2009巴西里約新年遊—玩樂篇

這次里約新年行是早早以前就決定的，第一次在南半球過炎熱的新年，一定要去海灘才是王道呀!! 之前在CONAL認識的犬逆們大家也早早說好要去里約過新年，所以一整個就是一大群人在里約的見面:)

1. copacabana海灘煙火秀
每年里約copacabana海灘都有近兩百萬人一起迎接新年，一整個copacabana擠滿了人不分男女老少，因為那邊有最多最美的煙火秀! 整場煙火秀整整放足了24分鐘，至少有40萬發吧! 在這邊的新年，大部分人都會穿全身白，期望新的年可以平安度過，在煙火秀後，大家也會帶著花和香檳丟到賴海裡向海神致敬! 這次除了美麗的煙火秀外也有些小插曲，里約人真是熱情太多了，在我打電話問其他犬逆人在哪時，有個人走到我面前問可不可以當我男朋友，希望我可以給他一個kiss; 在我跟朋友Aline買東西吃時，連續被兩群”青少年”包圍，是青少年唷! 一整個看起來只有16.7歲，搭訕就算了，我說我有男朋友他們不相信，我只好趕快向Andre求救，叫他假裝是我男朋友! 我只能說東方人的臉孔現在在里約比在聖保羅還吃香:P

2. Manqueira森巴學校
這次在里約4天的假期，就是在海灘和pub中渡過，是有點沒營養，但就是渡假嘛，對我而言，放輕鬆以及和朋友把酒言歡才是這次旅行的最高指標! 其中比較特別的一點是去了Manqueira森巴學校: 這是在貧民窟裡邊的森巴學校，危險程度不在話下，如果計程車能在你到門口最好，走那5分鐘的小段路，所有人眼睛都望著你，即使路邊就像lapa一樣有音樂有攤販，但大家都知道小心為妙，我們是一群人手牽著手走過的…每個森巴學校都有他的顏色表徵，Manqueira森巴學校是綠色加粉紅色，每個人要花R$20(大概台幣300)才能進去，進去之後人山人海，人人舞著森巴，跟著他們一起唱同一首歌。

巴西朋友告訴我，其實巴西的貧富差距大到你無法想像，諷刺的是，貧民窟與森巴士巴西最重要的觀光資源也是最重要的資產，巴西人擁有它消費它，卻從來不想為它們做些什麼，犯罪與衛生問題在此衍生，也是無可厚非。

3. LAPA

It's an area famous of different bars here, although it's dangerous, it's a place you can enjoy and relax yourself, that's why it's a MUST-GO spot when you visit Rio. I spent every night here when I was in Rio, you can dance in a very local pub with local music and local people or you also can choose to stay in a safer and high class pub, experience Rio culture but not with carioca...

Lapa is a place full of different memories for me, yes, in the previous article you can see my experience of being robbed, but in another night, I met another unforgetable guy here. He is a special guy to me although we knew each other through dacing. Coz I was robbed in that early morning, I was still afraid of the atmosphere and ppl in Lapa, I cannot really enjoy the whole nite till I met him. A considerate and tender guy, danced very excellend and knew how to lead me with some way i never danced before. With a nice voice and as u know, what will happened in following hours, well...I admit that it's an event u shouldn't treat it too serious, it's Brazil here, it's only kiss or...but he is a guy that too cute, nice that u will never forget. I don't want anything more, just let it be a beautiful memory.

Rio, a city with different experiences, a city u must go when you come to Brazil!

2009巴西里約新年遊—驚魂篇

搶案的事發地點就在橋下...Arcos na Lapa

事情是這樣發生的，這是第二次來到里約， 跟第一次的緊張態度比較起來，因為在巴西已經待了8個月，自然而然覺得已經融入當地生活，覺得里約就是另一個城市，一個度假的地方，鬆懈的心情伴隨而來的是半小時的驚魂記。

延續新年的high，從1號晚上，我們一夥人在lapa (里約的pub聚集地，就是那危險的地方，但也是最吸引外國人之處)尋尋覓覓一些bar(因為當天是星期四又是國定假日所以很多bar都沒開) ，中間去了哪些bar不重要在於送走大家之後，我們有4個人(我、Cesar巴西人、Claudia德國女孩、Jose哥倫比亞)在清晨5點還閒晃在lapa街頭，並悠哉的坐在路邊喝酒聊天…這就是小白兔誤闖叢林的開始。

我們沒有注意道路上已經沒有什麼人了，剩下來的東西流浪漢要不就是小混混，仍然坐在路邊用英文聊天，我還告訴他們: 挖 我們可以在lapa看日出耶! 接著，就有一個年約40歲的老人走過來跟我們要錢，當然我們說自己沒有錢，Cesar就開始跟他用葡文聊天，漸漸的我們身後有1.2個人站著，又多了2.3個人圍在我們周圍，當老人跟我們談話之餘，我看到旁邊有4-5人開始互相拉扯槍包包，我扯了扯Cesar的衣服示意，他說: 別擔心，前面這人說他在這會保護我們;然後就有一個人問說他可以坐在我旁邊嗎?這時候我已感覺到些緊張的氣息…在他坐下來沒多久後就試圖偷扒我口袋裡的手機，我注意到後就又挨Cesar挨的更緊，就在又有一個人跟我們要錢的時候事情就這樣展開了!!

他要錢不得時，就開始要搶我們身上的東西，其他人見著，也一起開始搶，這時候約莫有10多位同時搶我們，4-5個人同搶我口袋裡的手機…我試圖掙扎，Cesar說就給他們吧! 同時也有人搶他口袋裡的東西，也有人把我的包包搶走，德國女孩也同時奮力掙扎著保護包包，我們三個就互相挨在一起往前大步走，因為人群還是圍著我們/_\ 注意是三個人喔!!沒錯, Jose不見了!!

然後有一群人試圖要幫我們(但也不知道是不是真的好人)無論如何我的包包被要了回來，但是我們一直要被推上計程車，因為我很害怕所以我說: 就進去吧，我只想離開這裡，但是Cesar說不行，進去了就會被載到別的地方，這就是他們把東西還我們的原因。接著剛好有公車經過，我們就上了公車逃離現場之後用跑的回家，就在我們抵達公寓門口時，我們的哥倫比亞人坐著計程車出現了(真的很機車逃跑)!!! Anyway,這次驚魂記我掉了我的手機和信用卡，Cesar掉了些證件，Claudia手受了傷，大概就是這樣…

後記1: 當晚和隔天晚上我們還是很不要命的去lapa玩，但是居然有人認出我是被搶的，還告訴我說就是他幫我搶回包包的(窘)…害我淨過被搶的地方很小心翼翼的把臉遮著，深怕再被認出…

後記2: 我試圖要在網站上找到lapa晚上的照片，google都找不大到，果然大家都很聰明不會帶相機去那，要不就是照了以後就被搶了吧…

Hot Hot Christmas

今年的耶誕節是hot hot summer, 越是接近24日每個人就越是顯得心浮氣躁,每天討論的話題都是耶誕假期或是新年假期要怎麼過,因此隨著23日下班時間的到來,每個同事的笑容就越來越多,每個人離開辦公室時都是一個kiss goodbye,祝福耶誕佳節愉快,而我也在老闆要離開時收到一個令人開心的指示: 24.26都不用上班唷!! 代表我從24放假到29才上班 :) 那天我也忙裡偷閒作了張卡片送給@CP的大家,得到不錯的反應唷~證明我還滿有美術天份的,哈哈!

話說耶誕節對這邊人而言就跟我們的農曆年是一樣重要,每個人都是乖乖的回家跟家人團聚,畢竟有些人一年可能只有這次的機會回家(巴西的交通費用頗貴,加上我家這裡是整個巴西著名的大學,很多人都是跨州就讀,而巴西之大,回家就像是去另外個國家一樣遠!)所以我家這附近十分的冷清… 這次的耶誕假期,對不過耶誕節的我來說並不是什麼重要的日子,但是對其他有過耶誕節習慣的外國人而言,不慶祝一下就是少了那麼點感覺,因此早在一個月前我們這群沒有家的外國人,就決定要一起過聖誕,自己準備大餐!!這次的陣容包括: 我, Enrique (Colombia), Eric (Mexico)三個我們city的犬逆, Sao Paulo的犬逆/外國人Mauricio (Colombia), Carolina (Colombia), Santiago (Ecuador), Sussane (Germany), Wendy (Peru), Immah (Kenya), Vincent (France) 以及兩個巴西人Aline, Enoque一起度過~

因為沒有錢,所以我們沒有真的烤雞,卻有很多吃不完的沙拉,我想馬鈴薯是當天的主角吧! 另外,我們也玩了Amigo secreto的遊戲(就像是小天使小主人然後耶誕節當天拆小天使送的禮物), 大家就在吃吃"大餐", 喝喝”小酒”,聊聊天,還有卡拉ok(沒錯就是用電腦程式唱歌)中度過24號的耶誕夜! 雖然不是什麼豪華隆重的啪踢,但是至少也撫慰了一群孤單在異鄉的外國人 :D

當晚Carol, Santiago, Sussane住在我家,隔天天氣正熱,大家對我家的游泳池蠢蠢欲動,因此就在所有的裝備就緒下,展開一個悠閒的午後,一邊聊天,或是做自己的事,又或是在泳池中泡泡,一整個愜意! 在這個下午我們討論的大部分都是哥倫比亞的文化,尤其在毒品走私這一塊,政府如何宣導防範,讀梟們又怎麼神通廣大走私販毒以及一般哥倫比亞人被誤解的無奈,這在我心目中都是那麼的不可思議,但也對,在認識這群朋友前,我對哥倫比亞的印象也還真的僅止於”古柯鹼"...

再隔天, Violeta(墨西哥來的犬逆但是29號的飛機回家前先來我家住)和他的朋友也到我家來,一整個空空的房子就多了4個犬逆,再隔天我們就跑到傳說中巴西最大的遊樂園Hopi Hari, 令人尖叫的雲霄飛車,自由落體還有可愛的芝麻街村,一整個豐富我的假期!!

明天工作完,就是向里約報到的時候了,祝福大家2009快樂!! 我的第一個在海灘的跨年,我來囉!!

Gente...SsssHhhhhhh...por favor

This weekend, I had one more great weekend in Brazil, this time is not traveling but knew more special people in Brazil :D Actually it was the AIESEC national conference—CONAL, as usual, the y had the trainee track but this time, they didn’t prepare anything special for we trainees…but you know, we always can entertain ourselves.


Although I almost gave up to join this event coz I thought I won’t get anything from this, but after series of mails, saw the responses from other trainees, I was really excited about participating CONAL and the motivation is to know MORE LOVELY GRINGOS!!! Last time in CONADE, gringos are in a big group, I guess it was around 40-50, and this time we had less people (around half), but more interesting! Compared my experience in CONADE & CONAL, I think I had much more fun this time!

We had our GRINGO FAVELA, OC put 20 beds in one big place with 2 bathrooms, por isso, you will find a lot of interesting things happened! Drunk gringos vomited, shitted and had sex (??) in the bathroom and the next day ppl started to piss off the room… (I am lucky enough that my bed is far from bathroom!) Although it’s a mess, I still cherished the time we shared in the little room, drank, photoed, gossiped, and said goodbye…

Tour in Sao Paulo although at the first station, I thought I was in US, coz full of teenagers there playing skateboard and weak X game… (haha, I’m mean…sorry!) but I ate delicious ice cream and churro there, I think churro will be my best memory of food in Brasil ever! Witnessed polices in Brazil stopped every motorcycle guy and touched for a while, then on Avenida Paulista, Christmas Village in Banco Real again, and of course, I love our travel van, the time we introduced ourselves and talked to each other.

Gringos are always naughty, coz we know nobody can control us! I still remember the great and important moment for @--formal dinner with awards, but we always made troubles, hope @ in Brasil won’t kick us out, hehe. Also crazy parties, I think I will never dance like that unless I am really drunk next time, but I swear it’s just a little mistake dancing like a FUNKY GIRL…I didn’t know I will behave like that :(

Anyway, pepole, I'm waiting for my trip heading to Rio de Janeiro, to meet u guys again, to have fun and be crazy in new year eve, Rio, wait for us!!!

AIESEC and Trainees

Don’t know from when, I’m tired of listening complaining to AIESEC from trainees…I was part of them before, but after few times of reflection, I know I need to change. Not being here to say others dunno how to manage themselves, but just write some things from my observation.

1. Over expectation: I remembered at the moment I knew I’m coming to Brazil and being a trainee here, I told myself, since I was an AIESECer, and was in MC before, I really really need to get involved in @CP, I must do something for them, bla bla. But now, I found I put too many pressure to myself and to @CP before…

2. Try to be in other one’s shoes: When I was in Taiwan, I couldn’t say that I treat trainees very well, somehow, I found it’s difficult to find common interests to have conversation with trainees, and it’s tired to speak English all the time. I have my study, my AIESEC duty, need to maintain my friendship also my family, although I know I really need to have more communication with trainees, well…..I really don’t have much time to do so. Now, since I am a trainee here, I can understand why @ers behaves like that, but somehow it’s weird and that is what I want to improve.

3. Foreigner in a foreign country: All of our friends are in our original country and maybe it’s the first time to live in a foreign country for such a long time for most of us. In the beginning, besides colleagues and @ers we have almost no friends here, so, these 2 r OUR HOPEs during our traineeship. It’s hard to start a new friendship and not to mention how to maintain it, everyone has his own life, but for foreigner in a foreign country, it’s really easy to feel lonely or sometimes helpless, at this moment, @ is really important to us.

So, since I know from above, what should I do and how can I improve current situation? I told myself about that:

1. Being friends: There is no difference between @, trainees or anyone u just meet and become your friend. We r standing on the same level, and no one is special, no one is necessary to do something for another side. (Of course besides those basic stuff @ should help we trainees :P)

2. Appropriate communication: Please don’t give up any opportunities you have to talk with @. Or we should say that, if you find something wrong, please talk to the appropriate one and share your thoughts, find the right person to solve your problem. It’s useless for you to complain only.

3. Power of interaction: Without interaction, 2 men will never become closer or friends. Accompany with the times of conversation, communication and interaction, you will know one better and people will know you better as well. And I believe, if everyone is your friend and u r the friend, you will try to understand their situation more, and they will become much more willing to help you.

I know I am a really straight and direct person, sometimes will say something without thinking but just the original thinking from my mind. But I'm really appreciate if someone can give me more ideas, opinions or suggestions! Welcome to leave your message to me or mail me :D Muito Obrigada!

Ro

I shared all my thoughts, my life and everything to Ro almost every day. Ro is my roommate, we live in the same room (3 girls in one room)and maybe because she comes from Peru to study here, Aquarius and 1 year older than me, we have a lot can share with each other.

Coz we both are foreigners, I’m glad that I can share all my feelings to her and she also can tell me how to pass my suffer, how to be happy and A LOT, coz she had what I have before, she can really understand me. She will also share her family, her dog, and things happen here to me, and of course we both are Aquarius, sometimes we will have some strange thinking but we can understand each other!

The society is Peru is as conservative as Taiwan when it compares to Brazil, hence, sometimes it’s easy for us to talk the difference and even experience more here, it’s interesting for me not only to find culture shock but also culture common in my little room here! Before came to Brazil, we don’t drink a lot, we had different party style, we had different value and standard for relationship, but when we came here, we try to BEING part of the culture, enjoy ourselves although sometimes we may get hurt, we may feel frustrated or annoyed. 　

I'm glad that I have a such nice roommate, and become one of my best friends here. If I'm not here for this internship, I will never have the chance to meet her, what an incredible thing that somtime you will find the one out of your expectation!?

小獅子再一發?

星期六，難得在我家舉辦了場churrasco(就是烤肉啦)，話說這個churrasco可是費盡千辛萬苦才得到我家室友們的同意，邀請了我家鄰居還有我的朋友們共襄盛舉!巴西的烤肉跟台灣的烤肉大相逕庭，台灣烤肉種類多變又豐富，各部位的肉與蔬菜應有盡有，巴西的烤肉就真的只是肉了，配上啤酒調酒大口大口喝!烤肉搭配上游泳池真的是夏天消暑玩樂的大好機會!

接下來又是小獅子的事了，因為最近是這邊學期的最後一周，大家都在忙考試，大部分@CP的人收到信都沒回我，那也就算了，但是小獅子可不能算了，我室友就覺得我很奇怪為什麼喜歡他都不約他，所以我就峱峱的在gtalk上問了問他，他只告訴我或許那天晚上他會在，然後來我家...一整個星期六我忙近忙出的都快忘了他的存在，大概晚上8點多的時候(沒錯，烤肉從下午2點到晚上11點XD) 突然覺得怎麼少了一個人!趕快傳剪訊問他人在哪，因為隨時會被丟到游泳池裡，只好把手機擺在房子裡，過沒多久，小獅子居然出現在我面前!

他說他打我手機都沒人接(怒)趕快檢查手機有4通未接來電!!小獅子還是一樣的可愛，反正他來了我就開心了，水瓶座的悲哀就是永遠不知道如何把握機會，人來瘋的跟朋友聊東聊西，結果就是小獅子要跟朋友走了(泣)他說，他這兩天都待在SP, 是特地回來我的活動的(但是誰知道是真是假)，問他上禮拜待在CP幹麻(我跟他說我要去SP,但是因為太懶惰結果沒去)他說他一個人在這我怎都不打電話給他:( 老天爺怎都讓我錯過這麼多機會! 所以現在千錯萬錯都是我的錯...又在跟我爭論我要多待在巴西兩年的事，跟他耍賴他也給我耍賴，是要怎麼因為你待兩年咧?

最後，只好在那kiss goodbye(臉頰的)中道別，沒想到還被小獅子咬了一口，唉呀...真不該為他苦惱這麼久的....