Erica Alves, a 25-year-old from Brazil with an advertising degree, chose an integration class to add value to her resume and feel comfortable around others in similar situations. She believes in working hard to achieve personal and professional goals. She emphasizes that clear communication, understanding others, and accepting help from people are important for connecting with communities and becoming successful. Creativity involves solving problems in new ways, such as matching families needing assistance with au pairs interested in language exchange.

1. Final Presentation Erica Alves

2. Introduction My name is Erica Alves, I’m 25 years old. I have a degree in Advertising from Brazil, where I’m came from. I choose this class because I thought was a great chance to add more value to my resume and also a way to feel comfortable with people in the same situation as me. I’m a very hard worker person. I believe in what I feel and want for my personal and professional life, so I work to make it happen.

3. Communication Is the most powerful tool in the world and must to be used. Is important try to be clear about what you want say and try understand what people try to say. The language is not the barrier for good communication only the lack of interest is real problem.

4. Creativity Creativity is make a problem become a solution or maybe a better way to make things work out when normal solution can't reach. Families that need help + interest to learn another language and culture = Au pair program = Creativity

5. Connection Is important accept that nobody is a island. If you want become someone is important meet people and help people, is how it works. Don’t be shy, sometimes is necessary introduce yourself and make the situation happen.