I may have found the key to improving my overall health, when recently I had the good fortune of teaching a one-week XYGATE class for one of XYPRO's customers in Porto Alegri, which is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul and is Brazil's southernmost state. Porto Alegri is a pretty city, with tree-lined streets and colorful sunsets over Lake Guaíba.
The company, along with a number of other international high-tech businesses, including HP, leases buildings on the campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). The companies agree to accept students for internships and on-the-job training. The companies pay rent, which supplements the university's income. In addition, all of the extra people on campus makes having a big variety of restaurants and other businesses, including a fairly large mall on campus, feasible. This is such a wonderful idea—I’m surprised more universities aren't doing it.
This was my first experience teaching where more than half of the students were watching via video conference from multiple time zones. However, the Brazilian folks were experts on setting everything up, and the class came off without any problems.
I also had my first taste of the yerba mate tea and saw how it is brewed. Perhaps that is the secret to their fitness! Some studies have shown that this tea has anti-obesity, cholesterol lowering and antioxidant properties. All I know is the vast majority of citizens appeared extremely fit regardless of age or gender. Well, I'll let you know how it goes in a few months...
Terri Hill
XYGATE Security Specialist
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