Corps Volunteers to live and interact with a family and share with them their house, food, daily living and experiences. That by itself was an impressive way of getting along with a different and diverse culture, customs, language and traditions. In this picture Juan E. Rosario, Curt Deville, Mel Tolbert and Jim Sperling at the United States Embassy in Rio de Janeiro accompanied by three of mothers of our host families.While living with our Brazilian Family we had the opportunity to visit some places in city. The photos shows Curt and myself in a trip we took to the Cristo Redentor [Christ the Redeemer] at the Corcovado Mountain with members of our families. The Cristo Redentor one of the best known Brazilian places, located at the top of the Corcovado mountain, part of the Mata Atlántica (Atlantic Mountain Range). As part of the visit we visited a civic club that had a horticulture project that allowed us to have another perspective of the Brazilian agriculture and products. That was the first experience and opportunity to share a home, have dinner together and tour the city and its main attractions. I remember going to the Russian Exhibition/Fair in May 1962 with the son of the family I was staying with.
For many this unique experience contributed to their next time living with a Brazilian family in their respective towns across Brazil.
After this experience we were sent to our host states Curt Deville and myself went to Minas Gerais, and then Curt Deville was assigned to Juiz de Fora and me to Teófilo Otoni. Melvin Tolbert went Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro and James Sperling to Carazinho, Rio Grande do Sul.
