more than friends at last because they were really kind and friendly fellows. I realised that they really adopted me in his house and that I was adaptting too much in this city, I was really filling the gap that my 'heart' was lacking of in my native city. I can't never imagined how friendly could people be with a foreigner especially if they speak another language. I was commited that Brazil was treating me a as closer relative guest. I confirmmed it when I introduced myself to a group of brazilians in a reunion of working activities. I can't never feel something like this, all the warm and charming 'enviroment', was really good for me. And what was more interesting, I was getting interested of knowing other cities and startes in Brazil. The first city I asked to myself what could be the best city to stay in and know more people, cheerfully I thought in knowing Curitiba, Capital of Paraná; I can't know even imagined that I would be sitted in the famous 'Botanical Garden' two months later. So as to my amessement, I was really expecting to find more friendly bunch people and keep on learning portuguese. As I was really unexpeting what would it be so more good and jolly that find two people from São Paulo living there. I was extremely happy, and I would keep on travelling more. And my next destanation was Rio de Janeiro.... I met two guys in a pen friendly application: Marcos and Matheus. I was really cheerful to have found these two guys, they were really cool and kind when I arrived They showed me all about the city, How would it be my life since I arrived to 'Rio', I never thought that Rio would be such and amazing and big city; I was wondering how could I meet my maker in that moment, to tell him how lucky I was feeling: For me was kind of pleasure to know all the classic places there, Pão de azucar, Barra da Tijuca, 'The great Cristo Redentor' and the classic bohemian city ''LAPA''. My experience in Lapa, was really wonderful, I drank a lot of 'Cachaça' and 'Corote', two classical drinks of Brazil, I was hoping to dont get drunk because the night was getting really good, and I thought that this adventure in 'Rio' and 'Brazil' was just beginning. I could think that these moments would last forever and I will be celebrating the carnival in this new city as soon as I am becoming more talkative in portuguese with everybody The carnival was expecting for me, What could I find there, any other diferente culture? another differente big city?. Beaches and amazing nature? any peruavian friend? Having filling up part of my best wishes, my life was becoming better and my heart was pulling up, starting o trust myself, making some important realtive friends, and having learnt about the culture of others and making my life proud and reamining putting into practice what I know and be able to practice my talent with people from all over the world. I think then that Brazil is a huge city that let you become the owner of your destiny and manage your time to dedicate it to someone and learn a little more about your talent with potential in the world