How I went to Montreal

It sounds great the idea to learn of learning a language while you’re traveling in another country, but how could I do it without any money saved. I would have to plan that trip for the next couple of years, so I started working as intern. However, after a few months working, I assessed calculated that to make the trip happen, I would have to work for at least one year to spend one month and half abroad (yeah, on top of not being well paid as an intern, in Brazil the conversion rate between real and dollar is so high). But I was lucky that the Brazilian government started an exchange program with a lot of countries as partners: USA, Canada, Portugal, Spain, France, UK (pretty much the whole Europe), South Korea, Japan, and others. What a great opportunity! One of demands for eligibility in the program was to have a good grade on one of those standardized exams like, TOEFL, IELTS, … When deciding which country to choose, I came up with a bold plan for my fluency. I decided to go to Montreal, where I could both learn both English and French. After all, I would spend 10 months and I would like to kill two birds with one stone. I did the demanded tests and I was approved! I chose to study in a French University there and in my spare time my idea was to practice English with natives. The idea of living in another country is something that excites me even today, something that I want to do again in the future...