WOW This last blog has been very deep and meaningful, and you have poured out a lot of your "stuff", I'm hoping this "pouring out" has helped you, which I'm sure it has, and it seems you have finally moved on, you seem to be having the best time ever, and I know you will soon be moving on from Brazil, and hopefully having more adventures and meeting and making a lot more friends, just be careful as ever, and please try not to be over trusting of people (I say this with your best interests at heart), you are a lovely girl with a trusting soul. I know you will be meeting up with Simon sometime this month, I bet you are so looking forward to seeing him, hope you have a lovely time together, take care, enjoy Carnival time.x
Thank You Thank you for the comments on my blog, one of the most rewarding and unexpected outcomes of writing this has been the response and interest from people. Feedback is important and it can be difficult to take especially from people close to us who are trying to make sense of the changes we are undertaking, but there is always an element of truth in what they have to say. Here is the website for the language school :http://www.portugueseinbrazil.com. Do you have a blog on line, I would be interested in reading it.
Good on you great to read about your journey. was interested to read about the language school. If you have any time, could you send me some information. Heres my favourite thing I wrote about changing my life too!
Reflection - Read the following quote and discuss the relationship between feedback about your performance and professional and personal growth: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." (Source: Balzer Riley, p.236)
Its the nature of the beast. The human mind is programmed to move forward. We begin to teach our children from the moment they are born. Whilst it is necessary to warn our children of dangerous paths ahead, because we love them so much (as in don’t touch that, too hot, burnies etc etc), they have no fear and only wonderment at all they encounter.
Sometimes I think we over programme. We lose our abilities to move foreward and become content and safe in the environment of familiarity and creeping age. What can we expect? And we are still fortunate
However, for some , we are able to recognise and continue on a path of discovery and change. When we do, we recognise that feedback is important because we need others or the group to continue to add to the picture for us, facilitate and prop us up. We are only human but we do have a wonderful life, when we choose and we make the decision to embrace it.
Just live it! Layana, I am really enjoing your blog. I have the dream that doing the same as you are doing now, live in a totally different country (maybe London) and it's very interesting read how you feel (if my dream come true, will I feel the same as you?). Keep writing because you won a loyal reader.
P.S.: Sorry if I wrote something wrong, but I'm still learning English.
Frozen Mexican Hey! Lovely to hear from you but sorry to hear that you were so ´snowed under´when you got home! (Bad joke!). Salvador is getting even hotter (in every way) and you would love it here now. I will keep you updated via the blog! I hope you have a amazing 2011 too. x
After some time ... Hi Lyana!!!! After coming back to this terrible frezzing weather, I have been working an intense holiday season that left me with so little time (or non at all) to enjoy the festivities. And finally today i had the opportunity to read your blog.
I had no idea how you felt before our little holiday, but now i´m even happier that we tooked it! As you already know it was the perfect closure of my trip and now I know you needed it too!
I´m super happy that you went back to school too! At least a month of lessons is what I would recomend. That way you are surrounded by more people in the same situation that you are. And you keep finding amazing companion for your journey.
Have an amazing 2011!!! Keep us updated on your itinerary and enjoy every second of that hot and steaming country (in every way )
And Marie, thank´s for the all the compliments on the name. You gave me a priceless smile!!!
Cheers from a mexican buried in tons of snow in Aspen!!!! :)
Chit chat Yes I can imagine this time of year being a little sad for you, as it probably is with everyone away from their families, but you seem to have a good network of people around you, which I am so pleased about, everyone seems to be so friendly and helpful (apart from the odd perv) so I am hoping you are going to have a good Christmas, I hope you do, and I send you my best wishes.
I'm glad you are thinking of going back to classes again, I was sorry that you stopped them, and it was not for learning the language so much, but more for meeting and making new friends, I'm afraid I am going to give the language a miss for the time being (bloody hell this laptop is bouncing around all over the place, I swear blind there is a little man in here trying to wind me up) I am trying to learn some South African lingo now, Chris and I are doing a word a day, I now know how to say, "where can I get some cannabis from" not really, only joking, its quite easy actually, a lot of their words seem very similar to ours.
Am very surprised you met a boring Italian, usually these guys have got one thing on their minds when confronted by pretty girls, maybe you were wearing too many clothes!!!!!!!!!!! And as for having teenage boys asking you out???????
Am I correctly reading between the lines about this Leo guy, or is that just wishful thinking on my part.
Anyway all seems to be well with you, am glad you are over your stomach thing, remember "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do", this is a line from Confucius, I rather like it and think it so apt, for people with courage like you.xx
Red Shoes I do very much know where you are coming from, thank you for your message, it is always good to have a little reconfirmation from someone like you about what I am doing. I have so much to tell in my next blog. I am so overwhelmed about it all but hopefully I will find the right words this evening. I think you will like it. Don´t worry, I have to learn some more Portuguese, as it is so frustrating not being able to communicate fully, so you will still get some practice! xx
Yellow Brick Road To say how brave you have been is putting it mildly, there are not many girls would do what you have done, and I am sure there are many who envy you, do not doubt yourself, you have as they say "made it", the initial apprehension must now be over for you, you seemed to have made wonderful friends (despite your big white knickers) and I'm sure you will carrying on meeting and making more friends along the way, you are that type of girl, pity Begonia has gone, I love that name, I told your Mum when I come back in the next life, that is what I want to be named, in fact I might encourage Stef to call her next baby (no she is not pregnant) if its a girl Begonia, lol lol lol. As you say life seems one big holiday at the moment, have you set yourself a time when you think you might have to look for work, although I reckon you should find yourself a millionaire hunk, and be a lady of leisure, what are the "blokes" like by the way. Must say young lady I was a little upset on learning you are no longer going to your classes, that means all the stuff I have learnt will be no good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pity, lol lol lol
So keep on following the "Yellow brick Road" and have your adventures, just like Dorothy, yes I know it was not plain sailing for her, as you probably know it wont be for you at times, but keep on following it, who knows where it will lead you.
Oh dear I think I have got a bit "deep and meaningful, but I think you will understand where I am coming from.xx
I can relate Hi Larna!
Your experience reminds me of my own. Once I was a visitor, and now I am a permanent resident of Brazil. I can´t stop blogging on this beloved country at http://braziltravel-ram.blogspot.com/
Enjoy your next visit here!
Ram
Bonita Marie! É ai? Don't worry I am still so confused with the Portuguese language, it's so hard not understanding everything that people are saying to me but I am getting by! I have lots to update on, things are still going well and I am going to Praia do Forte tomorrow to meet one of Dani's friends and then one of my friends I met at school is coming to join me at the weekend so it should be a nice few days. It is so hot here, but sometimes I treat myself to an umbrella on the beach and always an ice cold coconut water! take care and love your comments :-) x
Daft chit chat Boa Tarde Lyana, cuidado, adeus, yes I know pathetic, but it will get better and longer I promise, you seem to be getting on fine Lyana and making lots of friends, your photos are lovely, your Mum must be wetting herself with all the info and photos, and I am so happy for her that she has a lovely Daughter like you that is keeping in such close touch, she needs this closeness with you.
Well, as I am sure you are aware, the weather, well here at least, is awful, it just does not stop raining, but hey it is November, hope its not too hot for you there, hate to think of you on the beach getting too hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And yes I have now found your comments, silly old bint that I am was not looking in the right place.x
Jealousy springs to mind Yes jealousy, everything seems so wonderful Lyana, sounds like you are doing ok, your Mum will be so pleased that you have settled down so well, long may it last, look forward to reading all about your "stuff"x
Boa Tarde Marie! I am impressed with your Portuguese! I am not sure where the dash is either. I have lots to update on my blog but I just havent had the time which is good! Dont worry Im always looking around (at the men!!) Yes, I had squashed the cake in the bag but it still tasted good, now I need to find some Dairy Milk, I am missing chocolate!! x
Hello Bom dia Lyana, come esta hoje, (cant find the little dash that goes over the "a" is there one on my laptop do you think) hope the lessons are going well, your cup cakes looks a bit weary, did you literally find it at the back of the supermarket caught between two shelves, seems like it has seen better days, lol lol lol, but at 35p is well worth the find. Take care Lyana, look right, look left and look behind wont you.x
Tudo Bem? The class went well today, all of us are on our own and single and about my age so I think we will have fun. Four are German and one from California. There is a girl here for 4 weeks staying with a family just down the road from me, so hopefully we can do some stuff together. Tomorrow we are going to have a samba lesson as well! x
Power of thought! Knowing you, you probably ate the cupcake BEFORE any yoga......im thinking about a winning lottery ticket and flying in my own private jet to Brazil........xxxxx
Hooray You seem to have settled really well Lyana, I'm pleased that everything is going well for you, long may it continue, good luck with your portuguese classes, at least then you will be able to communicate a bit more with the friends you have made, love reading about your exploits.x
Thank you Marie Thank you Marie, that means a lot to me. I felt a bit self conscious about my writing as it is years since it have written anything creative but I am enjoying it, I will keep it going! x
Love it Lyana you are an excellent story teller, keep it up, I am so enjoying your Blog, when you come back to the UK you must write a book on your exploits, I feel sure you would get it published.x
Marie Dams
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This last blog has been very deep and meaningful, and you have poured out a lot of your "stuff", I'm hoping this "pouring out" has helped you, which I'm sure it has, and it seems you have finally moved on, you seem to be having the best time ever, and I know you will soon be moving on from Brazil, and hopefully having more adventures and meeting and making a lot more friends, just be careful as ever, and please try not to be over trusting of people (I say this with your best interests at heart), you are a lovely girl with a trusting soul. I know you will be meeting up with Simon sometime this month, I bet you are so looking forward to seeing him, hope you have a lovely time together, take care, enjoy Carnival time.x