THE ROTARY Wednesday April Page fW Our licensed esthetic Ms r lam J Goldstein It from School of Esthetics Cosmetology which based on course of tie School Doctor Paris France Hair removed by wax European Body Ptrmanint Nails Facials Make Up lessons Acne Treatment Ptdlcitre DELREX SMOKE SHOP POST OFFICE GIFTS TOYS LOTTERY AGENT VARIETY SMOKES GEORGETOWN MARKET HWY 7 GEORGETOWN ONT PHONE Congratulations Rotations Georgetown collision COMPLETE COLLISION SERVICE FREE ESTIMATES REPAIRS ENAMEL LACQUER HOUR TOWING INSURANCE CLAIMS USED CARS ACTON 8531370 1 1 ON Latest exchange student fell in love with Brazil By TAYLOR Herald SUTf Writer Georgetowns latest Rotary Exchange student Marilyn Thome was home sick at first when she left Canada last year but now that shes home she misses Brazil One thing I really miss from Brazil Is the human warmth she said When youre walking on the street you see someone you know It doesnt matter whether Its a girl or a boy and they greet you with a hug ana three Brazilians are so warm and they show their affection so openly she continued They show their affection physically not Just in words Marilyn spent almost is months in Brazil with three different families She stay ed an extra month so she could attend Carnival a party which runs for five days Marilyn who is 19 spent moat of the year in a city called Lira a place with ail sorts of different schools for everything from dentistry to plastic art known as the of schools she said Any time the schools were out on holidays the city was dead she said As soon as they get off school everyone goes Its sort of a transfer because all the people who live in go to school somewhere else and the people who live else where come to to go to school One of the differences Marilyn noted between students in Canada and Brazil is the fact that when Brazilian students get their summer holidays in December January and February they travel where Canadian students usually begin an immediate search for work STUDIED LANGUAGE Marilyn lived with families who spoke mainly Portu guese a language she was totally unfamiliar with when she arrived She said after about a week she could understand some of what was being said around her but ft took six or seven months before she was really comfortable In the language She had studied French in school and credits this with making it easier to learn Portuguese In fact now that shes back In Canada and speaking English again Marilyn says she has difficulty thinking in English She said when one of her friends telephoned after she arrived home she began without thinking to talk in Portuguese Marilyn said Lifts is a city In the Interior of Brazil and has a rigid class system While the city has Its wealthy citizens the salaries are low and many Brazilians have two or three jobs she said The people In Urn were so wonderful to me Marilyn said After Id been there for a while everybody knew me acd Id walk down the street and theyd say hello Brazilian men and women take a lot of care with their appearance Marilyn said The men dress up instead of wearing tshfrts Jeans and running shoes she said The girls dress up too she added A trip to the Ice cream parlor Is fashion show and if you go to the movies you really dress up The girls wear a lot of Jewelry too I dont know how lby can stand up with all the chains and necklaces they wear The weather in Brazil is not entirely what people in Canada think It Is Marilyn said People think of Brazil as a hot tropical climate but during June July and August the temperature can drop down to 0 degrees Celcius she said CLIMB TO But in the summer the temperature can climb to degrees Celsius or 1M degrees Fahrenheit she continued to be designed for the extreme heat with open windows and doors and as a result its very cold In the winter Marilyn said And Ive never seen such a country for rain she said It rained for part of November all of Decern and part of January Brazilians have different eating habits than what Canadians are accustomed to Marilyn said They eat breakfast consisting of bread coffee and milk Lunch is a full dinner every day and is followed by a siesta Every day lunch and dinner include the same dish of rice and beans she said Marilyn said that before she arrived In Brazil she was expecting to have certain restrictions placed on her and to have to conform to rules set out by the families she was staying with but instead she was allowed to come and go pretty much as she pleased She was never chaperoned although the custom persists Marilyn said In a family where there is a son and a daughter the daughter might not be allowed to go out on a date unless her brother accompanied them She would also not be allowed to be in a car alone with a boy Marilyn finished high school before she left Canada for Brazil but she wasnt idle during her stay For entertainment young people in Brazil can see first run movies from the United States for the equlva lent of cents There are also dances which begin at midnight and continue until the sun comes up Then everyone home for a big feast Marilyn said I loved the dances she said But the best fun of all was Carnival Marilyn said She watched Carnival In Rio Janeiro on television because its expensive sod its dangerous but she went to the Carnival In Llns Marilyn said she partial misses the third family she stayed with because they treated her like a member of the family lite I was one of their daughters She spent Christmas with this family In Brazil people open their gift shortly before midnight Christmas Eve and then have a huge feast at midnight Georgetowns Marilyn Thome Marilyn said when she first arrived in Brazil she was more homesick for her native Barbados than she was for Canada because Brazil reminded her of Barbados She and her family emigrated to Canada in 1969 I miss Brazil a lot Altera year there I waa more Brazilian than the natives she said I was very unhappy to say goodbye to my last family Ill write to them but Id just like to have them with me Its good that they speak some English because Ill be able to write them in English if I forget my Portuguese Marilyn said that she learned to be independent while she was away for a year When you live with your parents youre not complete ly Independent because theyre always there to help you never really e to do it on your own she said Im still trying to get used to the fact that Im back In Canada Marilyn said I cant believe a year has gone so fast I loved every second of it