Demonstrations in Brazil Today, different states in Brazil demostrated against the corruption and the current goverment. The huge turnout in streets shows the situation is not perfect. People claim for Dilma impeachment, while the president says she will not resign since she has no reason for that. Brazilians are complaining about the corruption scheme and skimming of money in Petrobras. The previous president of Brazil, Lula, was inqueried last week and many people say he must be in jail. On the other side, lots of people say that who complain about political-party PT is only rich people and that pre previous political-party, PSDB, was worst than PT. In this point of view, Brazil has improved a lot since PSDB lost the charge. I'm not sure what to think about this demonstration. I understand some point of view of both sides, however, I see a lot of contradictory ideas in a same person. Hence, I don't completly agree with any side. I just want a better Brazil, it doesn't matter what political-party is in charge. I have friends who supports both sides and, for now, I am just trying to position myself.

Have you ever dated somebody at your workplace? Many times this can not be a good idea. Some companies have a policy against dating ate workplace, but a survey showed that this is very common. About 60% of interviewed people have already dated in theirs jobs. It's very also very common a manager having relationship with someone he is managing. Is it correct? This can interfere in their judgment of work and in their productivity. For instance, if you dated a college and you broke up, it can have a uncomfortable situation at work. If you find a significant other in your company it can be a good idea to quit or at least change departments. Another good advice is to keep it secret until you both know it's really serious. But be warned: some companies has guidelines against it. Therefore, you better know before dating a college because you can be accused of violating harassment policy. I met my husband in our previous job. I was an intern and he was a corporal (military) there. At beginning we kept it secretly, but after 3 months the romance just cropped up. We didn't have problems there. At least not because our relationship. However, at the present moment we both are militaries at navy, and since I am an officer and he is a corporal, this can not be good for us if we work in same places. So, we must work in different organizations.

I finished Harry Potter and the Philosoper's Stone After 16 days I finished reading Harry Potter in English. It was not the first time I read an enrirely book in English but it was the first time I read a book I really liked. Before that, I just read two or three books in English which are used for English learnes. For this reason, I must to say, it was a great challenge. In the beginning I marked in yellow all the words I didn't know and after reading about 10 pages I would look for the meaning, but soon I realized it would took me hours to finished that. So, I decided to mark the words but just look for the meaning of some. In the front pages I didn't know about 15 words (each page). But this didn't upset me. I kept reading. A brief summary of the book: after discovering he is a wizard, Harry Potter went to Hogwarts, he made friends there and also enemies. He did wrong things and also fought against you-know-who. Thank Harry Potter his "house" won the annual championship. Now, Harry is ready for his second year with new challenges. I will try to read the second one, but since I will come back to work on Friday, I don't think I will have much free time!

Preparation course to IELTS Since I moved home, I am trying to start life anew here in Brasilia. Today I went to look for a gym, because I need to exercise again. I really enjoyed the gym, but I think it's utter expensive. So, I decided to look for smart fit, a very popular gym in Brazil. I thought it was far my house, but it is 15 minutes by foot, the same time of the expensive one. I haven't decided yet but I think I will choose the cheaper. Afterwards, I took the subway and a bus to get at UNB, a public university in Brasilia. I had booked a English placement test so I could study at UNB idiomas, which the courses is much more affordable. They have beginner, intermediate and advanced. I think it takes 12 terms to finish the whole course there (unless you make summer course or winter course). I really want to take IETLS, hence I needed to be placed after advanced 3. Firstly, we had a test with 60 questions. It was just to fill the gape or choose the correct option. It wasn't so difficult. It also had an essay. People who wanted to take IETLS course should write about the main issue in your field. I talked about public relations. I thought my essay was terrible and I would get a bad grade. After that, it was time to oral test. The teacher was really nice to me. She asked about my professional and personal life while she was correcting my writing test. She also asked why I wanted to study English again and I told her I was very excited about doing IELTS and I need to do the preparation course there. I also said: "I don't know if my English is enough to this". She replied me that my English is okay and I would be able to join that class. When she wrote in the paper "TOEFL/IELTS" I became extremely satisfied. I actually don't know if I deserved that grade ( it was 8.5, I don't remember exactly) The next step will do my enrollment tomorrow ( I hope there are still vacancies for this class). The class will start in April and it goes until August. I reckon after that I can take IELTS and get a good overall band. I will pursue the score 7 or higher!

Ways to pursuit your happiness There are some advices that can help you to have a happier life. The guide I've read on BBC's shows one act for every day of week. Some tips I really liked and hence I am going to talk about it. 1. Writing. This is what I am doing now, but my goal is to learn English and not talk about my life. But the research showed that writing about your life can make you feel less anxious. I think this is true because sometimes we just need to tell someone or to write things that need be done. I have a diary and sometimes I go there (it's online) and write about my life. It's amazing. I just did it yesterday. 2. Other thing you should do is be kind with people. Help them. This will make you feel much better. 3. Giving up something you like is a good way to valorize more things. You may stop eating a food that you like for one week or a activity you do everyday. After this time you will rediscover the flavor of that thing. How about put aside what doesn't make you feel good and look for other food you never tried or other entertainment ? 4. Finally, don't blame yourself if things don't happen perfectly. This can be backfire for you and make things worse.

Quitting a steady job Sometimes quitting a job will make your future better. The question is if you should quit a good and well-paid job to try something new. We know that a lot of business man started giving up a steady job to start their own business. I think people who do that are very courageous, because it wouldn't be any person to do such thing. I, for example, have a solid and permanent job and sometimes I think I could quit to try something new. I have an itch to live for some time in a foreign country, but my current job doesn't allowed me that. So, should I quit? I don't believe I would do that because I have much to lost if my new career won't go well. On the other hand, I can have a better life if I change. I've read that for some people quitting the previously job was a good choice, but it isn't probably a good deal for everybody. Maybe in the future I will try something new. I love the work I have, but it's not compatible with others things I want to do for my future. I will see what happens...

Children who see like dolphins An experiment showed that children of a Thailand tribe could see clearly beaneth the sea, while adults didin't have the same ability. The reason as to why this happes is that children's eyes are more likely to adapt and change their shape. These children from Thailand were used to always swim and fish, so it was a easy job for their eyes. This experiment was also made with European children and the result was similar: if these children keep trying to see underwater they'll eventually have the same capacity than children from Thailand. However, this is not truth when we talk about adults since they lose the ability to see clearly as children. I have to agree with that because I used to see much better underwater when I was younger and now it just seems I am not as good as I was. Hence, It's probably easy for kids see underwater.

A brief summary of Harry Potter Harry Potter is a boy who was left in his aunt's door when he was just a baby. His parents were killed by a greedy and famous wizard. Harry was raised by relatives who didn't treat him very nice. He also used to be mistreated by his cousin. Odd things usually happend to Harry, but he didn't have any idea that he was responsible for these things. One day, at his cousin birthday, he helped a snake to flee of its cage. He was able to talk to the snake, even so he didn't know how. A few days before his 11th birthday, he started to receive a letter that he is not allowed to read it. Even so, Hagrid, a man from Hogwarts finds a way to deliver the letter. So, at his birthday, Harry Potter finds that he is a wizard and also were his parents, who actually didn't die in a car accident. At a moment's notice, he starts to search for the magical stuff he has to take to Hogwarts. In the beginning, he is not sure if he can be a good wizard in the future, especially because he is very famous for what had happenend when he was just a baby. This seems to be a burden for sim. "Will I be able to make magic?", Harry wonders. To be continued.

First day in my new city I arrived in Brasilia, my new city, today! It was a very busy day because I had to wake up early, go to the airport, ask someone to pick me up at the airport, organize my clothes and things for tomorrow. Tomorrow it's the big day I have been waiting since December. I was nervous but now I am calmer. I feel very sad during the flight and I even cried thinking about my friends and family who stayed in Rio de Janeiro. Today I didn't study very much because I didn't have time. Even so, I read Harry Potter, tried to memorize some new words I have been learning and did my duolingo (French). I am unwilling to go work tomorrow, but I know after some weeks I will feel blissful for have a work and to live in a city that I like.