Once upon a time one girl who decided to visit Rio de Janeiro for three months changing a few hours at the reception desk in a hostel for acomodation... I was delighted with the possibilities of traveling without needing a lot of money, that not everyone is so concerned about the profit and that there is still empathy and altruism. Today I live in Rio, I study tourism and I try to understand the phenomenon of travel and why it can be a revealing, learned and self-knowledge experiences, as few other experiences.