T er esi nai st hec api t alandmos tpopul ousc i t yi nt heBr az i l i ans t at eofPi auí .Bei ngl oc at edi nnor t hc ent alpar tofPi auí and 366 k mf r om t hec oas t ,T er esi naenc hant sbymoder ni t yand beaut yr oot edi nar i c hc ul t ur e .Wi t h81 4. 230i nhabi t ant s ,T er esi nai st he1 9t hl ar ges tc i t yi nBr az i l ,andt he1 5t hl ar ges ts t at ec api t ali nt hec ount r y .T er esi nai st hesec ondc api t alwi t ht hebes t qual i t yofl i f ei nt heNor t heas tac c or di ngt oFI RJ AN.Ac c or di ngt o I PEAi ti st het hi r dsaf es tc api t alofBr az i l . T er esi nawasf oundedonAugus t1 6, 1 852undert hename ofVi l aNovadoPot y( bec ausei t sor i gi ni sl i nk edt ot hePot yr i ver ) ast hec api t aloft hes t at eofPi auí .I twast hefir s tpl annedc i t yi n t hec ount r y ,r emar k abl ef ori t ss t r eet st hatha vet heshapeofa c hes sboar d.Theper f ec tc ombi nat i onofhi s t or yandmoder ni t y . Thec i t yi st het hi r dwi t ht hemaj ori nc i denc eofl i ght ni ngi nt he wor l d.Nowadays ,T er esi na’ sec onomyi sbasedoni nt er nat i onal manuf ac t ur i ngi ndus t r i esandt r ade .
BUTI T’ SALSOFULLOFCONTRASTS. . . T er esi nahasavi si bl esoc i ali nequal i t yi never ydayl i f eof t hec i t y .I nsomenei ghbor hoodsyouc anseel uxur yhomesand i mpor t edc ar st hatc oexi s t swi t hpooranduns t r uc t ur edhouses . Asur veyoft heBr az i l i anJ our nalofNur si ngshowst hat t hel owi nc omeyout hi nt hec i t y , 52, 8% hadt hei rfir s tc hi l daged bet ween1 5and1 9year s .23% oft hepoorc hi l dr enar eoutof sc hool . AI ESECi nT er esi nawor k swi t hdi f f er entpr oj ec t sseek i ng c hanget her eal i t yofourc i t y .Wi t hc l earandmeasur abl egoal , wepr omot epr oj ec t si npar t ner shi pwi t hNGOs , sc hool sandpar t neror gani z at i onswhobel i evei nt hei mpac tt hatyoungi nt er nat i onals t udent ssel ec t edbyAI ESECi nT er si nac anc ausei nour r eal i t y Weseekyoungpeopl ewhobel i evei nt hi spur poseand seekar eali mpac tonoursoc i et yandt hemsel ves!
GENERALI NFORMATI ONS I fyouar ei nt er es t edi nc omi ngt oT er esi nat hr oughAI ESEC,you needt or eadc ar ef ul l yal lt hei nf or mat i oni nt heTN’ sdesc r i pt i on. Ourpr oj ec t sha vedi f f er entj obdesc r i pt i onsanddi f f er entdat es ofr eal i z at i on.Af t eranal yz i ngeac hoft hesec r i t er i a,c hooset he onet hatbes tfit syoura vai l abi l i t y . Ourpr oj ec t susual l yha vet hedur at i onof6week s .I nyourfir s t weekwewi l lhol dac ul t ur alpr epar at i on,aswel lasapr esent at i onatwor kandpr esent at i onaboutyourc ul t ur ef ort hek nowl edgeoft hec ommuni t yandi t ssoc i aldi f f er enc es . Eac honeofourTNt ak er sha vespec i ficneeds . Wehopeyouha ve t hesensi t i vi t yt odet ec teac hoft heseneeds ,anddevel oppr oac t i vel yac t i onsf ort hepr oj ec tt obemadeofi t sbes t , hel pi ngt hem i nar ealway .
Thewayf r om yourHos tFami l yt oyourwor k pl ac ewi l lbedone f oryoubybus .I ti spos si bl et hatsomet i mesyou’ l lneedt ot ak e mor et han1hourt oar r i vet her e .AI ESECi nT er esi nai sr esponsi bl et opr ovi det het r anspor t at i onr el at i ngt oonebusperway .One t ogoandanot hert or et ur n( hos t wor k hos t ) . T er esi nai soneoft hec heapes tc i t i est ol i vei nBr az i l ,buti twi l l dependonhow youwi l lmanageyourmoney .Thec i t yhasmany at t r ac t i onst hatr equi r egoodfinanc i almanagement ,ori tc oul d bec omeexpensi ve .
ACCOMMODATI ON AI ESEC i nT er esi napr ovi desf r eeac c ommodat i on f oral lEPs dur i ng t hedur at i onoft hepr oj ec t .Youmi ghts t ay i naHos t Fami l y ,Si ngl eHos tori nt heNGOi ft heyha veagues tr oom.You mus tbei nc ont ac twi t hyourHos tatl eas toneweekbef or eyour ar r i val . I fyouar r i vebef or et hes t ar tdat eorl ea veaf t eri tends ,AI ESEC i nT er esi nawi l lnotber esponsi bl ef oryourac c ommodat i on. Usual l y ,t hought ,t heHos tFami l yagr eest ohos tt heEPf ora l i t t l el onger ,butwec an’ tguar ant eet hat . AI ESECi nT er esi nac an’ tensur et hatyou’ l ll i vec l oset owor k ,or c l oset odownt own,t oshoppi ng,par k sorot herk eypl ac est o vi si t .Wec an’ tguar ant eet hatyou’ l ll i vei naf a vor edar eaoft he c i t y .Youmi ghtl i vei nt hesamec ommuni t yyou’ l lbewor k i ngi n. Weembr ac et hedi ver si t y .AI ESECi nT er esi nahasnodi s t i nc t i ons ofHos tFami l i esandwec an‘ tpr omi seanyk i ndoff ami l yc onfigur at i on.Youmayl i vewi t hat r adi t i onal ,f ul lorasi ngl ehos t ,f or i ns t anc e .Ther e ’ snodi s t i nc t i onofanyk i nd,suc hr ac e ,gender , sexualor i ent at i on,age ,et hni c i t y ,r el i gi on,i nc ome or soc i al s t at us . AI ESECi nT er esi nat r i est opr ovi det hebes tc ondi t i onsf oryout o ha veabet t erf ami l yi nt er ac t i on,andc omf or tdur i ngyours t ay . Butwec anunsur et hatyou’ l lha veameni t i essuc hasapr i vat e r oom,ai rc ondi t i oni ngoranyot heri nyourhos t . TheEPmus tf ol l owt her ul esofhi s/ herhos tpl ac e , suc hasmai nt ai ni ngt heor der , ask i ngf orper mi s si onbef or ebr i ngi ngsomeone el se , par t i c i pat i ngi nt hehousehol dc hor eswi t hot her sl i vi ngwi t h you.Usi ngsui t abl egar mentathome ,r espec t i ngt hemanner sof ac t i ngandspeak i ng,andanyot herr ul esexpl i c i tbyt heHos t . YourHos tFami l ywi l lpr ovi det oyout hr eedai l ymeal s .Youar e f r eet omak eagr eement saboutt hef ood.I fyouha veanydi et ar y r es t r i c t i ons ,pl easec ont ac tAI ESECi nT er esi na.
ACCOMMODATI ON AI ESECi nT er esi nawi lc hanget heEPt oanot herHos ti fhe/ she suf f er sanyk i ndofdi sc r i mi nat i on.However ,t heEPmayl oset he r i ghtf orac c ommodat i oni fhe/ shevi ol at esanypol i c i ess t at edby t heHos t ,suc hasbr eak i ngi nt er nalc odeofc onduc toranyot her et hi c al ,r el i gi ousorc ul t ur alnor m.I ft hat ’ st hec ase ,AI ESECi n T er esi naha venoobl i gat i onofpr ovi di nganot herHos torac c ommodat i onf ort hi sEP . Thesaf et yoft heEPandoft hei rper sonal obj ec t si st hei rr esponsi bi l i t yt ot hem.AI ESECi nT er esi nawi l lof f ert hesaf es tpos si bl e envi r onment ,andanyas si s t anc ei nc aseofevent si npar t i c ul ar . However , i ti snott heor gani z at i on’ sr esponsi bi l i t yal lc os t sgener at edbys t ol enort hef ti nanyofEPi nt er ac t i veenvi r onment . Li vi ngi naHos tFami l yi spar tofyourexper i enc eand,t her ef or e , youar er esponsi bl ef ormak i ngt hebes toutofi t .I fyouar ei na Hos tFami l y ,wer ec ommendt hatyouspendsomet i mewi t h t hem andengaget ot hei rdai l yl i ves .Gi veyour sel ft hec hanc et o gett ok nowt hem andyoumi ghtgetyour sel fal ovi ngandwel c omi ngdami l yf arf r om home .
FI NALTHOUGHT T r a vel i ngt hr oughAI ESECi sn’ tt hesameast r a vel i ngt hr oughan ex c hangeagenc y .Thepur poseoft heAI ESECEx c hangei spr i mar i l yt oc hangel i ves :yourownandoft hepr opl eyoui nt er ac t wi t h.Youmi ghtfindyour sel fi naver ydi f f er entsi t uat i ont hat youar eusedt o,andevendi f f er entt owhatyouexpec t ed.So, t r yt ok eepanopenmi ndt ot heoppor t uni t i esyouar egi venand mak et hebes toft hem.Youwi l lbet hemos tbenefit t edf r om t hi spos t ur e-t hatwec anas sur e . Bepr oac t i vet oac tt owar dsmak i ngt hec hangehappen-i nyour ownl i f eandi nyourpr oj ec t .Beopent ot hec ul t ur alandsoc i al di f f er enc esyouwi l lf ac e . REMEMBER:Wear eat eam.AtAI ESECweonl ywor kt opr ovi de exper i enc esl i k et hi s ,so,wear easmuc hi nt er es t edasyouar e i nt hesuc c es sofyourexper i enc e .I fyouar eha vi ngpr obl ems , t al kt ous .Wewi l lt r yourbes tt osol vet hem wi t hyou. I fweal lwor khar denoughwec anc hangel i ves .Wec anc hange r eal i t i es!Andt her e ’ snot hi ngmor ef ul fil l i ngt hant hat .So,what ar eyouwai t i ngf or ?Ar eyour eadyt oha vet hebes tandmos t i mpac t f ulexper i enc eofyourl i f e?
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