MEET
THE INBOUND GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE (GSE) TEAM FROM SAO PAULO,
BRAZIL
The
inbound Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from District 4420
arrived in District 6400 on Friday, April 4th.
They were in District 6400 for a month and were present
at our District Conference in Traverse City. They returned
home on Tuesday, May 6th.
The
Team Leader was Marcelo Vallejo Marsaioli, a Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Santos, SP. He became
a member in 2001 and has been active in the international
aspects of Rotary such as Youth Exchange, Group Study Exchange
and The Rotary Foundation. He has been their club's Youth
Exchange Officer for the past two years and as a high school
student participated in a long-term exchange to Brussels,
Belgium in 1992. He is a lawyer, completing his law degree
in 1997 at the Catholic University of Santos with a specialization
in legal and social sciences. His undergraduate degree is
a major in English from Catholic University of Santos. Prior
to completing his law degree, he taught English and French.
He is a swimmer since age 5, loves to read and watch soccer
games.
There
were four team members composed of three men and one woman.
Osvaldo
Murad, Jr is 35 years old, married and has one daughter
and lives in the city of Sao Paulo. He has an undergraduate
degree is Mechanical Engineering at Bras Cubas University
and is working on his master's degree in Business Administration.
He has been employed at Volkswagen do Brazil since 1990
and is currently an Industrial Installation Engineer. He
has traveled extensively in the USA to California, Florida,
South Carolina, Oregon, Nevada and Georgia. He enjoys meeting
new friends and listening to music. He is
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sao Paulo Novas Geracoes.
Daniella
Castro Revoredo is 34 years old, single and lives in
Santos, SP. She has an executive secretary degree from AELIS
University and a Law Degree with a specialization in arbitration
and international law from Santa Cecilia University in Santos,
SP. She has studied at The Hague Academy of International
Law - The International Court of Justice which is the judicial
arms of the United Nations. During her high school career,
she was an exchange student in Denver, Colorado. She enjoys
swimming, trekking and traveling. She is
sponsored by Rotary Club of Sao Vicente
Luis
Claudio Novaes de Siquira is 34 years old, married with a 5 year-old son, and lives in Boqueirao
- Praia Grande, SP. He has a law degree from Mackenzie University
in Sao Paulo. He is employed as a police officer in the
State of Sao Paulo.
He likes sports, going to the movies, travelin and reading.
He's sponsored by Rotary Club of Praia Grande- Tupy.
Jefferson
Gomes Aliseda is 40 years old, married, and has two
adopted daughters, ages 1 and 3 and lives in Praia Grande,
SP. He has a metallurgical technician degree and is working
on a degree in mechanical engineering. He is a technical
buyer at Companhia Siderurgica Paulista (COSIPA), a large
steel mill, and also a technical design teacher at Servico
Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial, a professional school.
He and his spouse are active in the Methodist Church, teaching
Sunday school and work as volunteers with orphan children.
His leisure interests include camping, trekking, kayaking,
sailboats and amateur naval construction.
GSE TEAM ITINERARY
Saturday April 5th
10:00 a.m. Brunch and Orientation
12:00 p.m. District Reception at Renaissance Hotel for Inbound
Team and all Host Families
1:30 p.m. Transfer to Detroit East Area Host Families
2:00 p.m. Team to reassemble at Edsel Ford House for tour.
Host families to return home with luggage
3:00-4:00 p.m. Team returned to Host Families by Area Committee
Evening Supper with Host Families
Sunday,
April 6th
11:00 a.m. Brunch at Bayview Yacht Club for Team and Host
Families
1:00-1:30 p.m. Visit Detroit Science Center and tour of
Titanic Exhibit (Host-Bob Bury).
Area Committee will bring Team to Detroit Science Center
and return them to Host Families at the conclusion of the
visit Evening Supper with Host Families
Monday, April 7th
Breakfast With Host Families Vocational Visits Assignments
TBA - Casual Dress
6:00 p.m. Picnic Supper at Farms Pier as guests of Grosse
Pointe Rotary and Grosse Pointe Sunrise Rotary, Host Families
invited and Team will present program - Dress GSE Uniforms
Tuesday,
April 8th
Breakfast With Host Families
9:30 a.m. Tour of Focus Hope - Casual Dress Team will be
taken by Area Committee to Bridge Room of Focus Hope.
Hosts will be Valera Montgomery or Tom Armistead Lunch Roma
CafÚ as guests of Detroit Rotary/Don Alles, who will provide
transportation to lunch and for the afternoon and transfer
Afternoon Tour of WJR Radio
4:00 p.m. Transfer to Down River Area Host Families at the
home of Larry Garner (10820 Andrews in Allen Park) Host
families pick up Team Members and luggage Wednesday,
April 9th Vocational Day, Host families will take them to
their location and pick them up Evening Inbound & Outbound
Team Meeting with the GSE Committee at Anne Elliott's home
(24174 Scott, Dearborn, MI 48124-313-561-1683)
Thursday, April 10th
9:30 a.m. Trip to Henry Ford Museum and Imax Theater
12:00 p.m. Lunch at Museum
4:30 p.m. Host Families to deliver and pick up Team Members
at Imax Parking Lot
6:30 p.m. Joint Rotary Meeting at the Taylor Club at the
Lakes of Taylor on Northline Road-Team to present program-Dress
GSE Uniforms Friday,
April 11th Rest day with Host Families
1:30
p.m. Deliver Team Members and Luggage to Don & Pat Kush's
home (12810 Sherry Lane Southgate, Off of Northline, West
of Dix (734-285-7310) to transfer to Monroe Area\
3:00 p.m. Receive Team from Downriver Area at Mary
Kehoe's home
4:30-5:30 p.m. Tour of Taylor Welded Blanks
6:00 p.m. Dinner with Host Families at Joe's French-Italian
Inn
Saturday, April 12th
9:30 a.m. Meet at Mary Kehoe's home
10:00 a.m. Tour of Guardian Glass Industries
12:00 p.m. Lunch at Big Bear Restaurant
1:30 p.m. Tour of Brownstown Police Station
3:30 p.m. Evening with Host Families
Sunday,
April 13th Free day with Host Family
Monday, April 14th
8:00 a.m. Meet at Mary Kehoe's home
10:00 a.m. Transfer to Tecumseh Rotary Host Families Receive
Team in Tecumseh from Monroe
11:00 a.m. With Blissfield Club - Visit Timber Frame Company
12:00 p.m. Lunch at Hathaway House See Rotary Park and other
Blissfield Projects Antique Shopping
Tuesday,
April 15th
Tecumseh Rotary Meeting Hidden Lake Garden Walking Tour
Shop Downtown Tecumseh Dinner hosted by Adrian Sunrise and
Goldsen's at Golden Nugget
Wednesday, April 16th
7:00 a.m. Adrian Sunrise Meeting Vocational Day in Adrian
Afternoon Visit Michigan International Speedway.
Thursday,
April 17th
Transfer to Essex County Area Host Families
Thursday,
April 17th to Monday, April 21st To Be Determined
Monday,
April 21st
Morning Pick up Team from the Essex County Area and transfer
to Windsor Area Host Families
12:00 p.m. Rotary Meeting - Windsor (1918) - Introduction
2:00 p.m. Tour of City of Windsor- Ambassadors of Tourism
5:00 p.m. Team to be picked up by Host Families Evening
Supper with Host Families
Tuesday,
April 22nd
Morning Free
12:00 p.m. Rotary Meeting-Windsor-Roseland Presentation
To Niagara Falls - John Sullivan - Windsor-Roseland
Wednesday,
April 23rd
Whole Day Trip to Niagara Falls Evening Return from Niagara
Falls-Team to be picked up by Host Families
Thursday,
April 24th
7:00 a.m. Rotary Meeting-Windsor St. Clair Presentation
8:30 a.m. University of Windsor
9:45 a.m. Brock School 10:30 a.m. Forster High School
12:00 p.m. Lunch at Spicolli's
2:00 p.m. Tour of Hiram Walkers
5:00 p.m. Team picked up by Host Families Evening Supper
with Host Families
Friday, April 25th
9:00-4:00 p.m. Vocation Day Evening Party
Saturday, April 26th
Morning Transfer Team to the home of Bill and Olga Cameron
(29683 Greenland, Livonia) to meet hosts Day of Rest
Sunday, April 27th
Church optional - Free Day Evening Party at Val and Don
Vandersloot's home for Team Members and Host Families
Monday,
April 28th
Tour of Livonia City Hall & Civic Center Library-"Coffee
with the Mayor"
Attend Livonia Rotary Club Luncheon and present program
Visit Livonia Police Headquarters Evening with Host Families
Tuesday,
April 29th
Attend Plymouth A.M. Breakfast Rotary Club 7:00 a.m.
Visit Schoolcraft College Visit
Northville Rotary Club luncheon meeting-present Program
Afternoon
Visit Madonna University Evening Barbeque at the home of
Team Leader Penny and Lynn Oglesby with Outbound Team members
Wednesday, April 30th Morning Visit Westland District Court
with Magistrate Don Vandersloot
Visit Fairlane Shopping Center- lunch Afternoon
Visit to new Livonia Recreation Center-Swim, work out
Visit the Detroit Police Dept. Hdqts.
Evening with Host Families Thursday, May 1st Depart for
District Conference
Friday, May 2nd to Sunday, May 4th Team attends District
Conference
Sunday,
May 4th Transfer to West Wayne County Area Host Families
and Transport from District Conference Evening Team overnights
with the Livonia Rotary Club
Monday, May 5th Transport Team to Detroit Metro Airport
for departure on United Airlines-Flight UA 835 at 7:30 p.m.
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