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JASCHA LEWKOWITZ - MANAGER OF CDC LANGUAGE CENTRE
Country: The Netherlands
Name: Jascha Lewkowitz
Volunteer Position: Manager of CDC Language Centre Length of stay and month arrived: I have been here on and off since 2007 and staying indefinately Age: 30
Occupation: Tour Guide & History Teacher Previous work history and schooling: Tour Guide, History Teacher, Manager of Pancake Restaurant, High school of Amsterdam. Interests: Brasilian women (!), traveling, cooking, Cuba, football.
Favourite Colour: Blue Favourite Food: Sushi What made you apply for the position of Manager of CDC?: It just happened after many yeas of being here and helping on and off
Best Experience so far at Casa Do Caminho: The Casa Do Caminho Olympic Games!
Best Experience of Brasil so far: Horse riding in Pantanal
Funny Experience: all the 'Funky' parties!
 BEL CASSON - WEB DESIGNER & DEVELOPER
Country: Australia
Name: Bel Casson
Volunteer Position: Web Designer & Developer Length of stay and month arrived: I arrived in Brasil in Feburary but went to Florianopolis first for one month's holiday before starting my Volunteer position in March. I am staying until September, 2011. Age: 32 Occupation: Jewellery Designer & Buyer Previous work history and schooling: Monash University in Melbourne (Bachelor of Tourism & Bachelor of Communications. Major in Advertising). My last job was working as a Jewellery Designer & Buyer for a company called DCK (Lovisa & Diva stores around Australia). Absolutely love my job and my field of work, but I needed a break for a while and wanted to do something fulfilling. Interests: Fashion, music, jewellery, languages, travelling, cooking, positive energy. Favourite Colour: Yellow - the colour of happiness! Favourite Food: Homemade pasta with fresh tomato and basil sauce. What made you apply for the position of Volunteer at CDC?: I had been to Brasil 2 years ago and loved it. I resigned from my job and wanted to do some Volunteer work to help people. I came across the Casa Do Caminho website and fell in love with the organisation. I am proud to be a part of it and proud to be helping the children from the Orphanage. Best Experience so far at Casa Do Caminho: So many wonderful experiences! I would say that being able to help at our Festa Do Trabalho days (like a big 'working bee') and interacting with the children is always special and amazing. At The Casa Do Caminho Language Centre, I would say that meeting students who want to help and participate with activities in The Orphanage is always wonderful. We have a lot of students who bring in donations of clothing or money and have a very generous and philanthropic nature about them. Best Experience of Brasil so far: Organising Pascoa Da Paz (Easter of Peace) with Angelo Campos from Complexo Alemao (Penha). Myself, Angelo (from the favela), Sean Gardiner and Luccas Pessoa organised an event to bring happiness to the children of Complexo Alemao (Penha). We raised a lot of money and organised activities in this recently 'pacified' favela so that the children would have a great Easter. There was a great turn out of people with 2 bus loads of friends and family wanting to help and everyone in the community came. We had face painting, music, gifts for the children, a giant trampoline, a 'Dream Competition,' a huge Easter cake and many other activities. The children are still talking about it today and it was an Easter I'll never forget!
Funny Experience: Many funny experiences in the Casa Do Caminho Volunteer share house. We laugh every day and are constantly playing tricks on eachother or getting up to cheeky things (Like taping up and covering the openings of Tanja's bottom bunk bed with plastic bags so she would have trouble getting in after a big night out!
 LIZ GOMES - FAMILY COORDINATOR HOMESTAY PROGRAM Country: USA
Name: Liz Gomes
Volunteer Position: Family Coordinator in Homestay Program Length of stay and month arrived: Ive been here one year, with one year left in Rio
Age: 28
Occupation: Illustrator Previous work history and schooling: Sociology BA and 2 years of Sociology Phd program, taught English at an International high school in Mauritius, Freelance Illustrating. Interests: Classic film, collecting vintage magazines, drawing, painting.
Favourite Colour: Very chintzy gold, peach, and pale pale swampy greensFavourite Food: Vegetarian
What made you apply for the position of Volunteer at CDC?: I was a CDC student and I wanted to pitch in after my classes ended
Best Experience so far at Casa Do Caminho: Meeting students and professorsBest Experience of Brasil so far: Passing time with friends on the beach in the summer. Every evening when the sun goes down everyone watches the sunset and claps.
Funny Experience: The many miscommunications and slip-ups that occured when I first got here!
 RUDY TURNIAY - CREATIVE COMMUNICATION MANAGER Country: France
Name: Rudy Turniay
Length of stay and month arrived: Arrived in May and will be here for eight months
Age: 23 Occupation: Alternative communication / Videographer / Photographer Previous work history and schooling: Masters in Entertainment & Media at Euromed Management School, Marseille, France. Interests: Baking Cupcakes / Grafiti / Capoeira / Foreign languages and meeting people Favourite Colour: Gold Favourite Food: Sweet and sour foods : Cuban, Indian, Chinese, Birmese, French Caribean, Brazilian… But overall CUPCAKES (!) What made you apply for the position of Volunteer at CDC? Well… The good question will be « Why not ?! » CdC is an amazing organization that help children with serious issues and stories. Volunteering here is the best opportunity I had so far. Best Experience so far at Casa Do Caminho: I climbed Pedra de Gaeva with the team and saw the most beautifull view ever ! I was literally speechless… But my best memory is something simple : I love when I haven’t seen the kids for a little while and when they see me they smile and they let the others know I just arrived. Once a girl called Victoria ran to give me a hug, I could not stop smiling :D Best Experience of Brasil so far: Oops I just answered that question before haha but I hope going to Salvador in the Nordeste will be the best experience Funny Experience: People usally think I am Brazilian so they expect me to understand what they say even when we are in a club, the music is super loud and they whisper some brazilian slang… |
