From Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa TO South America, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro- Brazil- South America 

        MY INDEPENDENT LEARNING                                                                                                   PROJECT 2015

Ever since 2010 (the Soccer world cup that was held in South Africa) I have had this strange desire to travel to Rio de Janeiro  Brazil, South America. I have always been fascinated by different cultures and languages largely due to the fact that I grew up in a multicultural and multilingual environment. 

I completed the TEFL course offered at Stellenbosch University in January 2015 and really felt it is something that I have a passion for. I want to go teach English to foreign speakers next year. This is one of the places I am considering to go to. This means I will probably stay for one year! 

That's some of the motivation for why I chose to do research on Rio de Janeiro and Brazil (I'll decide as I go along). 

I specifically want to look at:
- Tourist destinations (that is what I'd want to be for a while before settling for a longer period)
- The language spoken (I'll have some fun videos of me pronouncing phrases and trying to figure out the language)
- The culture of the people 
- The food types that are traditional dishes
- The average living costs 
- The salary for TEFL teachers

This might seem like an odd topic to research, but I have an absolute passion for connecting with people and teaching of course so this fits in with parts of me that I am excited to explore.

ENJOY!