SALVADOR BRAZIL!!! I am so excited for this adventure. Just getting the paperwork together and applying for my Visa has been quit the experience! (I finally got my visa in!)
I have been blessed with many volunteer opportunities. I have worked with Children Advocacy Centers, Local Children's Hospitals, Food Banks, Girl Scouts of America in the promotion of "real" beauty, Animal Services, Habitat for Humanity, and my most recent venture involved 60 miles in 3 days for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. My team, Pink Soles in Motion spent countless Saturdays raising funds and training; we were awarded the Top Fundraising Team totaling over $170,000. I've signed up again for 2011, but I want to continue to do great things and find new adventures! Connecting Hearts Abroad is going to be a life-changing experience. I want to serve others, make a difference, emerge myself in another culture, truly understand what it means to live in America and the difference that we as Americans can makes, to be an agent of change, and to enrich my knowledge and global perspective outside of my bubble that I call Dallas Fort Worth. I have an inherent need to help others, to serve others, and to put a smile on face that may have been missing. I hope to share my knowledge and culture with others in the hopes that they can use it to work towards their goals and dreams of life.
Here, I will be able to share my journey!
I have already begun researching Brazil and finding books to read up on the culture along with trying to learn basic phrases in Portuguese. A good friend, Jeff Lopez, was given the opportunity to teach there for a couple years and is sending me some of his reading material!
I have to be honest, I am nervous about my travels, but I am so excited to go lend a hand where I can! Stay tuned! 
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You are truly an inspiration! We can't wait to read about your adventure! Xoxo
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