Friday, August 20, 2010

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Conclusion - A month Brazil

So, the first month is over and it's time for a summary of the first impressions and observations.
the moment I still feel like on permanent holiday, and if the rest of the months pass so quickly, I'm almost back at the airport tomorrow in Leipzig, hihi. Seriously, the first month was marked by some ups and downs - from the whole organization stress at the beginning of the "big" boredom before the university began and now of days, which is far too short and actually 36 and more hours would have to - but I believe so everything has leveled off quite well. Now it only has the Portuguese are better and everything is perfect. Of course, it would be perfect if a few important people here would be but with Vani and Cathleeni can also withstand quite well.
:-) I will now simply confused and without context, a few things to write to me are so struck on land and people. Starting with the great adventure bus ride. So you are looking for is a bus stop, which is sometimes just like a small, easy overseeable tags and then wait. is maintained because there is simply no bus map, as we are him of home, there. So the whole time staring in the direction from which the bus then would come some day. Deal with other matters, such as read, would be extremely devastating, because then the bus will most likely past the bus stop. It is held that is only if someone wants to get off or when his arm stretched out in the air and wags. Then you will not jump to the front and back but should immediately hold properly, because there is no consideration of the consequences and when the last foot in the bus, it starts, regardless of whether the door is still open or not. Then you pay the cashier's R $ 1.80 and must pass the turnstile. Now one must not only hand over hand to fit and you have survived the first part, but it is nevertheless highly recommended to hold me at every turn, because even when cornering is not the way here from the gas. The race through the streets as it really is about life and death. Witty is only a sign that hangs above the driver "Seu filho também anda na rua" (your child plays on the road), that may not seem much to their children. If you know where and when to get you want you should make themselves ready as early as possible, ie, hand over hand back from bar to bar toward the door. There are red buttons to hold it quite rare, usually just hangs a rope from the ceiling, then the same can only reach the big ones. Stops will be approached at top speed, the doors have opened during the drive and then quickly jump off ... a very stressful process.
In other areas of life, where it might be appropriate to be fast, but Brazilians are rather slow, for example, cash in supermarkets. This is not really comparable with Germany, which are sooo slow. In Germany, it totally put under pressure when you're not quick enough packed up his things and here you take the time in the world, it is now being expected to pay any more if you hurry.
The Brazilians are not really on time is nothing new, but even in the university, there are "time window". Generally, a lecture is always 2 clock hours, as is the delay, however einberechnet already. So it can happen that a teacher then just times comes an hour later, but then is the way it is. Is goofy a little bit, because you are then already tired before the lesson starts at all. A total
nasty habit of Brazilians is that they almost never clean their nose, but always pull up with the most disgusting noises. And if someone does find you all the time, then this can sometimes be uncomfortable. It is considered impolite at the table to pull up your nose clean, is better ... well if they think.
Here it is also normal for children to stay so long with their parents until they marry. For us some kind of almost unbelievable phenomenon. However, the result is that Brazilians get married early. An evening course in my total number of sitting with the ring Finger (either left or right) because you feel almost like an outsider when neither the one nor the other hand has not. Generally speaking Brazilians also quite open about their relationships, for example, there are of my evening course is an online learning platform and there may be (actually is, but I find stupid) man to create a profile and write things about yourself. Because you then can actually things like "the wedding is planned," or "I love spending time with my wife ...." This would occur at home but no one at Aulis (our learning platform) to write something like that, but okay. It is also common that if you have a partner, but still lives at home, we stayed at the party or the other way. If you then want to come closer you drive to the motel. And I did not I just thought, this is really so, because yesterday have 2 of those we have met here made. So this makes the saying "Take a room" even make sense. And because Brazilian general in each state, regardless of whether driving with 0 or 3 per mill car, it'll be no problem even to go to a party at a motel. Very extreme this whole matter, I think.
And what property we have discovered this week: Brazilian people are paranoid. We are in the evening walked home from the market and before us a woman is running, then Cathleen "Cuidado" (respect) and whispered to the street has changed, because there are standing around a perhaps somewhat suspicious type. Or as Cathleeni and I had dinner with Douglas and Thiago even ice, as it was then already dark and we're still a bit on the Beira Mar strolled around. Cathleeni and I really wanted to go back to the house because it really was not very far, instead, the boys insisted on a further 10 minutes to drive through the city, wasting fuel and to bring us home. I have to clear my watch, but I think sometimes they exaggerate what it terms a bit.
And the last thing I have noticed, is the Brazilians generally do everything in the group and love this sense of community. Be it beach trips and restaurant visits, it can never be enough people here. Which of course is quite nice too, but if I'm considering it right is that in Germany, just not as extremely common. As you meet more time together and otherwise only in the evening with several activities.
Ok, before it is too much again, I hear now. Let's see what surprises the next few months ready yet!

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