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Meet & Greet: Where Language becomes Lived Experience

Sandra M. Szwarc

Meet & Greet Lane is where Fit4Global Learning Systems meet. This space brings together two complementary strands of our work: Meet & Greet Portuguese — Cultural Language Learning and Letters from Paulistas — A Narrative Window into São Paulo.

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    Educator | Founder | Fit4Global AI Enhanced Learning Systems | Cross-Cultural Communication & Intl Edu Travel | Storytelling & Games through Symbolic Systems | Sci-fi | Letters from Paulistas \ud83c\udf0d

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