**PRE-YEAR ABROAD**
Why Hannah? Was it because of the variety of culture, the university or the safety of Floripa?
Nope, the beaches! The beaches were what initially persuaded me to consider Florianópolis, a disgusting touristy reason yet the truth!
My final reasons for choosing Floripa were:
1. I was determined to go to Brazil for my Year Abroad as soon as I chose to learn Portuguese.
2. I wanted to go somewhere different from everyone else (hipster I know). Originally I did want to go to RIo, but that's where everyone assumes you go when you say Brazil.
3. I like the outdoors and I like being on the coast, so living on a small island surrounded by ocean was ideal.
4. I like to live life outside, so for example I'd rather have the option of sitting outside all day revising than cooped up inside.
5. I wanted to be able to talk about different experiences from the norm in interviews.
6. I'm doing my Year Abroad Project on dance and its identity in Brazilian society, so Floripa is perfect for this. There is a lot of influence from cultures abroad in Floripa, so coupled with the many dance festivals that take place and the fact that Floripa is supposedly known as the party capital of Brazil: sor'ed bruh!
7. You only study at uni once (hypothetically), you work for the rest of your life.
8. Floripa is safer than Rio.
9. It's not too far from Argentina - about 12 hours drive? xD
10. The music scene.
11. The potential adventures!
12. You have the chance, so why not take it? And also, unless I later get a job in Brazil, when else will I have the chance to live in such an exciting country?
13. Not going to sound very uni student-like of me and I may end up with less friends after this, but it's frowned upon for women to get drunk in Brazil, so I'm looking forward to some nights out where drunkness is not a requirement.
14. The food!!
15. Sports - although I will most likely end up doing very little of it xD
16. The cost of living will be that much lower, so money should be less of a worry.
17. More doll-ah for potential travel to Rio, Argentina and possibly other places in Latin America!
18. I've already lived abroad, so I was happy to go that bit further away from home; and that seems to have been the trend for the rest of us going to Brazil: either we have lived abroad/come from abroad or have taken a gap year.
19. A switch up of life style and daily routine.
20. Um, the beaches?! :3
**Tip for first and second year uni students:
DO go and speak to your tutors/academic advisors about destinations, year abroad and research project advice!! I wouldn't have gone for Floripa if I hadn't!! Trust me, they do know what they're talking about!
DON'T pick a place you're not happy with/majorly unsure about, nervous is fine, but don't go far away if you know you're going to be unhappy! You'll only have a horrible year if you do.
Why Hannah? Was it because of the variety of culture, the university or the safety of Floripa?
Nope, the beaches! The beaches were what initially persuaded me to consider Florianópolis, a disgusting touristy reason yet the truth!
My final reasons for choosing Floripa were:
1. I was determined to go to Brazil for my Year Abroad as soon as I chose to learn Portuguese.
2. I wanted to go somewhere different from everyone else (hipster I know). Originally I did want to go to RIo, but that's where everyone assumes you go when you say Brazil.
3. I like the outdoors and I like being on the coast, so living on a small island surrounded by ocean was ideal.
4. I like to live life outside, so for example I'd rather have the option of sitting outside all day revising than cooped up inside.
5. I wanted to be able to talk about different experiences from the norm in interviews.
6. I'm doing my Year Abroad Project on dance and its identity in Brazilian society, so Floripa is perfect for this. There is a lot of influence from cultures abroad in Floripa, so coupled with the many dance festivals that take place and the fact that Floripa is supposedly known as the party capital of Brazil: sor'ed bruh!
7. You only study at uni once (hypothetically), you work for the rest of your life.
8. Floripa is safer than Rio.
9. It's not too far from Argentina - about 12 hours drive? xD
10. The music scene.
11. The potential adventures!
12. You have the chance, so why not take it? And also, unless I later get a job in Brazil, when else will I have the chance to live in such an exciting country?
13. Not going to sound very uni student-like of me and I may end up with less friends after this, but it's frowned upon for women to get drunk in Brazil, so I'm looking forward to some nights out where drunkness is not a requirement.
14. The food!!
15. Sports - although I will most likely end up doing very little of it xD
16. The cost of living will be that much lower, so money should be less of a worry.
17. More doll-ah for potential travel to Rio, Argentina and possibly other places in Latin America!
18. I've already lived abroad, so I was happy to go that bit further away from home; and that seems to have been the trend for the rest of us going to Brazil: either we have lived abroad/come from abroad or have taken a gap year.
19. A switch up of life style and daily routine.
20. Um, the beaches?! :3
**Tip for first and second year uni students:
DO go and speak to your tutors/academic advisors about destinations, year abroad and research project advice!! I wouldn't have gone for Floripa if I hadn't!! Trust me, they do know what they're talking about!
DON'T pick a place you're not happy with/majorly unsure about, nervous is fine, but don't go far away if you know you're going to be unhappy! You'll only have a horrible year if you do.