My Second Host Family.

Climate of Registro-SP

oh yeah, this is a special post for all who read, in Registro, the current city i live. Is known "The Hell of Sao Paulo", as it experiences the hottest summer and the coldest winter, it goes upto 51 degrees and 5 degrees in the winters. After i came from my trip, i experienced 4 days 41 - 36 degrees and suddenly started raining. For the Indians, here you can experience all the four seasons in one day, it will be hot in the morning, suddenly starts raining out of no where, and in the night it will as chilly as its in Delhi.

here is one photo which says "In Brasil only exists 2 climates :-  Cold as F*** and Hot as F#$%"
(Sorry, for the bad language :P)

Nordeste Nov-Dez 2011.

Ola,

       Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.

Writing my monthly report for December, I know its late but was on my trip so couldn’t write it earlier.

I had gone for my first Rotary Trip, it was for 27 days from 20^th November to 24^th December , visited the full North-East part of the Brazil, including  the famous Cities like, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Bahia, Natal, and also the capital city Brasilia. Visited the Christ Statue in Rio de Janeiro, which was the best thing that could happen.

The trip was really exciting as it had 105 Exchange Students from 22 different countries. Met everyone for the first time, as didn’t know anybody. Stayed with them for 27 days, made new friends, exchanged cards and pins. Represented India in the “Talent Show” where I wore Indian clothes and PROUDLY sung the NATIONAL ANTHEM.

The most exciting I found was the “FAVELAS” commonly known as slums in English, the tour guide said that there were many brasilians also who haven’t entered the favelas as they are scared. He said that one month before the favelas were safe as the drug dealers protected it, and today after one month it is safe because the police are there. He said that 15 – 20 years back even the police were scared to enter as the drug dealers had more powerful and better armaments, so the police force used to go early morning hide in a place and in the night used to encounter and used to leave, but now that the police force has improved with the help of the government they have dominated the place. We were also taken to the place were “fast and furious 5 (fast 5) ” was filmed in the favelas. Also Rio de Janeiro has the two most famous beaches of Brazil, and one of them is the “The Copacabana Beach” where most of the parts of movie “Dhoom 2” was filmed.  And also the state Bahia and city Salvador are the cities for which Capoeira is famous, I also did Capoeira the Capoeira people who had come to show us what is capoeira, feels good when you have 100’s of people cheering you and doing Capoeira a Brazilian sport with the Brazilians. Also visited the worlds biggest cashew tree. In Brasilia we were taken to the “Congress Meeting Hall and the Parliament House and also were the President Meeting room, where she conducts her Important meetings, We also saw the Presidents House.” Felt great to visit these sites.

Also just wanted to tell you this that the Capital city Brasilia is a city which was planned by an architect who lives in Rio, he planned the full city by airplane and was made accordingly, hence they call Brasilia “a Planned City”.

Over all it was a good experience as now I am rich with foreign friends and its always good to socialize.

And talking about the preparation of Christmas, the whole city is lighted up, people are going mad behind shopping, they have taken holiday from work only for the preparation of Christmas.

Don’t have much to write as the whole month was on the trip, but surely in January will have a lot to write as will experience my first SUMMER CHRISTMAS.

Regards.

Finally a post after a really long time...

Yes! A post after a really long time, as getting busy with new friends, rotary projects and helping my Host Mother!!
Went travelling to near by cities, Cananeia, Parisquera-Acu, Jacupiranga, Santos, Sao Paulo & Taubate (:
visited my parents family in Taubate, really good pople enjoyed a lot with them, really liking here.



For now nothing more to write, will post soon.
tchau
bjos :*

Specially for my Mom...

This one’s for you ma:-

Today Jalpa was coming again to Registro to spend the weekend. My domestic worker did not turn up, so after school Leonardo, my host mom and me went to RESKILO for lunch. On the way back my mom told Leonardo and me to clean the house, make our respective beds, clean the kitchen and bathroom. In front of my mom my brother agreed, but as we entered he sat on the computer and I also forgot as my friend Marcio had come home. We played some soccer and did time pass. Marcio then asked me if I would like to go with him where he worked, I called up my mom and told her that I’ll be back in an hour as we had to then go to pick up Jalpa. I told my brother to wash the dishes and the bathroom and I would keep the dishes in place and clean my room, but my brother being stubborn told me to clean the full kitchen!!

I left home angrily as he rules a lot when there is no one around. After about one and a half hour when I came back he was not at home and he had spoilt my bed which I made before I left, I got really angry at him. I made my bed again, cleaned the bathroom, cleaned the kitchen and the main is “I CLEANED THE PLATES” . Even I don’t believe that but I actually the house including the rest room!!

I am really very happy and proud of myself as I would have never done all this if I would have been in India…

And I am sure that everybody who knows me closely will be proud of me when they read this!! :D

My First Capoeira Class :D

Capoeira Class :-

Ah finally, the Rotary found Capoeira classes for us (an Australian Exchange ,Yuri & me :P), it was good, it was from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.. Four and a half hours of capoeira it was tiring. At the end of the day I couldn’t walk. The professor of capoeira was good, he dropped us back, and also invited us to watch the Senior Class, he spoke to Ricardo that as it is late he will pick us up & drop us back!! Below is a small introduction about capoeira, for who those who are new to this term :-

Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈejɾɐ]) is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts,sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences, probably beginning in the 16th century. It is known by quick and complex moves, using mainly power kicks and quick leg sweeps, with some ground and aerial acrobatics, knee strikes, take-downs, elbow strikes, punches and headbutts.

In martial arts the best or the master in other words where’s a “BLACK BELT” but in capoeira the master where’s a “WHITE BELT” which signifies that he is INVISIBLE.

Capoeira is really fun and exciting, and this is all I can say, the next class is tomorrow. 

This is the blog of my Capoeira Classes :-
http://nossosenhordobonfim.blogspot.com/