The pre-departure briefing was good and I know I'm not the only one who enjoyed meeting a lot of people, and I am now more than ever enthusiastically waiting to depart. The morning spent at Cadbury House for the Kraft Foods meeting went very well and week 5 and 6 with them should be really good. They talked to us about CSR, Corporate SocialResponsibility, and how they plan to merge Kraft with Cadbury. This is an exciting time for the company, and I am looking forward to learning a lot more. It was also very interesting to learn that in Ghana, the cocoa beans are controlled and regulated by the Government.

I've spent a little bit of time trying to learn more Brazilian Portuguese, and I've enjoyed using my little phrasebook and dictionary to reply to my host family who I will be staying with in Sao Paulo for 2 weeks. By then I will be able to be less reliant on the phrasebook and dictionary, and maybe even use an online translator less...that's the plan anyway!

I am about to depart on the next stage of the Global Fellowship, an experience which is fantastic for me personally, but more importantly, when I get back I am looking forward to spreading the word about what I have experienced to as many people as possible. It is not simply about me being part of 30 fellows who go to Brazil, nor is it about me being part of the 100 fellows involved in the programme, the Global Fellowship is about communicating the message across to as wide an audience as possible.

Ian