Exchange Student Stefan Sehne Presented at May 25 Rotary Meeting

2015-2016 outbound exchange student Stefan Sehne, who did his gap year in Brazil, talked about his time abroad. Stefan graduated from TAHS in 2015 and then went off to the mountains of Brazil for his gap year exchange. His host city was in the coffee growing region and Brazil is one of the leading producers of coffee in the world.

 

Stefan got to eat of lot of meat while in Brazil and there were a lot of barbecues and beach parties, although he did go to some school while he was there.  As a graduation tradition, the Brazilians shave their heads.

 

His host father flew helicopters and he got a tour of the region and city from the air.

 

He visited Rio and various Brazilian beaches. He also went to the Amazon where he fished for piranha and swam with the pink dolphins.  In addition, the exchange students had the chance to see some indigenous tribal ceremonies while in the Amazon.

 

Stefan reported he had a great exchange year and thanked the Rotary for supporting his journey.

 

Stefan Sehne