In 2024, I created a fundraiser for a school in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. I raised awareness by challenging my audience to donate if I achieved my goal marathon time, telling stories about my fascination with Brazil as a kid, handing out flyers, securing sponsors, organizing community runs and creating content. The fundraiser received 70 donations totalling 2300 euros, giving ten kids from the favela one year of English education and a bit more hope of pursuing their own dreams. Then I volunteered at the school and did an exchange semester in Sao Paulo. It was a journey like no other.
