MonikaBrasil

Nossa!!!que novidade!!!!

2006-03-27T09:28:00.000-08:00

Nossa!!que novidade!!!Yesterdy I got an email from Muska saying.....

O que apareceu para mim de interessante foi um intercambio numa escola em Torum, voce sabe onde fica? Na Polonia!!! Minha mae gostou da ideia, entao no dia 02 de maio eu vou estar indo para a Polonia

That's really unbelievable!!! My Brazilian friend is coming to Poland;):) And I'm just over the moon!!!

Muska!!! Você vai se apaixonar pelo meu país!!!!

see you soon:)
beijos

...some time later

2006-03-15T01:44:00.000-08:00

It has been almost 3 months since I came back home... My stay in Brazil and all the things that happened there are the thing of the past now....

But...

I'm happy I went there....I'm glad I met wonderful people who turned into great friends with whom I'm in touch now... It's so nice to get an email from a friend who is far away...but always remembers about you..and about the things we shared.

I still have the pictures which will always remind me of the moments I spend with some people... There are thousands of stories behind those pictures..... merry things and sad things...because life writes different stories...

I guess I've learnt much ... about life...about myself...about people...I'm much richer now..if you know what I mean... I've learnt it's always worth following your dreams because when they come true the feeling inside is inesquecível ;) I've learnt there are good people and bad people..I've learnt one needs to be strong no matter what happens...and I've learnt that the sun shines for everyone...in a very special way:):)

Now I'm back in Poland .... living my life....pursuing my other dreams....

At the airport we didn't say goodbye ....we just said ''see you one day.." because I know one day I'll see those amazing friends of mine again.....em qualquer lugar... quem sabe?..nunca se sabe..:)

GUYS, THANKS FOR SHARING THAT ADVENTURE WITH ME....YOU ALL KNOW HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE FOR ME.... and THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP....

SEE YOU.....ONE DAY

beijos

Monika

my last day in Brazil/ostatni dzień w Brazylii

2006-03-15T01:24:00.000-08:00

To było w grudniu, przed Bożym Narodzeniem. Moje ostatnie chwile w Brazylii... naprawde niezapomniane... lancz z przyjaciółmi...Chiara, Pedro Ivo, Cynthia i Muska. To oni pojechali ze mną na lotnisko... Dzięki Wam ten dzień był niesamowity...Dziękuję wam za to bardzo.. szkoda, że Lindsey nie mogła tam być... pożegnałam się z nią wczesniej...

It was in December just before Christmas. My last moments in Brazil...really unforgettable moments..lunch with friends..Chiara, Pedro Ivo, Cynthia and Muska. They went to see me off at the airport...and thanks to you guys that day was amazing...Thanks a lot guys.. I wish Lindsey had been there... but we said goodbye earlier..

going home

2005-12-18T12:51:00.000-08:00

To niesamowite, ale dzis jest 18 grudzien, a to znaczy, ze jutro wracam do domu. te 6 miesiecy minelo tak szybko...
Wciaz pamietam jak ladawalam na lotnisku Gaurulhos w Sao Paulo i kiedy zobaczylam te wszystkie swiatla wielkiego miasta zaczelam myslec jak to bedzie podczas tych 6 miesiecy, jaka bedzie moja praktyka, ilu prawdziwych przyjaciol poznam, ile nowych rzeczy sie naucze..i jutro w samolocie wszystko to przeanalizuje...

It's really amazing , but today is 18th December and I'm going home tomorrow. Those six months passed so quickly...
I still remeber when I was landing in Gaurulhos, São Paulo, and when I saw the lights of this big city I started thinking how it would be here during those 6 months, how my traineeship would be like, how many real friends I would make, how many new things I would learn.... and tomorrow I'll be on the plane analyzing my stay here...

Rio...symbole miasta

2005-12-09T19:26:00.000-08:00

i my na wzgorzu Corcovado - Daniel i Caio(z flaga), Rodrigo, Lucy, Asia, Natalia:), Cato, Loren, Nana, Nic, Kasia, ja i Nele.
Corcovado - figura Chrystusa-symbol Rio, Chrystus obejmujacy swiat

Pão de Açucar / Glowa cukru-symbol Rio

Rio/part 1 (Rio/czesc 1)

2005-11-30T08:40:00.000-08:00

Wyprawa do Rio byla naprawde niesamowita!!! @Rio (Aiesec Rio) spisal sie na medal!(Rodrigo - gratulacje!!)

A wiec bylo to tak....

Sobota

Wraz z Cynthia dotarlysmy do Rio w sobote kolo 11.30. Rodrigo odebral nas spod centrum handlowego Rio Sul i pojechalismy do domu Elisy. Tam poznalysmy spragninych Rio, czyli Nele(Belgia/Brasilia), Nic (Szwecja/Campinas), Magali(Peru/Campinas), Nana (Norwegia/Sao Paulo), Lucy(Australia/Sao Paulo), Loren (USA/Rio), Nadia(Kolumbia/Rio), Kasia(Polska/Rio-CEED), Asia(Polska/Rio-CEED) i oczywiscie ludziska z @ Rio czyli Rodrigo(organizator calej szalonej wyprawy), Natalie(przesympatyczna Brazylijke, u ktorej Cynthia i ja sie zatrzymalysmy), Caio, Daniel, Bernardo i Elisa.
I tak to sie zaczelo...:) Z domu Elisy pojechalismy do dzielnicy Santa Teresa(stara, zabytkowa dzielnica , artysci..)Tam tez zjedlismy lunch. Bylo smacznie choc troche drogo.;) Nie uwierzycie, ale nie udalo nam sie zobaczyc calej dzielnicy, bo zaczelo padac. Nigdy bym nie uwierzyla , ze w Rio pada gdybym nie zobaczyla tego na wlasne oczy...Zawsze myslalam, ze Rio to 'krolestwo slonca'. W zwiazku z deszczem wybralismy sie do muzeum (Chacara do Ceu i Centro Cultural do Banco do Brazil). Nastepnie centrum miasta, Cinelandia i teatr glowny.Wieczorem odwiedzilismy Estacao Primeira de Mangueira, czyli... najslawniejsza szkole samby w Rio de Janeiro:). Mozna bylo zobaczyc i poczuc, ze ci ludzie naprawde zyja samba:) A tak przy okazji, samba to chyba jeden z najtrudniejszych tancow...Nawet niektorzy cariocas(czyt. osoba urodzona, wychowana i mieszkajaca w Rio) nie potrafia 'sambar' (tanczyc samby).

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The trip to Rio was really amazing!!! @Rio(Aiesec Rio) really did a great job!!! Rodrigo -congratulations!!!

Here's the story...

Saturday

Cynthia and I arrived in Rio at 11.30. Rodrigo picked us up from the shopping mall Rio Sul and we went to Elisa's place. And there we met all those dying to get to know Rio...Nele (Belgium/Brasila), Nic(Sweden/Campinas), Magali (Peru/Campinas), Nana(Norway/Sao Paulo), Lucy(Australia/Sao Paulo), Loren( USA/Rio), Nadia(Colombia/Rio), Kasia(Poland/Rio-CEED), Asia(Poland/Rio-CEED) and of course the guys from @Rio - Rodrigo-the one who organized that crazy trip, Natalia-very very nice Brazilian girl (Cynthia and I stayed at her place), Caio, Daniel, Bernardo and Elisa.
and that's the way it started.. We left Elisa's place to visit Santa Teresa neighbourhood(old one where there are many artists). We had lunch there..It was very tasty but also a bit pricey;) You won't believe that but unfortunately we didn't manage to see the whole place because it started to rain. I would never believe it can rain in Rio if I hadn't seen it myself.. I've always thought that Rio is ' the kingdom of the sun'. Since it was raining we went to visit a museum( Chacara do Ceu and Cantro Cultural do Banco do Brazil), then the city centre Cinelandia and Teatro Municipal. At night we went to Estacao Primeira de Mangueira ....you know what that is? the most famous samba school in Rio de Janeiro!!! You could just see and feel that samba is those people's life. By the way, I think it's one of the most difficult dances ever...even some cariocas(people born, brought up and living in Rio) don't know how to
'sambar' (dance samba).

wycieczka do Rio/the trip to Rio

2005-11-11T12:33:00.000-08:00

Juz jutro(w koncu!!!!!!) jade do Rio ('cudownego miasta' jak je nazywaja):) Spedze tam 4 bajeczne dni.Czyz to nie jest wspaniale? @Rio aiesec Rio organizuje 'reception weekend', a to oznacza, ze bedzie wspaniale:). Zobaczymy najwazniejsze i najpiekniejsze miejsca, no i oczywiscie poopalamy sie na Copacabanie. Zatem czekajcie na niesamowite zdjecia i nowe opisy:) ja tym czasem ide sie pakowac, bo moj autobus doRio odjezdza o 7.10 rano:):):)

I'm going to Rio de Janeiro ' cidade maravilhosa' this weekend....finally...!!:):)I'm going to spend there 4 wonderful days. Isn't it great? @Rio (Aiesec Rio) is organizing 'reception weekend' and it means that everyone will have a whale of a time there:) We're going to see the most important and beautiful places there and of course we're going to sunbathe on Copacabana beach:) so wait for some amazing pictures and a new post:) I'm going to pack mu stuff because the bus to Rio leaves at 7.10 AM.:):):)

my smart sister:)

2005-11-11T10:41:00.000-08:00

Siostrzyczko:)-zdolniacha z Ciebie:)(mozesz wybrac nagrode:))calusy:) czyli teraz wszyscy wiemy,ze ten leniwy zwierzak to po naszemu Kapibara , a przy okazji kapibara to największy gryzoń świata.

hey sister:) you're such a smart girl:)(now you can choose a prize:) lots of kisses:)
so now we all know that this lazy animal is called 'Kapibara' in Polish . By the way, the capibara is the largest rodent in the world.

Zwierzaki z brazyliskiego buszu;) /Animals

2005-11-11T10:13:00.000-08:00

Capivara(nie mam pojecia jak to zwierzatko sie nazywa w naszym jezyku, a moze ktos wie?jak ktos mi powie to nagroda czeka:)!!!)
wyglada jak wielka swinka morska i nic nie robi tylko leniuchuje caly dzien:)
Malpka (skakala sobie w parku:)

Papuga(oswojona i nie lata bo wychowana od pisklaka, ale strasznie dziobie i tylko jedna osobe w domu toleruje:) ma 12 lat. ladna jest:)

Sao Lourenço in Minas Gerais/pictures/zdjecia

2005-11-08T11:41:00.000-08:00

Kyle, Lindsey.Lindsey's mum and me in Sao Lourenço
Sao Lourenç0, Minas Gerais ( city centre)
Sao Lourenço, Minas Gerais
Sao Lourenço, Minas Gerais

cofnijmy sie troszke:)-urodziny Renza...going back in time-Renzos birthday

2005-11-04T10:59:00.000-08:00

Renzo and me
Muskito, Lindsey, Davi and me-Renzo's birthday,we had a lot of fun:)
to byla naprawde fajna zabawa:)

Muskito and me

Muskito you really like that T-shirt, don't you:)

Muskito naprawde lubi ten T-shirt

Polish 'budyn' and American cookies

2005-11-04T10:35:00.000-08:00

Davi and Lindsey, and me (behind Lindsey) preparing sweet things
Lindsey, me and Davi, budyn i amerykanskie ciasteczka (budyn and American cookies)

wiecej zdjec/some more pictures

2005-11-04T10:11:00.000-08:00

Ja i Muskito, spacer w CTA
walking in CTA

Ja i Lindsey, lotnisko w CTA,
an airport in CTA

2005-10-27T16:24:00.000-07:00

W ostatnia sobote Simone wrcila do domu. Powiedziala, ze spedzila tu wspaniale chwile ize bedzie tesknila za wszystkim i za wszystkimi. Coz, tak wlasnie wyglada zagraniczny staz. Jedziesz od obcego kraju zeby spedzic tam jakis czas. Tam mieszkasz, pracujesz, poznajesz roznych ludzi, znajdujesz nowych przyjaciol, poznajesz inna kulture, a potem wracasz do domu.Ale nie ma powodu, zeby sie smucic, bo wracasz bogatszy z wspanialymi wspomnieniami. I kto wie , moze ktoregos dnia wrocisz tutaj, albo spotkasz swoich przyjaciol w innym miejscu..:)

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Last Saturday Simone left Sao Jose and came back to Germany. She said that she had had a great time here and that she would miss everything and everyone a lot. Well, that's the way the internship looks like. You go to a foreign country for some time. You live there, you work there, you meet some people, you make some friends, you get to know a different culture and than you come back home. But there's no reason to be sad because you come back reacher and you have
unforgettable memories. And who knows maybe one day you come back to that place, maybe one day you meet with your friends somewhere else ...:)

photos, festa

2005-10-23T15:55:00.000-07:00

Aiesec conference, festa, Vinicius, Gustavo and Gustavo
Aiesec conference, festa, making caipirinha(tak sie robi caipirinie)

photos

2005-10-23T15:37:00.000-07:00

Curitiba, trainees(praktykanci)
Curitiba, Jardim Botanico(Ogrod botanicznyw Kuritibie)

2005-10-20T16:27:00.000-07:00

Wczoraj przylecial Kyle-chlopak Lindsey wiec Lin jest cala w skowronkach:)
Dzis jadlam lanch z Lin,Kylem i Marcelem. I bylo bardzo sympatycznie:)

Dzis dowiedzialam sie, ze moja szefowa Dani nie bedzie pracowac w nastepnym semestrze w Yazigi. Troche smutno mi sie zrobilo, bo nie wyobrazam sobie kogos innego na jej miejscu.Ona jest najlepsza szefowa-troskliwa, wyrozumiala, zawsze gotowa pomoc i doradzic:)Mam szczescie, ze to Dani jest moja szefowa:)(wiem tez, ze ona sie cieszy, ze odchodzi bo potrzebuje zmian).
Ale tez z tego powodu bedzie mi lzej wyjechac stad, bo gdybym zostala, kto inny bylby moim szefem, a to nie bylaby juz ta sama praktyka, praca, atmosfera...

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Yesterday Kyle(Lindsey´s boyfriend) came to Sao Jose so Lin is on cloud nine:)
Today I've had lunch with Lin, Kyle and Marcelo. It was really nice:)

Today I've found that my boss Dani is not going to work at Yazigi next semester. It made me a little bit sad because I can't imagine anyone else doing her job. She is the best boss ever - caring, understanding, always ready to help and give advice. I'm lucky to have such a boss (but I know she's happy that she's leaving because she needs changes).
However at the same time it will be easier for me to leave because if I stayed someone else would be my boss and it wouldn't be the same traineeship, the same job, the same atmosphere...

..:)

2005-10-06T14:20:00.000-07:00

Dzis wieczorem jedziemy do Curitiby, na konferencje aiesecu (dla 2 stanow:
Sao Paulo i Parany). Mam nadzieje, ze bedzie naprawde super, bo ostatnia konferencja w Sao Fransisco Xavier byla niesamowita.Tym razem powinno byc jeszcze lepiej, bo beda ludzie z roznych LC (komitetow) i praktykanci z roznych krajow. Jedziemy w dzis w nocy.Wszystko sie zaczyna w piatek rano , no i w niedziele wieczorem powrot.

W Yazigi wszytko super.Ostatnio bylo duzo pracy, sprawdzanie testow, wypracowan itp.(jeszcze mam kilka zeszytow cwiczen do sprawdzenia). Ale atmosfera, wspolparcownicy, uczniowie, wszystko doskonale. I dodatkowo, naprawde duzo sie ucze, nie wiem czy mialabym taka szanse gdzie indziej.

W ostatnio sobote mialam warsztat z uczniami( temat ' Experience of living abroad' ) i mysle, ze byl naprawde udany. Opowiedzialam im troche o moich doswiadczeniach, a potem mielismy malo dyskusje.

Poza tym , ostatnio spedzam bardzo duzo(tzn rano kiedy nie pracuje) czasu z Lindsey i z pewnych powodow stalysmy sie naprawde bliskimi przyjaciolkami. I to jest naprawde dobre.Mamy razem sporo zabawy..) Za dwa tygodnie przyjezdza Kyle, chlopak Lindsey(ona naprawde nie moze sie juz tego doczekac) i jest naprawde bardzo szczesliwa z tego powodu.Ja tez sie bardzo ciesze, bo wiem, ze dla niej to bedzie zupelnie nowy rozdzial pobytu tutaj .

I jescze jedna wazna rzecz... dziewczyny z mojego domu...:) Marilia(moja wspolokatorka)'Mary' , Arenda 'Are', Cinda, Vera i Alina...wszystkie sa naprawde super i mysle, ze dobrze sie nam razem mieszka......wlascicielka domu jest tez bardzo mila..
Poza tym man szanse cwiczyc moj portugalski...czasem jest naprawde smiesznie jak robie jakies bledy albo przez pomylke uzywam slow o zupelnie innym znaczeniu, ale najwazniejsze, ze jestem teraz na takim etapie, ze stawiam komunikowanie sie na pierwszym miejscu i nie dbam o to czy robie duzo bledow, bo kiedy uczymy sie obcego jezyka wazne, zeby poprostu mowic

W ostatni czwartek Are miala urodziny wiec wraz z Mary i Lindsey poszlysmy do 'Agua Doce' ( mozna napic sie caxacy-brazyliska wodka, inne napoje i pyszne jedzonko...:)bylo naprawde super..Poznalysmy tez znajomych Are z ITA (Are robi tam studia podyplomowe i ma zajecia dwa razy w tygodniu wieczorem). Jej znajomi sa naprawde przesympatyczni..)i ten czwartkowy wieczor byl naprawde udany.:)

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Tonight we're going to Curitiba .An Aiesec conference(for the state of Sao Paulo and Curitiba) is taking place there. I hope it'll be really great because the last conference in Sao Fransisco Xavier was unforgettable. This time it will be much better because there are going to be people from different LC(local commities) and trainees from different countries. We're leaving tonight.The conference starts on Friday morning. We're coming back on Sunday night.

At Yazigi (the language school where I work) everything is going really well. I've had much work lately (corrrecting the test, compositions etc., I still need to correct some resource books). but the athmosphere at work, my co-workers and students....it's all really great .What's more, I'm really learning here a lot.. I don't think I would have such a chance in any other place..

Last Saturday I gave a workshop (the topic; ' experience of living abroad') and it was really successful. I told the students about my experience of living abroad and then we had a discussion.

What else? Oh, yes..I've been spending a lot of time with Lindsey lately (I mean mainly in the mornings when we don't work) and for some reasons we've become really close friends and I'm really happy about that. We do have so much fun together..:) In 2 weeks' time Kyle (Lindsey's boyfriend) is coming here (she's really looking forward to that moment).I'm very happy about that too because I know that it's going to be a completely different chapter of her stay here..:)

And one more thing.. the girls from my house..Marilia 'Mary' (my roommate), Arenda 'Are', Cinda, Vera and Alina..they are all awesome and we do get along with one another...the house's owner is also very nice...Besides, I have an opportunity to practice Portuguese.. sometimes it's really funny when I make some mistakes or use the words which have different meanings. However, being able to communicate with others is the most important thing so I don't care about the mistakes because when we learn a foreign language what matters most is speaking...

Last Thursday it was Are's birthday so we (Mary, Lindsey and me) went to ' AguaDoce'(you can drink caxaca there-it's Brazilian vodka, other drinks and eat delicious food) it was really cool there..:) We also met Are's friend's from ITA(she's doing her postgraduation there).Her friends are very nice and that Thursday night terrific:)

half way...

2005-09-19T13:56:00.000-07:00

I've been here in Brazil for almost 11 weeks now and there are only 12 weeks left... so I can say that I'm starting the second half of my 'Brazilian adventure'....
I remember that last year at that time I had no idea that I would have a chance of going to Brazil although going to South America and living there for some time has been always one of my biggest dreams...But dreams are just dream and some of them never come true...This time it was different... I think that if you believe in yourself, if you believe in your luck, if you do your best and if you have some faith something like 'the impossible' just doesn't exist..:)
So now I'm here in Sao Jose.. living, learning a lot at work, experiencing things, getting to know others, getting to know myself.... There have been great and amazing moments so far... very happy moments... Of course, I 've had my ups and downs but nevertheless I strongly believe that everything happens for some reason even if I I don't know that reason yet...

It's just good to remember what someone once said ' if something doesn't kill you it will make you stronger..'

Lucky are those who know how to take the rough with the smooth..I'm still learning that... But what I 've learnt so far is that I know how to appreciate every single moment in my life... this is what everyone should do..:)

And the last thing .. what makes every place so special are the people... the people who are your friends no matter what... the friends whose smile and presence give you joy... the friends who sahre with you not only good moments.. the friends who care... Lindsey, thank you for being here for me..:)
I hope those next 12 weeks will be full of nice surprises and unforgettable moments... You never know what may happen...life is so unpredictable...

Santos.....

2005-09-02T16:41:00.000-07:00

Weekend(zdjecia ponizej) spedzilismy w Santos.To urocze miasteczko w stanie Sao Paulo polozone nad oceanem. Zatrzymalimy sie u dziadkow Daviego- bardzo goscinni i sympatyczni ludzie:)
W sobote wieczorem poszlismy podziwiac panorame miasta - widok przepiekny, zapierajacy dech w piersiach - mozecie to poczuc- dwa zdjecia na samym dole-swiatla miasta odbijajace sie w oceanie- olsniewajace..:)Pozniej poszlismy do jednego z licznych tam ogrodkow restauracyjnych.Kazdy zamowil inna Caipirinie(Caipirinha- tradycyjny napoj alkoholowy - sklad-caxaca(wodka) plus sok owocowy , kazdy z nasz zamowil z innym owocem...

W niedziele rano plaza, wydawalo mi sie ze slonca prawie nie ma, a wieczorem okazalo sie ze niektore czesci ciala mam bardzo czerwone...

Po poludniu pojechalismy wyciagiem(otwartym wyciagiem) na gore (Morro do Voturuá) , zeby podziwiac widoki. Kto mnie zna tez wie, ze boje sie wysokosci, ale przezwyciezylam ten lek. Jak zobaczylam, ze na gore mozna dostac sie tylko wyciagiem to myslalam, ze umre na zawal, wiec powiedzialam, ze nie ma mowy i , ze nie pojade tylko poczekam na dole, ale wtedy wszyscy powiedzieli, ze nie ma wymowek i ze musze jechac, a Lindsey dodala, ze bede z siebie dumna jak pojade...i rzeczywiscie..miala racje, a poza tym naprawde bylo warto...bo widoki byly wspaniale(troche panikowalam w drodze na gore, jak siedzialam na wyciagu, ale tylko troche..)prawda Lindsey;)?

It was the weekend we spent in Santos(the pictures below). It's a lovely town situated at the ocean (in San Paulo State).We stayed at Davi's grandparents' - his grandparents are really nice and hospitable .
On Saturday evening we went to enjoy the panorama of the town - a beautiful view, really breathtaking- you can feel it(just take a look at 2 pictures below)- the lights of the town reflecting in the ocean- stunning...)Then we went to one of the numerous restaurant gardens and everone ordered a different caipirinha (it's a traditional Brazilian alcoholic drink- the main ingredient is caxaca (vodka) and each of us had it with another fruit - strawberry(Lindsey), pineapple(Bruno), kiwi(Davi-well he likes strawberry but Linsdey had already ordered it so he had no choice as everyone had to take a different one) and I took a passion fruit)

On Sunday morning we went to the beach. It seemed to me that there was no sun but in the evening it turned out that some parts of my body were really red ...

In the afternoon we took the chairlift up to the mountain (Morro do Voturuá) in order to enjoy the breathtaking views.Those who know me are aware of the fact that I'm afraid of heights. (however, I managed to overcome that fear). When I saw that the only way to get to the mountain is by chairlift I thought I was going to die of a heart attack so I said 'no way , I'm not going, I'm waiting for you here'. Then everyone said that there were no excuses and that I had to go and Lindsey added that I would be really proud of myself if I went and she was absolutely right ... it was really worth it..:) because the views were amazing..(I was freaking out a little bit on the way to the mountain..but just a little bit..:)right Lindsey:)?

2005-08-30T17:35:00.000-07:00

Brakujacy opis ponizszych zdjec pojawi sie wkrotce, bo ostatnio nie mialam zbyt wiele czasu,zeby go umiescic.Wkrotce napisze takze o minionyym weekendzie(niesamowity czas), ktory spedzilismy na farmie z wododspadem w San Fransisco Xavier. Buziaki :)

The missing description of the pictures that are below will appear soon because I haven't had much time lately to put it there.I'll write also about the last weekend (amazing time) that we spent on the farm with a waterfall in San Fransisco Xavier. Kisses:)

Santos / Sao Vincente

2005-08-17T20:19:00.000-07:00

Santos
chair lift/wyciag na gore
Bruno and Davi

Morro do Voturuá Caipirinha Bruno, Davi & Lindsey
Sao Vincente
Sao Vincente

Marilia i lekcja portugalskiego/Marilia&Portuguese lesson

2005-08-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

W ostatni poniedzialek o 23( po powrocie z pracy)mialam lekcje portugalskiego(z moja wspolokatorka Marilia-to przesympatyczna i zabawana dziewczyna:). Temat lekcji: ciuchy, zakupy i jedzenie'.To byla naprawde niezla zabawa, kiedy powtarzalam po niej wyray i zdania. Jej wymowa i portugalski tutaj w Brazylii rozni sie od tego w Portugalii...nie jest tak latwo sie to tego przyzwyczaic i zmienic sposob wymawiania pewnych wyrazow...

Last Monday at 11 pm(when I got back from work) I had a Portugese class:) (with my roommate Marilia-she's a nice and funny girl:)the topic was 'clothes, shopping and food'. We both had a lot of fun when I was repeating the words and sentences after her. Her pronunciation and generally Portugese here in Brazil is different from Portugese in Portugal...it's not so easy to get used to it and change the way of pronouncing certain words..

time/czas

2005-08-09T14:09:00.000-07:00

W sobote poszlismy grac w kregle i kazdy bawil sie naprawde swietnie. Zaczelismy grac kolo 23 , bo czekalismy zanim wszyscy sie zbiora(co trwalo jakies 2 godziny). Czekanie tutaj to rzecz normalna i jestem juz do tego przyzwyczajona..przynajmniej nikt sie nie spieszy..:) jak sie umawiamy np. na 20 to pada pytanie- czas brazylijski?-tzn 20.45 czy europejski-tzn 20.00(albo 20.10).

Last Saturday we went to play bowling and we had a whale of a time. We started playing at 11 pm because we had been waiting for everyone to come(which took about 2 hours). Waiting is a common thing here and I'm used to it now... at least no one is in a hurry..:) if we say we're going to meet let's say at 8 pm the questions that immediately pops up is "Brazilian time"-that means 8.45 or "European time"- that means 8.00 (or 8.10).

nowa praktykantka /a new trainee

2005-08-04T12:09:00.000-07:00

Dwa dni temu( we wtorek) pojechalismy do São Paulo odebrac z lotniska Simone(nowa praktykantke z Niemiec). Simone przyjechala tu na trzy miesiace. Bedzie pracowala w Provisão- to rodzaj organizacji i szpitala dla biedniejszych ludzi). Simone bedzie sie zajmowala pozyskiwaniem funduszy dla tej organizacji.

Zatem zeby odebrac Simone z lotniska wszyscy wstali naprawde wczesnie , bo musielismy wyjechac z São José dos Campos o 6 rano. Ale jak powiedziala zartem Lindsey:"naprawde nie wiem czemu wstalam o 5.30 zeby pojechac na lotnisko po kogos kogo w zyciu nie widzialam z ludzmi, ktorych poznalam 3 tygodnie temu, w kraju, w ktorym nigdy wczesniej nie bylam..."
ale to jest wlasnie jeden z urokow praktyki...i wszyscy tutaj ta lubia...nowi praktykanci nie moga czuc sie samotni..bo zbyt wielu osobom zalezy, zeby bylo im tu naprawde dobrze...AIESEC ITA jest naprawde troskliwy:)....

Two days ago (on Tuesday) we went to São Paulo to pick up Simone from the airport(she's a new trainee from Germany). Simone's going to spend here 3 months. She'll be working at Provisão - it's a kind of organization and a hospital for poor people. Her job is fundraising.

In order to pick up Simone from the airport everyone got up vey early because we had to leave São José dos Campos at 6 am. And Lindsey was kidding "I really don't know why I got up at 5.30to pick up a person I've never seen, and to go to the airport with the people I met 3 weeks ago in a country I´ve never been before.." but that's one of the charms of the traineeship... and everyone here likes that...new trainees can't feel lonely because too many people care for them so they feel really good...AIESEC ITA is really caring.:)..

praktyka/traineeship

2005-08-04T09:15:00.000-07:00

Dzis jest czwartek, wiec pracuje w Yazigi juz od 4 dni:) Naprawde lubie moja prace tutaj..:)niesamowita atmosfera, przyjazni wspolpracownicy- zawsze gotowi pomoc i fantastyczni uczniowie-glownie dorosli (niektore grupy mieszane-nastolatki i dorosli), sredniozaawansowani i zaawansowani....fantastyczni, bo naprawde chca udoskonalac swoje umiejetnosci jezykowe i sa bardza aktywni i zaangazowani podczas zajec.TO NAJLEPSZA PRAKTYKA JAK MOGLAM ZNALEZC:)!!!

Prace zaczynam najwczesniej o 2 po poludniu, wiec moge spac dlugo i wychodzic wieczorami ...:)
tylko w sobote zaczynam o 8.50. Za to piatki i niedziele mam wolne, wiec mam nadzieje, ze wkrotce uda mi sie cos zwiedzic.

Robi sie tutaj coraz cieplej, bo zabliza sie wiosna....

It's Thursday today and I've been working at Yazigi for 4 days:) and I really love that job..:) amazing athmosphere, friendly colleagues(always ready to help me) and fantastic students-mainly adults(some groups are mixed-teenagers and adults), intermediate and advanced....They're fantastic because they really want to impove their language skills and are very active and involved during the classes. THAT'S THE BEST TRAINEESHIP EVER:)!!!

I start my classes at 2 pm so I can sleep in the mornings and go out in the evenings...:) only on Saturdays I start at 8.50 am but I have Fridays and Sundays free so I hope I will visit some nice places soon..

it's getting warmer and warmer here because it's almost spring...

:)

2005-07-29T13:50:00.000-07:00

w poniedzialek mam pierwsze lekcje..:) juz wszystko przygotowalam..:)

W Yazigi uczymy wedlug metody komunikacyjnej , wiec lekcje sa naprawde ciekawe i wymagaja zaangazowania uczestnikow.

Dzis wieczorem pojdziemu na açai(czytaj asajj)-naprawde pyszny deser:):):)

I have my first classes on Monday..:) I've already prepared everything..:)

At Yazigi we use communicative approach to teach English so the classes are very interesting and make the students involved in the activities.

Tonight we're going to have açai( a kind of a dessert)-really delicious:)

autobusy:)/ the buses:)

2005-07-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

Powoli poznaje miasto...to znaczy wiem juz gdzie co jest i jak sie tam dostac(Davi spedzil ze mna caly dzien , jezdzac autobusem i spacerujac po miescie, zebym sama potrafila trafic- wielkie dzieki Davi:))(wczesniej wszystkie ulice i budynki wygladaly tak samo, a teraz czuje sie jakbym tu mieszkal od zawsze;)

Do pracy musze jezdzic autobusem-jakies 15 minut. Yazigi Satelite znajduje sie na Avenida Andromeda, a to dosc daleko od mojego domu. Jutro wszyscy nauczyciele maja tam spotknie. Na razie znam Katie i Valesce(nauczycielki) i oczywiscie Dani(moja szefowa)przesympatyczna i ma polskie korzenie.

Wiem juz gdzie jest kafejka internetowa wiec pewnie czesciej bede cos pisac.

To moze teraz cos o autobusie.Wyglada to troche inaczej niz u nas. Jesli chce jechac jakims autobusem to najpierw musze go zatrzynmac(czyli macham reka), nastepnie wsiadam tylko przez pierwsze drzwi (bo przez drugie i trzecie sie tylko wychodzi), nastepnie mijam kierowce i ide do pana , ktory sprzedzaje bilety(jesli mam bilet to mu po prostu dajem) i pan przepuszcza mnie przez bramke. A teraz najlepsza czesc - jak chce wysiasc z autobusu to ciagne za sznurek, ktory jest tuz przy suficie(niektore autobusy maja specjalny przycisk). No i oczywiscie na przystankach nie ma rozkladow ani numerow autobusow-nie wiem skad ci ludzie wiedza jaki autobus, z ktorego przystanku i o ktorej , ale wyglada na to, ze wiedza bardzo
dobrze:)

Aa Filipe dostal miejsce w business klasie i zrobil zdjecie biletu..:) dla przyszlych pokolen..:)

I'm getting to know the city... I mean I know how to get to different places( Davi spent the whole day with me going by bus and walking so that I could learn how to get almost everywhere... THANK YOU SO MUCH DAVI:) (Before that all the buildings and places looked the same and now I feel as if I've been living here for ages...:)

I need to take a bus to go to work-it takes more or less 15 minutes to get there. Yazaigi Satelite is located in Avenida Andromeda and it's pretty far from my place. Tomorrow there's a meeting for all the teachers. I've already met Katia and Valesca(both are teachers) and Dani(she's my boss) she's really nice and has Polish roots.

I know where the internet cafe is so I hope that I'll be wwriting more often.

Now something about the buses here in Sao Jose. Taking a bus here is a little different than in Poland. If I want to go by bus I need to stop that bus (by raising my hand in the air), then I get on the bus (Only through the front door- and you can get off the bus only through the second and the third door), then I pass the driver and I aproach the man who sells tickets(if I've already bought the ticket I just give it to the man) and the man lets me go through a kind of a gate. And now the best part - if I want to get off the bus I need to pull the string that is almost on the ceiling(well there are special buttons on some buses). Of course there are no timetibles, no bus numbers at the bus stops - I don't know how those people know which bus, which bus stop and what time but its seems that they know everything pretty well..:)

Oh, Felipe got a seat in the business class and took a picture of a plane ticket..:):) for future generations..:)

2005-07-26T13:55:00.000-07:00

Dzis odwozimy Filipe na lotnisko. Jedzie do Niemiec odbyc staz i jest tym dosc podekscytowany...:)bedzie tam prawie caly rok.

Today we´re taking Felipe to the airport. He´s going to Germany (an internship) and he´s really excited about that...:) He´ll stay there almost the whole year.

wiecej zdjec/more pictures

2005-07-24T15:24:00.000-07:00

Cynthia and me

Lindsey and Ivan Lindsey i ja w mieszkaniu Lindsey

Lindsey and me at Linsey's place

2 pictures/zdjecia

2005-07-20T14:16:00.000-07:00

Sao Paulo - lunch- Juju, me, Davi, Ivan and Lindsey

Pierwszy dzien(1st day)-Cynthia, Juju, Davi, Lindsey and me

documents2

2005-07-18T16:38:00.000-07:00

Nareszcie mam ten glupi dokument. Trzy zdania na kartce i placisz 60 dolcow. W dodatku nie ze swojej winy. Bez komentarza...

Wczoraj bylismy na plazy - zdjecia wkrotce...

Finally I've got the stupid document. Three sentences on the sheet of the paper and you pay 60 dollars. And it's not your fault by the way.. No comment..

Yesterday we went to the beach - pictures will appear soon...

documents&match

2005-07-14T13:31:00.000-07:00

Jutro znowu musze jechac do konsulatu(w Sao Paulo)- miejmy nadzieje, ze dokumenty beda tam jutro, bo bez nich nie moge zalatwiac wielu spraw. I oczywiscie jak wszedzie musze zaplacic-118 reais= okolo 60 dolarow.
Na szczescie pojechalam tam z Juju, Davi, Lindey i Ivanem i tata Ivana pomogl nam znalezc konsulat(bardzo milo z jego strony:), bo Sao Paulo jest dosc duzym miastem.

Dzis bedziemy ogladac wazny mecz(miedzy dwoma brazylisjkimi druzynami) i wszyscy tutaj sa dosc podekscytowani.

Tomorrow I need to go to the consulate ( Sao Paulo) again. Let's hope the documents will be there because without them I can't do much. And of course , like everywhere else I need to pay - 118 reais= about 60 US dollars.
Fortunately, I went to Sao Paulo with Juju, Davi Lindsey and Ivan and Ivan's dad helped us to find the consulate (it was really kind of him:) because Sao Paulo is a very big city.

Today we're going to watch a very important match (between 2 Brazilian teams ) and everybody here is really very excited about that.

jescze jedno/one more thing

2005-07-13T14:40:00.000-07:00

tutaj nikt sie nie spieszy , wiec wszyscy sie spozniaja....i czesto jest to wiecej niz 15 minut...:)
ale mozna przywyknac...

here nobody's in a hurry so everybody's late...and it's more that 15 minutes...:) well you can get usedt to it...

news

2005-07-13T14:15:00.000-07:00

Jestem w Sao Jose dos campos od 4 dni i jest super , ale wciaz nie mam czasu, zeby przychodzic i umieszczac informacje na blogu- mam nadzieje, ze wkrotce sie to zmieni:)

Juju, Davi i Ivan z Aiesecu sa naprawde niesamowici- bardzo dobrze sie opiekuja Lindsey i mna.

W tym tygodniu mamy szkolenie w Yazigi - poznajemy metody, ktorych szkola uzywa , zeby uczyc jezyka. Inni nauczyciele sa bardzo sympatyczni i entuzjastycznie nastawieni. Za dwa tygodnie jedziemy na 3dniowe szkolenie do Sao Paulo.

Jutro tez jade do Sao Paulo, bo mam maly problem z dokumentami. Mam nadzieje, ze wizyta w konsulacie rozwiaze problem.

I've been in Sao Jose dos Campos four 4 days and everything is great but I still don't have enough time to put new info on my blog - I hope it'll change soon ;)

Juju, Davi and Ivan - Aiesec people - are really great. They take care of us very well- Lindsey and me.

This week there's a training in Yazigi- we're getting to know the methods used by the school to teach English. Other teachers ae very nice and enthusiastic. In 2 weeks time were going to Sao Paulo to take part in 3-day training .

Tomorrow I'm going to Sao Paulo as well - I have a small problem with my documents. I hope that the visit in the Polish consulate will help to solve it.

Lot/Flight

2005-07-09T04:04:00.000-07:00

A wiec dzis wyjezdzam do Brazylii:):)!!!! Lot jest o 19.25.
Jutro o 6 rano bede w Sao Paulo ...:) Juju i Davi beda tam na mnie czekac...do zobaczenia:)

So today I'm going to Brazil:):)!!!!!!!!! The flight is at 19.25.
I'll be in Sao Paulo tomorrow at 6AM...:):)Juju and Davi will be waiting there for me... see you:)

spakowna/packing done

2005-07-08T16:17:00.000-07:00

Nareszcie spakowna (z pomoca Natki i cioci:)...cieżko było... Idę spać.;)

Finally, I got all my packing done(with Natka's help and my aunt's help)... it was pretty tough... I'm going to sleep.;)

Dżungla/jungle

2005-07-07T03:11:00.000-07:00

Mój pokój zamienił się w istną dżunglę - wszystkie rzeczy porozrzucane po podłodze!!:)Cóż, nie tak łatwo spakować się na 6 miesięcy...:) ...Idę kupić jeszcze kilka kosmetyków i polskie słodycze...

My room's turned into a real jungle - all the things scattered all over the floor!!:) well, it's not so easy to pack stuff for 6 months...:) ...I'm going to buy some cosmetics and Polish sweets..

pakowanie/packing

2005-07-05T15:36:00.000-07:00

Zaczęłam się pakować...Naprawde nie wiem jak zmiescze to wszystko w moim plecaku... zobaczymy...

I've started packing... I really don't know how I will pack all my things into the rucksack...well, we'll see...

camera

2005-07-03T13:55:00.000-07:00

Mam aparat cyfrowy:):):)powinny byc zatem super zdjecia.Tylko jescze sie naucze jak on dziala....

I have a digital camera:):)so I should take nice pictures. I don't know yet how it works...

7 dni/7 days

2005-07-02T11:06:00.000-07:00

Juz tylko 7 dni. Dzis zrobilam drobne zakupy - kilka cuichow i kurtka, bo wbrew temu co kazdy mysli, upalow w Brazylii teraz nie ma:(o tej porze w São José dos Campos jest okolo 10 stopni ( choc mam nadzieje, ze bedzie troszke cieplej:)

wow, only 7 days left!Today I've bought some clothes and a jacket. In spite of what you may think there's no heat in Brazil right now.(It's about 10°C in São José dos Campos(I hope it'll be a little bit warmer when I arrive there).

juz za 8 dni:)

2005-07-01T06:22:00.000-07:00

Juz za 8 dni poczatek mojej wielkiej przygody w Brazyli:):)Nie moge sie doczekac:)Trzymajcie kciuki!!!

My Brazilian adventure starts in 8 days:):)I can't wait to be there:)Keep your fingers crossed!!!!