u/Fabio_FC

Brethren,

I am an Entered Apprentice from Lodge Tradicao e Igualdade No. 2186, Orient of Ubatuba, on the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, under the Grand Orient of Brazil (GOB-SP). We work the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.

Something I have been thinking about since my initiation: I only know one way of doing this, and I would like to understand how differently it is done elsewhere. Not the parts we do not speak of - I mean everything around them.

A few things I am curious about:

• What rite does your Lodge work, and how did it come to be the one used in your country?
• How often do you meet, and how is a regular meeting usually arranged?
• For those who have visited a Lodge abroad: what surprised you most? What felt entirely familiar?
• How are Apprentices instructed where you are? Here we have a good deal of study and written work.

I read English well enough, though I write it with help. Any brother who would like to correspond is very welcome.

Fraternally, Fabio