The Citizen, 2017-01-12, Page 15THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017. PAGE 15.
Locals welcome Brazilian exchange students
Enjoying the snow
Brazilians Guilherme Antonio Carvhalho, left, and Joao
Paulo Silva enjoyed some outdoor winter activities recently.
The duo are exchange students staying with local families
and enjoyed their first experience with a Canadian winter
including some of the extreme temperatures that have hit
the area recently. (Denny Scott photo)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Two local families are among
several throughout the community
providing a home for exchange
students looking to experience
everything Canada, including the
frigid temperatures that have been
sweeping through the area over the
past couple months.
The Vinnicombe home near
Walton and the Pizzati home in
Blyth welcomed Guilherme Antomo
Carvalho, better known as Gui, from
northern Brazil and Joao Paulo Silva
from Pernambuco, Brazil, to their
respective homes for the past several
months and have been showing them
what Canadian life is all about.
The two Brazilians took a break
from some fun in the snow recently
to talk to The Citizen about what
brought them to Canada, the major
differences between their country
and their host country and which
experiences they're enjoying.
Silva joined the program because
he wanted to travel the globe, with
Canada as his first stop. When asked
if Canada, during the coldest months
of the year, was what he expected, he
said the winter took him by surprise.
"It's usually raining in our winter,"
he said. "This is pretty different. It's
18°C degrees during our cold
months, not -18°C"
Carvalho is in Canada on a
scholarship to learn English, as well
as Canadian culture. He said that,
while he didn't get to choose where
he went, he has enjoyed being in
Canada.
Both Silva and Carvalho are in
exchange programs that run until the
end of January.
Silva, a Grade 11 student at
Central Huron Secondary School
(CHSS), said Canada's education
systems are very different to
Brazil's.
"We have more classes at home,"
he said. "We have 18 classes a year
and we go to school 7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. every day. Here we have
four classes throughout the semester.
It's a big difference."
Carvalho, who is also at CHSS,
said there is a network of students at
the school who make the transition a
little easier.
"There are other exchange
students at the school," he said.
"There are 10 from Brazil, two from
Spain and one from Italy, so there
are chances for us to share similar
experiences."
Carvalho's take on Canadian
education is that there is a lot more
freedom in his classes. While he has
a similar course load at home to
Silva in Brazil, he said the number of
courses isn't the biggest difference,
but the amount of time given to
complete work. He said that, in
class, there is ample time for him to
work independently on the projects
and assignments he is given which
isn't always necessarily the case at
home.
Coming to rural Ontario was also
a bit of a shock to Silva, who said his
home is closer to London in size and
culture.
While their first sledding and
snowboarding experience coincided
with their interview with The
Citizen, it wasn't the duo's first
winter experience in their exchange
homes, as they had already enjoyed
tubing, snowmobiling and a
snowball fight.
Both experienced a trip to Toronto
recently, and while Silva said he
enjoyed it, the trip was a high point
for Carvalho who said he loved
visiting such a big city that was full
of life.
The exchange students both said
they have enjoyed their time here
and look forward to other exchanges
in the future.
Wipeout
Brazilian Joao Paulo Silva took to the slopes at the Blyth
campground last week when he and his host family, the
Pizzatis, braved the cold for some sledding. Silva is staying
with the Pizzatis as part of a student exchange and will be
heading home in January. (Denny Scott photo)
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