Renata Pontes Araújo attended the 44th Brazilian Congress of Forest Engineering Students (CBEEF) from August 1-8, 2014 at the Federal University of Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul. She describes her experiences participating in the various events, workshops, and discussions during the conference. Renata found the conference to be a valuable opportunity to network with other forest engineering students, learn about career opportunities, and debate important social and political issues in the field. She also enjoyed learning about the host university and city of Santa Maria.