My Most Intense Experiences From Rio
In 2018, I spent two months of my life in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a volunteer for an NGO called Edumais which focused on teaching English to children and adolescents from underprivileged backgrounds. When I was in my last year of high school, I knew I wanted to spend some time somewhere in Latin America and when I was given the opportunity I took it without thinking how intense the experience could possibly be as Rio de Janeiro does not have a favourable reputation. My time in Rio was excellent, I spent my free time on the beach, learned how to surf and watched Flamengo matches. What had to be said though was that being in Rio was intense, I would hear gunshots from outside of the apartment I stayed in and even saw the military police and army at work. Hardly anyone could speak English - not even the woman I stayed with or the people I had befriended. My first wildly intense experience was when I was walking from the apartment I stayed in to Leblon and noticed ...