Am I in paradise ??? Sonhadora Malwi no Brazil

Street party in Joao Pessao - warming up before carnival !!!!! LOUCURA !!!!

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"menina" bonita ;PP

me and "Beyonce" = Yuri ( who could recognize ??? ;P )

olimpic representation of "girls from Rio " ;P - our group ;)

aren't brazilians crazy ???

me with hot chicas ;PP

crowded street ...

Geo, Rafael and me - representants on olimpic games in Rio 2016 !! ;PP

and all team !!!

Friday's party ;)))

kitsch party ;PP

cause the most important is to keep drinks cold - "moving fridge" ;)

In Joao Pessoa there are street parties - one week before carnival ,
there is nothing here during carnival - cause almost everyone is going to Recife - another city - 150 km south- to celebrate there !!!
As I know now- the carnival - known by European people - is something else than carnival - typical for brazilians. If you are foreigner- most probably u will go to Rio de Janeiro - because it is the most famost abroad carnival in Rio ... with schools of samba and all this beautiful big blocks ...
However for brazilians - the most famous carnival is not there... first of all - it is much more expensive to go to Rio de Janeiro .. another thing is that brazilians have street carnivals - with also other kinds of music ( other than samba ..) The most famous " brazilian - for brazilians" carnival is in Salvador, the famous one is in Recife aswell....

In Joao Pessoa there are parties one week before carnival - I would say warming up ....
and it is crazy ... it looks like real carnival ...
Streets are closed and there are big big tracks - with stages- on the roof - where the bands sing.. and on the "walls" of these tracks - there the extremely big sounds systems ....
People walk dancing - and follow these tracks .. and what is interesting - there are around 10 these big tracks ( depending on the size of bloco ) and on every track there is another band who sings alive ....
People are crazy .. noone sits.. people talk to each other.,.... sing together .. dance ect....
I dont know how they are not tired.. because the brazilian music is very fast...

And I went for these parties on Friday and on Sunday
On Friday - there were street parties- without moving down the street- but with bands and stages.
The name was "picole da manga" = "Mango Icecreams on the stick " and during the day - people could taste extremely huge ice cream of this flavour... during the night there was niceeeee party.. finished around 1 am ...

On Sunday - there was "bloco" - called "Virgins" - street party- with these 10 tracks with live music I wrote above ... it is already tradition that here in Joao Pessoa - on one day - there is this bloco - and almost all guys are changing to girls.. girls should change to guys.. but almost noone is doing this ...
but guys - the way they look, the way they act, the way they walk in high heel - it is sooooo funny.... and their make up .... make them look really like a girls ..
sometimes I had difficulties to recognize if someone is really a guy or the girl ....
Geo could tell u - I had it written on my face ... ;PPP

On Monday - there is street party with blocos for kids and on wednesday "murisocas " - mosquitos - the most famost here ... and in fact- second biggest bloco during carnival in Brazil .. People change to be ugly ;PPPP could be fun ... but unfortunatelly I will skip it cause I am travelling back to Campinas on Wednesday ...
but maybe.. probably.. you will have the chance to see pictures made by malwi from carnival in Rio de Janeiro ;)))

IMPOSSIBLE DOESN'T EXSIT !!!! Joao Pessoa - with GEO & YURI !!!!!!

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this is Joao Pessoa

and this aswell !!!

cultura Baiana - and malwi- typica menina da Bahia ;P

me in Brazilian hat- from carnival

element of Brazilian carnaval

church with museum of Brasilian culture

me on square

center

typical Brazil !!!

me, Geo & caipirinhas !!!!

together - SMILE !!!

It is sooooo unbeliavable ...
When I was in Lisbon and was saying bye bye to Geo and Yuri - I thought that probably I will never have the opportunity to tell them "hello" face to face....
And now- I am here !!!!
with them ...!!!
talking dancing... parting... lying on the beach... sightseeing ....
unbeliavable ....

So I came to Joao Pessoa - on 3rd of February - and from airport in Recife we came to Joao Pessoa - to Geo's house - just to eat dinner - and then - go out - as there is no time to lose- I am here just for one week ;))))
It was soooo niceee...
and extremely hot ...
here during the day - there is arond 35-40 degrees, druring night- almost 30 .. can u imagine ???
I am dying !!!!!! but I prefer this - that dying because of being freezed in Poland ;PPPP

Joao Pessoa - is the third oldest city in Brazil ( after Salvador and Rio de Janeiro) - I have already seen all of them - lucky me !!!
And the most east city - from both Americas !!! So I am also - the closest possible to Europe !!!
It is so unbeliavable- when I was in Lisbon - on Cabo da Roca- most west point of Europe - I didnt know that I will be in the future in the point - most close - from another side !!!

Here- u can see - some pictures from my going out with Geo - on Thursday - to very nice bar with live music, and sightseeing of old town - with Yuri - from Friday !!!
City is sooo colorful .. the buildings are in all colors, and it makes people happy I think ...
There is also MANY churches here.. almost like in Cracow ..
and people here are very religious ... much more than in south part of Brazil ...

Churrasco Santa Cana and 2 days of celebrating Flavio's Bday

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band in Saint Patrick's

and impressed guys

together in Saint Patrick's

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"STO LAT" szarlotka - made by Malwi ;P

Soooo...
As the holidays almost finished ( the holidays here are in between Christmas and the end of February - summer) more and more people is back to Sao Carlos.
And - as the classes haven't started yet, people have a lot of free time and dont need to wake up very early
These facts give good excuse, opportunity to arrange social event, parties meetings
Last week we had Churrasco - barbecue
Here in Brasil - any party can be called churrasco even there is no food, no meet - it is just good name to have a good party.
So we had nice time - dancing, eating , talking, drinking COLDDDD beer and enjoying the time together
and after the midnight we started to celebrate Bday of Flavio ;) singing Happy Bday in Portuguese, and in Polish ... ( ok - I sang alone ;PP )
The next day, after relaxing a bit we were celebrating more, in the evening we went to the irish bar to celebrate aswell
There was concernt of rock band .. they played very well, sang rock hits.. so it was funnn.. and we were dancing and having fun.. especially observing one guitar player who was REALLY feeling the music and making strange movements ... ;P

planejamento AIESEC - Juindai 22-24.01.10

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;)

crazy guys, crazy pic

my "flatmates" ;PPP

que bundinhas ;PPP

me and 2 lovely chicas ;P

drinking game- almost won ;PP

me - Flamengista with my hot chica ;PPP

another hot "girls"

who is the guy ??

cause every girl poses like this on the pics ;PPPP

In the weekend 22-24 of January we went to another city - close to Sao Paulo to farm of one friend from AIESEC for planejamento. It was something like plennary session when people were planning activities and how to improve processes in AIESEC for the next year, were setting up goals, talking about the actual problems and difficulties and how to improve them.

However this time weather was really bad, was raining all the time - so Malwi wasnt spending all days in swimming pool but participated actively in all activities - in portugues !!!! ;))))

And in the evening - on Saturday there was a party with topic - girls have to change to boys and boys to girls - we had really really great fun !!!
As you can see on pictures above

Perfect effective weekend - with social activities ;) was reall great ;)

Christmas time and New Years Eve !!! still Rio de Janeiro

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My Brasilian Christmas with my Brasilian "Christmas' family"
OBRIGADA PELA ESTA NOITE E OUTROS DIAS !!!

Bruna ,Bia- her sister - with their boyfriends and parents ;))

around the table

let's eat ;))))

this is Wigilia in Brasil

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone - straight from beach in Rio de Janeiro !!!
alredy after midnight here.. around 3am in Poland ..;PP

Brasilian tradition

and another- to leave food for the souls on the beach... influence of the African's religions from the times of slavery

time to open Champagne !!!!

3... 2... 1.....yeah !!!!

another tradition - people in white clothes on the beach...

before midnight ....

let's celebrate on the beach...

everyone goes there.. and it is sooo white...

The Christmas in Brasil is completely different than in Poland...
maybe because of the fact that the climate is different and it is hot here.. and it was strange for me not to freeze, but go to sunbath on the beach....

about the Natal .. Christmas Eve ...
people meet in someone's house , but it is more like celebrating birthday ...
people listen to music... and it is not christmas music .. but normal..
drinking and eating aperitivos ....
and then when everyone is already and a bit of time passed .. people eat ...and the food is different... there is no trdition of 12 dishes.. there is normal dinner..more "celebrating sstyle'
we ate rice , turkey , other kinds of meet , codfish ( delicious !!!!) and then dessert ....ice creams, cakes.... niceeeee.... and soo good ..
then people talk , give presents to each other and around midnight - people leave...
there is nothing about all of these tradition we have in Poland...
and sometimes they celebrate aswell on 25th of December but not as we in Poland for 2 more days...

about New Years Eve..
most of the people spend New Years Eve on the beach..
wear white clothes.. threw away flowers to ocean..
make fireplace and leave food for the souls on the beach...
jump 3 waves after midnight for good luck..
dance and drink champagne on the beach.. it is the only alcohol which is allowed to take to the beach during thiat night...
this new years eve was soooo different, but it was also so niceeeee....
as I had a veryyyy good company as you can see on the pictures... ;)

LAZY PERFECT TIME IN RIO ....

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the lazy days in Rio de Janeiro are perfect....
especially if the weather is nice and you can observe the city from the seaside....
swim in the ocean in the far away from the bank....
it was perfect day with family of Bruna....
we all have a nice time together..
and the sun is so stong when you r on the motorboat....
it was realle really extremely nice.....
swimming, talking sunbathing, feeling the salty water and the wind in hair... and drive fast .....
perfect.... better than perfect...

2 weeks in cidade maravilhoso - RIO DE JANEIRO

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me and Bruninha - my travel guide :PP
OBRIGADA POR ESTES DIAS ENORMES !!!

Copacabana !!!

and with the most famous writer - relaxing on Copacabana...

the world is mine !!!!

this is what is called Rio de Janeiro - mountains and ocean

me and Bruninha

typical view in Rio de Janeiro

beach Leblon and Ipanema

center of the city

city center

Rocinha - the biggest favela in LAtin America ( and probable in the world)

famous Christo !!

unfortunatelly was cloudy ....

but fortunatelly sunny from time to time ;)

Ola Christo - how r U ??

the most famous view of Rio - beautifullll !!!

me , Bruna and her mum in PArque de Tijuca !! in the city ;)

thursty girls

nice waterfall

in the middle of the way to Pao de Acucar ( Sugar Loaf)

view from Pao de Acucar

on the top...

Before I got to Rio de Janeiro - I thought that Rio - it is one big favela...
The reality is kinda different
The fact is that I used to travel and visit the places which are more ruch and less dangerous.. the seaside.. but the city is really really nice..
it has everything: mountains, lakes, sea and beaches in the same place.....
Beaches are really nice.. and it was soooo unbeliavable to be on the Copacabana and Ipanema.. - the most famous beaches, the names I used to hear or read only in newspapers...
Pao de Acucar, Christo Redentor, Lagoa - with beautiful Christmass tree in the middle, a lot of mountains, beautiful park national de Tijuca.... - there are places I got to know...
and going out to sunbath and swim in the ocean..
Bruna - my friend from Lisbon lives 5 minutes away from the beach ( walking !!!) so I have felt like passing holidays in hotel...
and it was so nice to walk and sightseeing with her and her family, passing Christmas there, time which is difficult to spend abroad for me.. but i have felt as at home....
RIo de Janeiro - cidade maravilhoso.. but very very hot....
for example it was 40 degrees in the day we went to Pao de Acucar.. crazy !!!!
I have spent here- in Rio 2 weeks and it was perfect time... hope I will have possibility to come back here ...

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

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Dear friends !!!
Although far away and this Christmas will be much different than any in my life, and I will not have a chance to wish you all the best personally - please - see the video with my few warm words for you ;))
Hope tyour Christmas will be warm - as mine ;PPP
Enjoy your time and have a crazy party in New Years Eve ;))
I will be celebrating Christmas and New Years Eve in Rio de Janeiro - unbeliavable !! ;)))

kisses with love ;***

Trip continues - still in paradise ;)

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sunset in Salvador

we - observing sunset

view on favela= poor malwi ;PP

elevator & monument - symbols of Salvador

in the basement of mercado

shopping time

and sunset again

view from my pousada- during 3days trip - 2 seconds to ocean !!!

almost 5am - it was wothy to wake up

more than worthy....

ok - getting stupid mood in the evening

lunch time with delicious baiana's cousine

special water which makes you "beautiful" -> drink malwi, drink !!!

typical colorful brasilians street in small town

close to the ocean

sooo nice way back to Salvador

comida baiana - sea food

aqua do coco - so healthy, so refreshing...

me and the tree - which gave the origin to the name of the country - "Brasil"

our travelling team in front of waterfall

bath ander waterfall !!! that was sooo cool !!!

we r there- find us ;PPP

beautifulllllll !!!!

So this post includes pictures from the last 2 days of my trip, which I didnt include in the past post - from the island; and some more sightseeing from Salvador

So these 2 days of travelling = mostly seeing the small towns, very different that developed big ones, as Salvador , Sao PAulo, Campinas ... in small towns everything looks different.. houses are very small and you can see- that the poor part of Brasil really exists.. cause in the big cities I forgot about it...
in these towns - sometimes people have one room as the house - and the conditions there are really bad... people live in baracs, sell fruits on the streets.. really it is not big city life..
but still they look happyand the towns are soooo colorful..
every single house has different color... and streets look like rainbows...

so the place we were sleeping during that 3days trip was in small city - but on the touristic street- on the one site of the street - there were pousadas - something like the agrotourist houses, hostels . on the other site of the street - small bars and then beach and ocean.
because of this short distance I forced myslelf on Sunday morning to wake up at 4.30 to go to the beach to see the sunrise . and it was worthy !!!!!
so beautiful views , I made soooo many pictures..
and what is more and that surprised me a lot.. beach wasnt empty, there was a lot of people already , some of them surfing, some of them sleeping on the beach, some walking, playing football, running, swimming in the ocean .... so niceeeee ;))))

And on sunday - in the way back - stop for refreshing bath under the waterfalll !!!!
I thought the water will be very very cold - as in Poland in mountain's streams - but the water was sooo warm and it was soooo cool to be under the waterfall !!!
and the view there- amazing ;)))))

and today - a bit more sightseeing in the downtown with Joao - then watching sunset and drinking coke almost on the beach - sooo chilling evening .....

HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - Tinhare island

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almost like in Amazon

Morro de Sao Paulo - ocean +beach

view from the hill

and taxi -on this island..

welcome to Morro de Sao Paulo !!!

me as a mermaid .. ;PP

let's have some lunch ... fresh lunch ....

on the fort ....

another "taxis"

going to Morro de Sao Paulo - only by boat

isn't it paradise ???

Malwi - girl from the jungle ;PPP

the best view I have even seen in my entire lifeee !!!

and me there .....

I can't find words to explain exactly how beautiful this Island is..
picture can give you some impressions...
but in fact pictures never show the reality...
so I went with Joao and his father for 3days trip to the places close to the Salvador...
one day we spent in Morro de Sao Paulo

Ilha de Tinharé - where the city Morro de Sao Paulo is located - is the island with beautiful, "lindo demais" beaches and places of nature...
The only way to this island is by boat
to enter the island people have to pay special taxes aswell... no matter if they are Brazilian or not..
and there are nooo cars at all on this island...
so imagine people - tourist travelling from Europe with big suitcases going there.
All of the luggages are carried by the personnel of the hotels, by wheelbarrows - via beaches... in big sun... so difficult job...
But the island - it is paradise !!!!
Ive never seen anything sooo beautiful in my life...
I didnt believeI am really there when travelling there....
in the boat - with the warm wind...
on the beach...
and when seeing the view from the hill - close to the lighthouse- I started to cry when I saw it... never in my life have seen soooo beautiful view .... ( you can see last 2 pictures)

So the day was better than perfect.. drinking beer and aqua do coco on the beach
swimming in the ocean - sooooo salty, with the temperature of the water .... and NOW ATTENTION - 31 degrees !!!!!!! unbeliavable !!!!

I was in Paradise !!!!!!

Places like these I have never seen in my life - Praia do Forte !!!!

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time for relax

anyone wants coconut??

Malwi - Robinson Cruzoe ;PP

what a view....

and weee ... ;)))

looking for direction in life...

lunch time ...

Malwi as brazilian waitress

plusk plusk ......

cold aqua do coco ..... delicious !!!

Brasil, meu Brasil ....

in tourtles' place

turtle - ao vivo !!!!!

small , beautiful ;)))

dont hide please...

small "turtle" was just borned ;PPPP

ok - yime for crazy picture ;PP

one of the best view in my lifeeee....

need shadow ....

jump to the water !!!!

Today - was just perfect !!!!!
I am not gonna write a lot ... pictures say everything!!!!
I am sooo lucky.. I could see one of the most beautiful places in my whole lifeeee.....
maybe one of the most beautiful places in the world !!!!

We ( me and Joao) went to 2 beaches - first one less touristic, but soooo beautiful
another one - Praia do Forte - with the project to protect sea turtles...
amazing day ....
sunbathing.. drinking aqua do coco.. tasting bahiana cousine on the baech and even pretending to be waitress ;PPP
swimming in the ocean - very very warm, then watching the sea turtles and sharks and small fishes and making milion pictures
and tommorow- I am going for 2-3 days to the island close to Salvador - with Joao and his father !!!

After I am back to Sao Carlos - I will be blond niger ;PPP cause my skin is getting dark, but the color of my hair.. opposite.. someone finally will have a reason to call me - "blond girl .. " ;PPPP

Day with " buying dreams" = Senhor de Bonfim church

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Soooo ...
another day in paradise = another trip ;)))
the thing which doesnt change here is weather !!!
it is sooo hot and so nice, thanks to the wind... especially on the beach ...
so on Tuesday another trip ;))
we went to Igreja do Senhor de Bonfim !!!!
it is very very famous church, many pilgrims and tourist travel here..
people pray for some "miracles" and they leave things there - as these "shapes " of legs you can see on one picture.. after someone was healed..
and this church - of course with fabulous fitas de Senhor de Bonfim - which I had on my hand for more than 1 year - living wth the hope that they will come true - and they did !!!
As I am in Brasil now and I had the possibility to buy them in original place and bring to my friends to "help" their wishes to come true ;)))
as the place where the church is localized is kinda far away - we were also sightseeing in the way - going by coast .. so nice.. so many people.. as it was holiday on Tuesday - here in Salvador !
and in the way back - ice creams of course - as I became ice creams addicted here in Brasil

BEACH TIME = perfect time in paradise !!!!!

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beach, palm tree, aqua do coco - what can I want more??

Joao and our lunch - acaraje !!!

almost Brazilian girl ;PPP

sunbathinnnnnnnnn'!!!

the way to the beach

beautiful beach, perfect sand....

view from the window on "social area"

me and typical brasilian sweet - from the wedding

2 realities

Salvador from the widow of Joao's apartment

So yesterday we spent a really nice time on the beach !!!!!
it was better than perfect !!!!
Sun.... cold beer ... brasilian music......
and the sun which was really hot ......
I wanted to enter the water to refresh.. but the water has more than 25 degrees, so no refreshement ;PPP
but the water is sooo blue, green - soooo nice, so perfect...
I can't believe I am in Brasil in one of the place with best beaches in the world - sunbathing, relaxing and enjoying time.
We ate acaraje - typican food from Bahia, talked , memorized the Erasmus Lisboa time....
it was sooooo sooo nice...

another pictures are from Joao's house - mostly views.
So the picture with the nice building with swimming pool and just on the site - favela - it is typical view from Brazil, the class' differences are so big....
and in these buildings, blocks of flats there is normal that there is gym, swimming pool, area to sunbath, area for churrasco ( barbeque) , social common room to organize a party or any meeting..
so nice.. feel like in hotel ....

Sao Paulo ->Campinas-> Brasilia-. and I am in paradise- Salvador de Bahia for 12 days

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Lighthouse of Barra

me thinking - am I really here????

Sao Francisco church

painting on the street

almost like in Lisbon -azulejo in Sao Francisco church

in front of Sao Francisco church

me and Joao in front of Sao Francisco Church

Elevador Lacerda - amazing !!!

and we !!!

Malwi as the hero of the slaves ;PPP

Joao in front of building of the oldest University in Salvador

down there - there was Jackson&Olodum's show recorded ;)

women selling aracaje - in baiana way of wearing

this famous square of videoclip

malwi is in historic center of Salvador - yupiii!!!

Joao - crazy brasilian driver ;PPP

beautiful view !!!!

that what is called perfect life

yuhuuuu - it is so windy !!!

typical baiana dress and we

me and my professional guide- straight from Salvador !!!!!

So after driving Dri to the airport in Sao Paulo - sleeping one night in Sao PAulo in grandma's apartment of one of friend from AIESEC in the way back from Sao Paulo I went to Campinas from where I had my flight to Salvador. So Thursday - airport , Friday - 3 airports : Campinas->Brasilia-> Salvador.
I landedin Salvador on Friday after 11 pm ( local time- it is in fact one our earlier than in Sao Carlos, as here there is no summer/winter time) and Joao picked me up from the airport !!! and the "holiday's time started"

So - first of all - the air is completely different in Salvador - it is sooo humid.. as Salvador lies in between the ocean and the bay - in fact it lies on small paninsula- from one side of the city - there is Atlantic Ocean - from the other - All Saints' Bay.
And because of this a lot of marvelous views, beautiful beaches..... paradise!!!!
So the first evening - directly from the airport we went around city to make some sightseeing - Salvador by night, with great views, mostly of the lighthouse ....
and then coke in the famuos place- in the middle of the street when the famous "acaraje" is sold. acaraje is typical food from Bahia- inspired by the cousine of Africans who settled this part of Brasil...
So the women who sell acaraje - mostly on the streets, have to wear all-white dresses and caps. After coke we wnet home to sleep

the next day - saturday was seightseeing day !!!!
in fact Salvador is the oldest brasilian city, with historical center.. and it is fabolous.....
old buildings, old town, really - first place in Brasil that I could smell the history....
so in old town there are small streets with small bars, with small touristic shops with kit from BAHIA....
we went to the famous square where the videoclip o f Michael Jackson with Olodum Group was recorded ;) it is the square from every postcard from Salvador - I couldnt believed that I am there - on my own and it is real !!!
The same was with the place with famous lift close to the ocean - which takes you to the downtown -marvelous view !!!!!
I always dreamed about seeing it and listen to voice of ocean and smeeling the air in that place !!!! and I did !!! and then we ate delicious ice creams !!!
and then visiting beautiful church Igreja de Sao Francisco - amazing !!!!!!!!! covered by gold inside !!! one of the most beautiful churches I saw in my life....

and the next day - Sunday - beach ;) but the post from the beach - tommorow - after another "beach session"

SECOND and last ;((( Dri's goodbye party.........

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DRI !!!!!

This post is for you !!!!
I am not gonna write how nice party was .... but it was DEMASIADA ....!!!
Especially "refreshement" in the swimming pool ;PPPP

The words sometimes dont describe exactly what people mean or want to say ...
So this message will be very short
THANK U for 3 great months here in Sanca !!!
for being close :
on parties - when laughing, when being crazy, when doing jokes, when memorizing funny things
when working....
and also when being sad, when difficult moments were coming, when it was difficult to deal with things .
For being.... for listening ....!!!
ADORO DE VOCE !!!!!! MENININHA DE CORACAO !!!! ;))))

wish you perfect time in Bratislava and msn or facebook chat soooon - ok????

bjos de Salvador !!!!

back in time = visit in Fazenda Santa Maria

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museum

cicada ....

On Saturday we ( me , Dri and Luisa- her host sister) went to the Fazenda Santa Maria .
Fazenda is a farm, and this one is historical, traditional, old one.
The "climate" there was like in the brazilian soap opera, styled on the old times...
It was soooo nice there, I could have felt like in the old times...
This farm was set up at the end of XIX century...
the first picture you can see , is the museum - but it was the house where the family - owners of the farm used to live...
actually- our "guide" was the descendant of the "founder" of this farm .
in the museum we could have "smelled" the old times- old books in "library homepage", could have listened to music from gramophone, read some old newspapers, sign in to the"guests' book"

I need to expain the picture with Dri - on "funny chair".
This double - chair was for children. Usually the parents were sitting on the left and on the right, and in between them there was a chair for children to sit- this chairs' location enabled family to talk ;))) interesting- isnt it ???

and this fazenda specialized in coffee, and stilll specializes in it nd exports coffee to Europe.
Close to the aqueduct ( on picture ) - there was a big place where the coffee was stored ( after it was transported from the plantation, once a year - in June) and dried.

The interesting thing about our sightseeing and visiting this fazenda was that there was group of 4 american people ( foreigners are unusual to meet in Sao Carlos ;PP) but it is not the point.
One of the guy was the man who was considered as the candidate for Nobel Prize in physics ;)
what a luck ;)))

and then in the way back, when leaving the fazenda we were witnessing the birth of lamb, so we stopped the car, went out to see the first steps of this small creature in the world....

what a day ......!!!!

first "SEE U" party of my dear DRI !!!!!

2009-11-29T15:23:00.000-08:00

Something starts to make something end...
everything which has start usually has ending....
but if the start and the time in between start and ending is very good, full of happy moments, full of new experiences, full of moments which change your attitude to life, to people and to everything what is around, full of moments which help you to get to know yourself better...
if this time is not "wasted" ( the way you think about it ) then - "the END" - even if it is "worthy" to be sad, still is extremely difficult and arises many question marks .....

it was good to have another party to meet with people... but it was also sad to realize why the people got together again this time .... what was the reason why people felt like attending the party even if they have a lotttt of exams and many things to do....
Cause there are things which are important and there are things which are more important....
and being there was "more important"

So about the party ....
it wasnt "crazy" party.... it was extremely nice .... but different....
in fact we tried to forget about the reason of the party- as it was one week before "the END" of "Dri's brasilian's adventure" and we went for a party with attitude that we gonna have fun and the time for saying "see u " we will have during the whole week...
So there was pizza time, pictures' time, time for dancing traditional brazilan dance - forro, time for watching video prepared by AIESEC for Dri , time for laughing, "enjoying" the evening .... there was time for being happy together ....
and we were happy, and we were together....!!!!!

social part of Reuniao Geral of NAPRA - Saturday fever with Samba rock's band

2009-11-28T16:15:00.000-08:00

the power is with us !!

crazy NAPRA's people - lets be wild ;PP

with president of NAPRA

great band = great music

SAUDE !!

Last weekend 21-22.11.09 we had reuniao geral ( general meeting) of my NGO.
It was kinda important one, as it was with around 60 new members of our NGO, after recruitment process.
So during the days - Saturday, Sunday there were some lectures and workshops - about the NGO, to let the new people get to know and understand the structure better.
But of course the social part of the reunion had to be included aswell.
That is why - on Saturday evening we had a integration party with live music !!!
Super extra great band which played samba rock ;)))
we had really perfect evening !!! a lot of fun !!! especially because it is always nice to get to know new peole, and the music was sooooo good ;)))
and beer aswell ;PPPP
but the funniestthing was to get to the party !!!
we wanted sooo much to be inside theparty's place but we had to wait in the car around 10 minutes cause it was raining as crazy !!! even if the distance was around 100 meters we would have been completely wet after running to the party. We even couldnt have driven the car cause we couldnt have seen the road in front of us and couldnt have found the entrance - louco !!!!

Lately - here in Brazil - the days are extremely hot, sometimes there is no air to breah, and there is no sun and no wind ( you can imagine - parówka) - and afternoons there are storms and it is raining as crazy till the evening or even whole night long, and it is not small polish rain - it is usually "shower" from the sky !!!!

NAPRA Sao Carlos new members ' "social" welcome on board

2009-11-27T06:18:00.000-08:00

After first processo seletivo ( recruitment process ) to my NGO - we organised the "social evening" to get to know each other better.
The evening was really nice - delicious pao de queijo ( cheese bread ;PP ) and other "salgadinhos" - salty things to - something like starter ;) good to eat when drinking beer.
So we had also the "name game" to get to know other's names .
THe nicest part of the party was when the lights went out !!!! not only in the flat we had meeting, not only in our district of city, not only in my city ..... ti was the day when the lights went out in 10 states in Brazil and whole Ecuador !!!! - so we had a party with light from the car and then way back home - in darkness- crazy !!!!
but we had really nice time ;))
As you can see - one of my friend - Pintor ( since he twisted his leg with new nickname ---> Padre ;PP ) - strong enough to attend all parties , even with twisted leg ;PPP and we - me and Dri decided to make stupid pictures with crutches ;PPP

Copacabana in Sao Carlos = summer beach party

2009-11-27T05:03:00.000-08:00

This party was CRAZY !!!! LOUCA!!!! It was 2 weeks ago - 14 of November ( Saturday )
crazier than ever, cause there were soooo many people ( was extremely crowded ) and it was hotter than ever !!!! it was the warmest day here in Brazil since I am here !!!! I was dying !!! no air to breath - so I needed to drink cold drinks !!! ;PPP

The party had special climat - it was supposed to be BEACH PARTY - Copacabana Beach Party, so everything was arranged in this way :
The guys from that republica painted pavement in front of the house in "copacabana style" - black and white "waves"
There was aqua do coco ( coconut milk) - as you can see on the pictures - and again - brazilian smartness to use some deviced in the way I would have never expected and would even think about it - look how the guy makes a hole in the coconut.
Clever - isn't it ????

There were also ice creams, a sand on the ground, delicious fruity drinks - caipirinhas and caipiroscas ;)) and cold, freezing beer of course ... band who played music , showers to refresh for those who felt too hot...
but my friend - Joao - whom you can see on the first pic decided to refresh everyone - so he started to put a water on us - I wanted to make a picture of him ( with some pose of him) so I was waving to him and calling him - but probably he misunderstood me and thought I was asking for "refreshement" so the results of this missunderstanding you can see also on pics - I was completely wet !!!! I didn't care about it , and I felt a bit "colder" but then when one guy asked me - "did you sweat so much ??" ;PPP I started to think that this could look strange ;PPP

Still the party was really really good !!
and the interesting thing about parties here is that they start usually in the afternoon (this one officially started at 2pm) and last till 10-11pm, as people dont want to make a big noise for neighbours ( probably) so then the party finishes at "normal" hour and usually there is "after party" in some bar or pub, but Ive never gone, and I think not many people go, after 7-8 hours of partying.... usually people are "tired" or "happy enough" when the party in republica finishes...

Refreshment needed urgently !!!!

2009-11-27T04:30:00.000-08:00

Lately, since 2-3 weeks here in Sao Carlos is soooo hot, that sometimes I feel like taking off my skin...
It is impossible to walk, there is no air to breath, and extra strong sun....
And the summer just starts....
Getting ready for more...
In the days like this it is almost impossible to work, to focus on anything, and in etween 12-2pm is even impossible to be outside ( such a heat )
The best is to jump to PSCINA !!!! ( swimming pool)
As here in Sao Carlos - there is no beach ;( swimming pool is lik a paradise, heaven...
Fortunately Dri has swimming pool in her host house, so lately I was her often guest, as we needed to work on our brazilian color of skin.
So usually working till the afternoon ( more or less - 2 pm) and them sunbathing and relaxing in swimming pool till 5-6pm. And even at 5/6 pm sun is sooo strong....
then some cooking or ice creams ....
calm, random life in Sao Carlos....

Eramsus Lisboa small reunion = Joao's visit in Sanca

2009-11-26T12:11:00.000-08:00

ok - so again malwi doesnt write anything for a month and then publishes 4-5 posts at once. And this time is the same again.
The fact is that I wanted do publish this post earlier, but I didnt have pictures , as my battery was gone and all pictures I have are from my friend's camera... and as I became kinds lazy and slow here... ( because it is sooo hot ) I still haven't picked them up. That is why for now - only 3 pictures . Hope Joao - you will forgive me ;PPPP

So about Joao's visit !!!
It is so amazing - sometimes you meet someone, and when the time to say good bye is coming you say good bye, being aware that maybe/probably never in your life you will meet this person again.
And it was like that with me in Lisbon. I met so many great people, Brazilian people. And it was so hard to say this "maybe last " good bye ...
However, life is so unexpected and can make such a nice surprises.
I came to Brazil and I decided that I have to meet with all my Brazilian Erasmus friends from lisbon.
I met with Lais ( who came to my city for weeding) and now - Joao .
He visited me for 2 days, as he had interviews in Sao Paulo and it was good occasion to meet as Sao Paula and Sao Carlos are kinda close to each other.
So it was so nice to meet again, talk , memorize Lisbon a bit, and just spend some time together.
We went to Parque Ecologico together , but the pictures from there are on my friend's camera. As soon as I get them , I will upload them here.
So calm time - eating together, some seightseeing ( although there are not too many places to see here in Sanca ) it was sooo nice .
And Joao convinced me to book a flight ticket to Salvador to his place, so I did and in few days I am going there - 4-16.12 - again great time, again reunion ;)
and Salvador !!!1 I could have seen only pictures - but it is enough to say that it is amazing place , the oldest city of Brazil , third biggest after sao Paulo and RIo de Janeiro ... with beautiful beaches.... with heat "hotter " than here ( I dont know if I manage ;PPP ) we will seee ..

random days in Sanca ;)

2009-11-08T11:15:00.000-08:00

So here - on these pics you can see my daily social life in Sao Carlos ;)))

THe dish which you have on the picture is our spaghetti carbonara with salad and meat on the site ( of couse brasilians have to eat meat with every single dish). It was fun, as we ( me and 2 friends from AIESEC- Flavinha and Flavio - what a coinsidence with names :PP ) started to cook after 11pm, so the carbonara was ready after midnight and we had jantar ( dinner) around 1am . can you imagine ???? eating carbonara at 1am ??? crazy!!!! then watching movie and going sleep around 5am

Another picture was with brazilian typical sweets ;) Boyfriend of my flatmate has a bday and after the weekend brought some sweets from Sao PAulo - they were delicious, but I wasnt able to eat at once more than 2 - as it was sooooo sweet ( typical Brasil)

Ah- sometimes me and Dri were discussing brasilians' girl figures - and it is different than european. Brasilian girls are very slim in waist, but they have shapely bottoms. SO when I saw these 3 girls walking in front of us in Sao Paulo I felt like making the picture ;)))

I aslo needed to make a picture of "Polishop" - book and newspaper store, something like polish Empik, cause it memorized me my lovely country.
And the fruits- of course - they are everywhere, look delicious and taste delicious

Ahhh- and the last pictures are from Acai place.
Acai - is the kind of seed - which grows in Amazonian forest.
You can make a necklace from them - they are in many colours ( as the acai seeds are coloured) or earings on bracelets or use them to prepare acai - something similar to ice creams- with ice inside, but more cold , refreshing and fruity - not milky. Ahhh- it is hard to explain but it is delicious. Usually acai is served either with musli or fruits, which are cutted and comes on a site, or acai is mixed with fruits. There is also acai juice ( also mixed with other fruits)
But acai juice is sooo thick ( more than shakes )
I had one today - with banana - mniamiiiiii ;))))

big city life = 2 days in Sao Paulo !!!

2009-11-08T08:40:00.000-08:00

After working 2 days in Campinas I went to Sao PAulo for 2 days ( Thursday, Friday)
On Thursday we ( I , Adriana, Andrea - from NAPRA) had 2 "business meetings" - one with the commercials' agency - exactly with executive producer, concerning the movie about NAPRA for our NGO's website. It was really niceeee to meet the professionalist and speak with him. His agency has done commercials for Unilever, NOKIA in Brasil.
Second meeting we had with professional fundraiser, with who we discussed the " sponsorship offer " which I prepared.
After these 2 meetings we were free!!!

So we ( me and Dri ) decided to stay for Friday in Sao PAulo ( Sampa) to seightseeing a bit. Thursday afternoon we walked in the neighbourhood, and in the evening we stayed in our friend's ( Joao) place. He is in NAPRA also but works in Sao PAulo. Calm evening with brasilian music, wine and pizza - was perfect !!!!
and I slept first night since I am in Brasil in "my room" ;)))
On Friday - since the morning til the evening we were sightseeing with Dri ;)
First - Rua 25 de Marco - great place for shopping ( a lot of stolen things aswell), very crowded place. You can buy earings for 50 centavos ( 80 groszy !!!) but when the word - "policia" appears many people "are closing their business, stands" and disappear. Still, there are a lot of shops with shoes, with earings ect.
We did really nice shopping there.
Then we went to Mercado Municipal - place where are stands with fresh fruits, cheeses, spices, meat, fishes - really really nice place ;)) and oranges with leaves ;))) unusual in Poland ;)
afterwards - again shopping - but it shouldn't surprise you - we were in paradise , especially paradise for girls.
Ok - when we were done with shopping , we decided that it would be nice to see some more places. So we went to the high bulding of one of the bank.
You can go there and go by lift to the top of the building to see great view on Sao PAulo. The beautiful chandelier, which u can see on one of the pics is in this building. And the view you can see - is from the top .
In fact ) when I saw it - I was shocked !!! really !!!!!
Sao Paulo - 17 mln people living in the city and in the neighbourhood, view from the building with the range of 40 km every single side , and what ???? just buldings , ccity doesnt finish - my horizon finished still with buildings !!! impossible !!!!
I could say - Sao Paulo is the jungle of the buildings !!!
Pictures show it, but the impression in real is much more strong !!!!
believe me ;)))
after watching this view - we went to the cathedra - and we walked to the biggest avenue in Sao Paulo - most famous with the headquaters of the big companies - Avenida Paulista. Of course - on the way - as we decided to walk - although it was far away we stopped for ice creams ( picole beijo - maracuja) it always refreshes and saves our lifes ;)))
and after this trip - (we made around 8-10 km in big big sun, with 30 dregrees) we came back Joao's home, and after he finished work we traveled together to Sao Carlos ;)
and in fact I was happy I am coming back to my small city from this jungle ;)))
ahhh- and to make the time passing faster we were playing polish game - "pomidor" ( tomato) funny - I memorized my kindergarder times ;)))

2 working days in Campinas ..

2009-11-08T08:18:00.000-08:00

Last week - Tuesday and Wednesday I was again in Campinas, working from office there.
As last time my battery from camera "got angry" on me and I couldnt have opened pictures I amde in office during my time in Campinas - I am uploading now pictures from the place where we work.
So - as you can see on one picture- Malwi is working also ;PP although on this pic - there is youtube window on the laptop's screen ;)) But as you know - especially my dear friends from C3.12 SSE2 - I can't work without music ( Mirawos, KAmilos - you understand- yes?? )
So 2 days of working in our small "office" but also nice evenings with movie in Andrea's place.
The sunset is from the window from her apartment.
And shop with fruits - paradise !!!! people in the shop were looking on us as on crazy when we were making pictures of fruits, with watermelon ect. Later on - one guy who works in the shop told us that we can't make pictures there- strange ;-//
still dont know why ;PP but never mind ;) I have already these pictures!!!
Ahhh- and I became watermelon monster here in Brasil !!! as you can see on one pic !!
Day without watermelon ( cold one, from the fridge ) is the lost day !! - some people know it already ;)))