sexta-feira, 21 de novembro de 2008
Pictures with 2 months difference
Ola, Meus Amigos!
Desculpa por nao ter postado mais frequentemente, mas e' por que e' complicado. Eu tenho apenas mais tres semanas aqui, e muita tarefa do curso, e livros para terminar de ler, mas eu nao tenho tempo!
Esses tres meses passaram tao rapidamente!
These pictures I took with the intention to show how are the climate changes. The seasons are so obvious, not like in my Brazilian North East, where we do not have fall and winter.
Essas fotos eu tirei com a intencao de mostrar como sao as mudancas do clima. as estacoes sao tao obvias, nao como no meu Nordeste Brasileiro, onde nos nao temos outono e inverno.
These are photos that were taken practically at the same place, but with two months of difference.
Essas fotos foram tiradas praticamente no mesmo lugar mas com dois meses de diferenca.
Now the weather is getting really cold. This week I had to go to school at -5 Celsius Degrees. It was not pleasant. Also, I had never used so many clothes at the same time, not counting underwear: 1)pantyhose; 2) regular stocks; 3) jeans pants; 4) long sleeve cotton t-shirt; 5) wool sweater; 6) Flee coat; 7) thick water prof coat; 8) scarf; 9) bonnet; 10) gloves. I guess it was only that. Oh, I still was felling cold.
Agora o clima esta ficando realmente frio. Esta semana eu tive de ir pro colegio a cinco graus negativos. Isso nao foi agradavel. E mais, eu nunca tinha usado tanta roupa ao mesmo tempo, sem contar com roupa intima: 1) meia-calca; 2)meias normais; 3) calca jeans; 4) camiseta de manga comprida de algodao; 5) sueter de la; 6) casaco de flanela; 7) casaco grosso a prova d'agua; 8) cachecol; 9) gorro; 10) luvas.
Acho que foi so isso. Oh, eu ainda estava sentindo frio.
A thousand kisses to you!
Mil beijos pra voces!
terça-feira, 11 de novembro de 2008
Germs Theory of Disease
Thinking in put some knowledge in this blog, I decided to publish here one of my Writing Class works. This one is about the Germs Theory of Disease, theme that I chose when our teacher Kirby asked us to write about an invention.
Modestia a parte, achei miha conclusao bastante poetica. Muito boa. Beijos pra todos.
Without modesty, I though my conclusion is pretty poetic. Very good. Kisses to everybody.
Teoria das Doencas Bacterianas
Antes da Teoria das Doencas Bacterianas, nao era de conhecimento geal o quao mortais bacterias poderiam ser. Era comum ver um doutor atender varios pacientes de doencas diferentes sem trocar luvas e vestimenta. Assim como nenhum instrumento medico como agulhas, serras, ou termometros nao eram muito bem desinfetados antes de serem usados em outros pacientes. Estes sao exemplos de habitos mudados pela Teoria de Doencas Bacterianas. Muitos estudiosos estavam envolvidos no desenvolvimento dessa teoria. Antigamente, Geracao Espontanea era considerada valida, significando que as pessoas acreditavam que vida poderia surgir de materias nao-vivos, e microorganismos nao eram conhecidos. Equivalentemente, ninguem imaginava que vida microscopica (bacteria) poderia transmitir doencas. Entao, Ignaz Semmelweis analisou em 1847 que mais mulheres morriam em dar a luz no hospital do que em casa. O motivo era que doutores de um hospital lidam com todo tipo de doencas num mesmo dia, com as mesmas roupas. Sem assepsia, medicos contaminavam as gravidas com as mais diversas doencas. Joseph Lister, entorno de 1860, foi aquele que fez com medicos passassem a usar esterilization em seus trabalhos, desta forma pode prevenir contaminacao de acontecer, mergulhando instumentos medicos em agua fervente. E’ gracas a Louis Pasteur (entorno de 1862) que o habito de beber agua e leite antes de ferver caiu em desuso. Contemporaneamente, seu legado por ser visto no processo de pasteurizacao, vacinacao e outras contribuicoes. Em conclucao, todas as mudancas de habitos causada pela Teoria de Doencas Bacterianas savaram muitas vidas. Prevenir doencas e’ o melhor tratamento, e conhecimento e’ o melhor remedio.
The Germ Theory of Disease
Before the Germ Theory of Disease, people did not know how deathful bacteria could be. It was common to see a doctor attending patients from different diseases without wearing new gloves or clean clothes. Likewise, any medical instruments as needles, saws, or thermometers were not very well disinfected before been used to other patient. These are examples of changing habits because of Germ Theory of Disease. Many studious were involved in the development of this theory. Formerly, Spontaneously Generation was validity as right, meaning that people believed that life could birth from none-living materials, and microorganisms were not known. Similarly, nobody imagined that small life (bacteria) could transmit diseases. Therefore, Ignaz Semmelweis analyzed in 1847 that more women died giving birth in hospitals than at home. The reason was that doctors in a hospital deal with all kind of diseases at the same day, in the same clothes. Without antiseptic doctors contaminated the pregnant woman. Joseph Lister, around 1860, was the one who made doctors start using sterilization in their work, this way could prevent sepsis from happening by submerging medical tools in boiling water. It is thanks to Louis Pasteur (around 1862) that the habit of drink water and milk before boiling began to be in disuse. Contemporary, his legacy is seen in the pasteurization process, vaccination, and other contributions. In summary, all modification of habit caused by the Germ Theory of Disease saved a lot of lives. Preventing a disease is the better treatment, and knowledge is the better medicine.
quinta-feira, 6 de novembro de 2008
Aquarela do Brasil
Brasil, meu Brasil Brasileiro
Bota o rei congo no congado Deixa cantar de novo o trovador
| My mulatto artful I will sing you in my verses Oh Swinging, that makes me scull Oh Our Lord’s land Oh open the curtains of Take the black mother out from cerrado Put the Let the troubadour sing again The melancholic moon light All my love song... I want to see this lady walking Throw the ballroom dragging Hers lacework dress From tanned capricious young lady With indifferent look Oh To the world’s admiration Oh Our Lord’s land. This palm which gives coconut Where I fast my hammock At the clear moon nights, Oh these murmuring fountain Oh where I kill my thirsty And where the moon comes to play Oi, this beautiful and swarthy It is my Brazilian Brazil Samba and tambourine land, | Brazil,My Brazilian Brazil
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Ah, Aquarela do Brasil.
Beautiful song written by Ary Barroso in 1939, it is one of the most famous songs of the samba-exaltação (Exaltation Samba), one kind of Brazilian music. I did this translation above, but I couldn't find nobody to correct to me.
Pesquisando na internet, eu tive a informacao de que a cancao "Brazil" cantada por Frank Sinatra era "Aquarela do Brasil". Entao, tive a ideia de procurar pela letra de "Brazil" para comparar com minhas tosca traducao de "Aquarela". E o que eu encontrei? Outra letra totalmente diferente da que eu estava procurando. Informacao para memorizar: “
Researching in the internet, I had the information that the song “
Mais tarde eu encontrei a traducao de "Aquarela" feita por Daniela Thompson. Na qual ela faz algumas notas de rodape' como:
After, I found the oficial translation made by Daniela Thompson, which she does a few notes:
Notes:
- Black Mother: main figure in the Ilê Aiyê fest
- Congo King: a slave crowned in a traditional fest
- Congado: feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
- Bahian woman: metaphor for Black Brazil
- Salons: metaphor for White Brazil
- Lacy skirts: traditional costume of Bahian women
Interresante, ne?
Wikipedia information:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarela_do_Brasil (Portugues)
This is the video which is the first apparition of the Brazilian Disney character Jose Carioca, with the music retracted here. Very beautiful, worth to see it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mQHr8bAojU
Espero que gostem. Beijocas
I hope you enjoy it. Kisses
domingo, 2 de novembro de 2008
Halloween
Here we are at Baruch hall, and practically only us were in costumes. My Asian Friends, please forgive me (maybe somebody else besides my beautiful Brazilian Friends is reading this) but you are so shy, that you can not feel free to do this kind kidding. You need to get rid off this, enjoy everything, do not worry about others opinion.
Esta' e' minha colega de classe, Rumy, ela estava linda de Nativa Americana, e foi a unica pessoa da sala alem de mim que corajosamente vestiu fantasia.
This is my classmate, Rumy, and she was so beautiful as Native American, she was the only one besides me that was brave enought to wear a costume.
Oh, esta e' Mary (Republica Dominicana), como eu disse, tivemos no Coffee Hour um Concurso de Fantasias, e ela foi a vencedora do primeiro lugar! Reparem que perfeita e' a fantasia dela, ela e' a Chapeuzinho Vermelho que matou o Lobo Mal!! A roupa esta' esmigalhada por que ela saiu de dentro do lobo (lembram que ela foi comida pelo lobo?), e cortou-lhe a cabeca. Perfeito, nao e'? Quer algo mais Halloween do que isso?
Oh, this is Mary, from Dominican Republic, and like I said, we had the Coffee Hour with a Costumes Competition, and she was the winner from the First Place! Look how perfect is her costume, she is the Red Hood that killed the Wolf!! Hers clothes are torn to shreds because she came out from the Wolf (Dou you remember she was eaten by the Wolf?), and cut his head!! Perfect, isn't it? Do you want something more Halloween then this?
Bombeirinho lindo e fofo!
Graceful Cute Little Fireman!
Da esquerda pra direita, Mary e Dalisa (ambas da Republica Dominicana), Marta (Espanha), e Danizinha (BRASIL).
From the left to the right, Mary and Dalisa (both from Dominican Republic), Marta (Spain) and little me (BRAZIL).
sábado, 1 de novembro de 2008
Halloween
Surreal ver as pessoas andando na rua fantasiadas, muito mais do que no Carnaval no Brasil. Halloween aqui e' como o carnaval de Salvador, mas sem Trio e Blocos e com muito mais fantasias. Ah, as pessoas aqui tambem nao se agarram nas ruas como na nossa terra nessa epoca do ano.
Halloween was incredible!!
Surreal see people walking on the streets all in costumes, much more than at Brazilian Carnival. Halloween here is like Carnival at Salvador, but with out Trio (HUGE trucks with giant sound boxes) and Blocos (groups of Trios with people around) and with much more costumes. Ah, folks here do not kiss and "work out" on the street as in our land on this time of the year.
Amei passar o dia fantasiada, as pessoas olhavam pra mim e achavam lindo, elogiavam e davam muito sorrisos. Na rua, sempre nos pediam para tirar fotos.
I loved to pass the day in a costume, people looked at me and thought it was beautiful, eulogized and smiled at me. On the street, somebody always asked us to take picture.
Comecamos pelo comeco. Pela manha, fiz minha mochila gigantesca para passar o dia fora de casa, o plano era eu ir pro Baruch com as roupas normais (estava muito frio - 7 graus celsius - para ir direto com a fantasia) e pela tarde deixar a mochila na casa de minha amiga Mary, da Republica Dominicana. Ao chegar no colegio, corri para o banheiro para me trocar. No inicio, eu era a unica pessoa da sala que estava fantasiada, apesar de ter passado a semana inteira tentando convencer seus colegas de sala ao fazer o mesmo.
Lets start from the beginning. In the morning, I made my big bag for passing the day out of home, the plan was I go to Baruch with my normal clothes (it was too cold - 7 Celsius Degrees - for me to go already wearing the costume)and at the afternoon, let my bag at my friend's house, Mary, from Dominican Republic. Arraving at the school, I ran to the bathroom to change clothes. At the beginning, I was the only one who was in a costume, even I had spent all the week trying to convince my classmates to do the same.
Era muito legal, chamava muita atencao. Felizmente uma amiga de classe, Rummi, vestiu-se de india norte americana, a pobrezinha teria passado tanto frio se tivesse se fantasiado de india brasileira. Sim, foi lindo, assistir aula fantasiada, andar na rua fantasiada, comprar almoco fantasiada.
Tivemos depois da aula um Coffee Hour, que geralmente acontece nas tercas para inteiração dos alunos de ESL (English as Second Language), mas especialmente essa semana aconteceu na sexta para termos uma microfesta de Halloween com direito a concurso de fantasias.
Really cool, it called to much attention. Happily, one of my classmates, Rummy, got dressed as a North America Indian, the poor girl would be so cold if she had dressed as Brazilian Indian. Yeah, it was great, watch class, walk on the street, buy lunch, all that in costumes.
After classes, we had a special Coffee Hour, which usually happens at Tuesday to ESL students gear each other. However, specially this week it happened on Friday so we could have a small Halloween party with Costumes Competition.