They say that no other people on Earth are as warm as the Brazilians. Having traveled a lot, meeting people of many different nationalities, I can only agree with this. But time and again when I drive my car, I recall those times when I needed three hours to get to work by public transport, [...]
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Human Heat
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Upscale Expatriate
Constant trips to famous and exotic places, foreign language studies, contact with people around the world, and still a comfortable life – that is what the company or the government offers us, upscale expatriates. All this and perhaps a little more is part of the routine in an expatriate’s life, the only thing is that [...]
Causing a Commotion
(Português) 
Vinte e quatro horas de antecedência e eu não pensava em outra coisa, mas somente assim o que o sol raiou é que comecei a me ocupar de tudo.
Passei o aspirador no chão, e no cachorro também, que anda sofrendo de caspa. Depois limpei o lavabo, mas sem me preocupar demasiadamente com o resto dos cômodos. Mandei o marido para o mercado para comprar as coisas que ainda faltavam e enquanto isso, de bob no cabelo, comecei a esconder as asas quebradas dos aviões de brinquedo do meu filho e peças de Lego, que estavam espalhados pelo carpete.
Posted in Chronicles 2006 Also tagged friends, house, city, commotion, commotion, everyday life, expetriate, expatriate, family, fish out of water, intimidades, Moscou, utmost privacy, life Leave a comment
