AECTEA Association - Free Volunteer Opportunities in Brazil

In my first week in Capim Grosso I've been introduced to a number of people who are important in the lives of the AEC-TEA volunteers. Uniquely, some of these important introductions have been to the

Week Two, for me, consisted of continuing the Dance classes I'm teaching - Adult Ballet (a mix of stretch, strength, yoga, and ballet technique) on Monday and Wednesday nights and Adult Hip-Hop (a

Last Friday I decided to go to the nearby city of Jacobina and participate in an event called "Diálogos Territoriais".  Jacobina is the major city in what is called the Piemonte de Diamontina

One of the projects I've been working on since I've been here is volunteering / studying at the Casa da Saúde. Casa da Saúde is a health center focusing on natural medicine for the more

One of the projects in which AEC TEA volunteers are involved is COOPES, a local cooperative where licuri, a kind of miniature coconut is processed (for example, into oil or flour) and brought to

This week started out really busy. It was my week to make breakfast which includes buying the milk and bread. I'd get up and out of the door at 7am to walk down to the bread shop were I'd pick up

I went to my first capoeira class night with Rami. My legs are already starting to hurt. It was so fun. The teacher is very dynamic. The students were all concerned with making sure I understood what

Today was an epic day in Capim Grosso. The Finnish girls made history here by mixing two types of bean in the same dish. A Brazilian lady was witness to the event as the Finnish volunteer, who can be

There are four seasons in Finland: spring, summer, autumn and winter. We have learned that the time here in Brazil is measured differently: there is the time Before Carnival and there is the time

Totally silent moments here in Capim Grosso are rare. Well, at least that's what I think. Just the "natural" sounds alone are much more that I have used to, for example really loud noise of insects,