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Since I was 8 in Brazil, my family has been a great influence on volunteer activities. They have helped me since I was younger to understand that the world is full of people living in different realities, and if i can, I should help their realities be a little brighter. I will never forget the little girl I was in charge for 2 years, Hillary, cried whenever we had to be a part. I was not allowed to see or ask much of her private life, but I knew that those 4 hours we spend together every Sunday made it better. However, what I could do for her was nothing compare of what she did for me, during the 2 years I volunteer at the NGO, Sonhar Acordado. After spending my childhood helping my mom on Institutions and Public Schools and Brazil, I never
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