quarta-feira, 29 de setembro de 2010
Timor's Opportunities.
My coming to Timor has opened many doors for me. When i came to Timor i had the great opportunity to explore Asia! I went to so many different and exotic places. Never in my life i would have dreamed of coming to China, Indonesia, Australia and even Timor. It was amazing! In Brasil i had like nearly no holidays and when i had it, i would spend it at home. In here i spend my holidays in Indonesia and Australia. And coming to Timor also thought me many lessons, different cultures, different languages and many different religions. It was very over-welming. In ONLY my class there are over 11 nationalities (and there is only 15 students).
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As i've mentioned before, having your teenage years in timor isn't easy... Me and my friends usually go to this new restaurant called 'Street Burger King' (omg, the chinese copy everything!) hehehe.. ^_^ We also go swimming a lot since Timor's weather is like 40 degrees! Me and my Brasilian friends were trying to start a little band.. (Not sure how that's working out since we have only one guitar and a piano...)
So getting back to my story from when i came to Timor... And this is actually way way way back. I was about to go to 1st grade in this like GIANT school! before 1st grade i used to go to a very small sister school.. So it was my first time going to a big school. I went to visit the school, then 1 week later my parents decided to put me in it, so one day before school, my parents told me the news that i was going to Timor. I was really upset. I mean like i didn't even know Timor existed. So far i thought Timor was in Australia. So i asked my mum to show it to in the map. When she did i was like "ok where is it?.. Oh! it's that little spot over there!"
So getting back to my story from when i came to Timor... And this is actually way way way back. I was about to go to 1st grade in this like GIANT school! before 1st grade i used to go to a very small sister school.. So it was my first time going to a big school. I went to visit the school, then 1 week later my parents decided to put me in it, so one day before school, my parents told me the news that i was going to Timor. I was really upset. I mean like i didn't even know Timor existed. So far i thought Timor was in Australia. So i asked my mum to show it to in the map. When she did i was like "ok where is it?.. Oh! it's that little spot over there!"
terça-feira, 28 de setembro de 2010
My Adaptation in Timor
So continuing my story..
When i came to school i was 8 and didn't speak A WORD in English. Luckily there was a Brazilian girl who helped me in everything. It was tough staying in an environment where you can't communicate with anyone. But the days went on and after around 4 months i was able to speak an connect with other people. I was very happy and over-welmmed. I had 2 brazilian friends.. well... i wouldn't really call them friends, but they were my only option. (i'll get back to that latter)
Me, my parents and some really cool adult friends would EVERY sunday go to the 1 dollar Beach (they call it that because it is a very clean and beautiful beach, and people use to charge $1 for anyone who wanted to go there) and have tons of fun! So because i didn't have any close friends with the same age as me, i became more mature quicker.
So as i said before Timor has it's magic.. I absolutely love my life in Timor. In Timor no day is an ordinary day. You will always have at least one story to tell about your day. And that's what i love. Since Timor isn't a very big country, everything that happens only takes seconds for everybody to know.
When i came to school i was 8 and didn't speak A WORD in English. Luckily there was a Brazilian girl who helped me in everything. It was tough staying in an environment where you can't communicate with anyone. But the days went on and after around 4 months i was able to speak an connect with other people. I was very happy and over-welmmed. I had 2 brazilian friends.. well... i wouldn't really call them friends, but they were my only option. (i'll get back to that latter)
Me, my parents and some really cool adult friends would EVERY sunday go to the 1 dollar Beach (they call it that because it is a very clean and beautiful beach, and people use to charge $1 for anyone who wanted to go there) and have tons of fun! So because i didn't have any close friends with the same age as me, i became more mature quicker.
So as i said before Timor has it's magic.. I absolutely love my life in Timor. In Timor no day is an ordinary day. You will always have at least one story to tell about your day. And that's what i love. Since Timor isn't a very big country, everything that happens only takes seconds for everybody to know.
Being a Teenager in Timor
Ok, going through your teenager years in Timor isn't easy.
First: Timor doesn't have malls, cinemas, giant schools, clean parks, ect.
So you have to live with what you have. Me and my friends usually love having a horror movie night with popcorn and lot's of screaming! :) But we all get used to it.
But of course Timor has it's magic.
I came to Timor when i just turned 7. Im practically half Timorese.. (Since i have nearly spend half of my life in Timor) hehe
I have tons of stories to tell about my childhood in Timor, and that's what this blog is for.
I remember my first day in Timor.. It was in the afternoon, i was a little hungry from the jet lag, so i suggested for us to go to McDonald's. But my parents said that there were no fast food places. So i said "how come? So u mean there's no fast food in Malls in here?" Little did i know there were no malls in here as well... So it was a weird start for me.
The next day me and my parents had lunch with my dad's boss in a near by restaurant. So the days went on and i eventually went to D.I.S (Dili International School) an Australian school. It's a very small school.. I had around 15 classmates and a very nice teacher.
First: Timor doesn't have malls, cinemas, giant schools, clean parks, ect.
So you have to live with what you have. Me and my friends usually love having a horror movie night with popcorn and lot's of screaming! :) But we all get used to it.
But of course Timor has it's magic.
I came to Timor when i just turned 7. Im practically half Timorese.. (Since i have nearly spend half of my life in Timor) hehe
I have tons of stories to tell about my childhood in Timor, and that's what this blog is for.
I remember my first day in Timor.. It was in the afternoon, i was a little hungry from the jet lag, so i suggested for us to go to McDonald's. But my parents said that there were no fast food places. So i said "how come? So u mean there's no fast food in Malls in here?" Little did i know there were no malls in here as well... So it was a weird start for me.
The next day me and my parents had lunch with my dad's boss in a near by restaurant. So the days went on and i eventually went to D.I.S (Dili International School) an Australian school. It's a very small school.. I had around 15 classmates and a very nice teacher.
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