Sunday, December 19, 2010

Indignação



Ontem fui ao Kazebre, show do Raimundos, Dead Fish e Velhas Virgens.
Falei várias vezes no meu twitter que eu iria fechar o ano com chave de ouro... Com um show de qualidade e com amigos muito queridos.
Curtimos o show do Dead Fish e logo que acabou íamos em direção do caixa pra comprarmos fichas para bebermos algo.
Ali se formou uma multidão, um empurra empurra geral (deveras né, pois no meu ponto de vista foram vendidos mais ingressos do que a capacidade do local) e nisso com aquela confusão toda resolvemos voltar e ir ao outro caixa.
Já era tarde demais, só ouço meu amigo dizer roubaram minha carteira.
Pronto... fechou o tempo para todos nós, voltamos onde estávamos e procuramos enlouquecidamente a carteira do Caio.
Achamos um monte de cartões e sucessivamente uma carteira que era do mesmo dono. Juntamos tudo e levamos na portaria.
Foi aí q nos surpreendemos na quantidade de carteiras que não paravam de chegar a todo instante.
Infelizmente a do Caio não achamos, mas acabamos tendo a certeza que lá dentro do local havia uma ou mais pessoas de má índole e sem caráter algum, que foi lá justamente, somente para furtar as pessoas. Eles pegavam a carteira no bolso das pessoas, tiravam o dinheiro e jogavam tudo fora.

Porra KAZEBRE, eu freqüento essa casa a 9 anos e nunca passei por situação tão medíocre quanto a de ontem.
Sem contar o pouco caso dos seguranças olhando pra nossa cara e dizendo que não podiam fazer nada.
Pra que servem esses seguranças? Só pra pegar a molecadinha com maconha?
Não sou a favor de drogas, na verdade tenho um imenso repudio pela mesma.
Mas antes deixar a molecada fumar maconha do que deixar um otário fazer o que fez ontem, lesando várias pessoas que saíram de suas casas para curtir um show com os amigos em uma casa que ERA BEM RENOMADA.

Isso é apenas um desabafo e um grito de justiça... Afinal viram que foi muito fácil fazer isso ontem, quem é que garante que amanhã ou depois essas pessoas não voltem lá para fazerem a mesma coisa.
Sinceramente, pensarei inúmeras vezes antes de ir ao Kazebre novamente.
Minha Indignação não tem tamanho diante de tanta desorganização e pouco caso da casa.
Acho que no mínimo o Kazebre deveria fazer um pedido formal desculpas às pessoas que foram lesadas na noite de ontem (18/12/2010) e já tomem as medidas necessárias para reforçarem a segurança do local evitando que a palhaçada de ontem volte a acontecer.
Sem mais... Por enquanto.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

books, Books, BoOkS, BOOKS



I love books. Seriously. I LOVE them. My husband can vouch for this because he's always making comments about how I'm always reading, and that I have a lot of books. I actually bought a new bookshelf this year because I needed another home for my books, and I still have school books next to that shelf and on the computer desk.

The issue that I'm now being faced with is that I can't realistically ship all of my (beloved) books to Brazil with us. Plus, I don't think E would appreciate it if we were spending all of our shipping/moving allowance on my books. Completely understandable. The dilemma then is finding a home for my books - either in boxes on their way to Brasilia, in the hands of friends and families, or in the trash. I know this all seems too soon to worry about, but I am a planner and I want to have an idea about what we're taking with us and what it is we'll leave behind. Plus, because books are heavy, I'd prefer to ship them before we move. I know the United States has a special "media mail" rate and I am going to find out if I can do the same, but to Brazil.  I'll send my books my boat; I don't care as long as they get to their destination safe and sound.  So, I need to start thinking about this now.

I guess I have my work set out for me.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Where am I going?

I am moving to....



(this video was recorded for "60 minutes" on December 12, 2010)

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Destination: Miami

"Welcome to Miami. Bienvenido a Miami." or even better, and as the husband  (E) would appreciate...."I'm in Miami b*&^%."

In order for me to move on with the immigration process of moving to Brazil, we have to register our marriage first (something that I've been meaning to do for years) and then we can proceed with the spousal visa for me. None of this is new to us since we've been through the immigration process with the husband (E) here in the U.S., but now it's my turn. Soooooo, we have to make a visit to the Brazilian consulate in Miami for that.



In addition to registering our marriage, the husband (E) needs to renew his Brazilian passport since it's going to expire in March 2011. Once our marriage is registered with the consulate and the husband's (E's) passport is renewed, we can request the spousal visa.

I feel good about starting all of this as soon as possible because it would make me nervous otherwise. Plus, who wouldn't want to go to Miami during the winter?



Not me. Especially after the col weather we've had in Florida during the month of December.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Dreams do come true


All I can say is that dreams do come true. Of course you have to work hard to make it happen, but if you do it will pay off. Like Paulo Coelho said (and he's Brazilian), "Quando você quer alguma coisa, todo o universo conspira para que você realize o seu desejo" [When you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.] Well in my case, my dream has been to teach English at an American school in Brazil. I will now be able to do just that.


I am excited to announce publicly that I was offered a teaching position as a 9th grade English teacher at a bilingual international school in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. I have accepted. I will be teaching. We will be departing in July 2011 and will stay for at least 2 years, if not forever....Even if we decide not to stay in Brasilia long term, we may still remain in Brazil.


Cathedral Nossa Senhora Aparecida (Brasilia)

Besides the fact that I am ecstatic about returning to Brazil to live, the school looks absolutely fabulous and I believe that I will be a perfect fit. The director agrees with me. That's why she hired me even though I'm going with the hubby (E) and he is not a teacher (apparently that complicates things in the eyes of American schools in Brazil). Anyway, the school has students from about 30 nations (the city of Brasilia is home to 113 embassies from all over the world) and offers students the opportunity to receive a Brazilian diploma as well as an American one. I will be the only 9th grade English teacher and will be teaching all of the Brazilian and International students.

The school's administration has decided that the quickest and cheapest way for me to legally move to Brazil is by obtaining the permanent (spousal) visa. So this is what I am beginning to work on now. I will update periodically as I move along with the immigration process and make my move down south.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Não Há


Não há limites entre o céu e a terra,
quando o sentimento é puro e verdadeiro.
Não existe o inalcansável,
quando se tem fé e força de vontade.
Não há nada nem ninguém que seja inabalável
quando ainda se existe esperança.
Não existem miseráveis, doentes, diferentes nem esquisitos,
quando extinguimos do planeta nossos preconceitos.
Não há fracos,
quando encontramos dentro de nós o propósito.
Não há tristezas que não passe,
quando deixamos o tempo agir.

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Study Holidays

You know its study holidays when,
  •  library is buzzing with people from early morning to evening, it is actually so full it feels like a mini market!
  • you frequently hear the sentences, "how much you done with macha?", "there is so much to study! and I have done so little", " I am tensed!"
  • start eating really less cause you feel sleepy, not cause you put on weight!
  • photocopy guy is in full demand!
  • people you hardly even talk to, come talk and be sweet and ask if they can borrow your books, notes, question banks or whatever!
  • stop watching movies and start using the laptop for something else!
  • get up early, even tho its a holiday!
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