Who am I?



My name is Chrisaline Teodoro da Silva, and I am 25 years old.

I was born in Natal, Brazil.

I came to Canada as a six-month-old baby.

I am currently a Criminology and Psychology Joint Major undergraduate student at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC, Canada. Ever since I can remember, I have been passionate about helping and counselling youth at risk. In 2012, I took four months off of work and studies to travel to Brazil, for the first time since leaving there as a baby.

I volunteered in a care center called Creche Tio Manoel Vieira. My volunteer work there included teaching English to the older kids, as well as assisting them in their drama classes and art classes.

With the young children, I supervised them during play time, and assisted them when it came to getting ready for large cultural events, such as the Saint John the Baptist festival, where the young children sang and danced. Creche Tio Manoel Vieira (Uncle Manoel Care Center) is a care center for young children and adolescents who are partially abandoned and in need of assistance. It is located in Paulista, Pernambuco State, Brazil. To read more about the centre, click here.


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