My favorite show on TV

My favorite show on TV is Downton Abbey.
Every Sunday I hope to see it.
I like the costumes and the characters. My favorite character is the granny.
I cried when Lady Sybil died.

<em>It's a stylish and interesting show, with great actors and actresses. What do you think will happen in the next season?</em>

I'm a native English speaker and a French teacher. I would say that English is easier -- no genders, verb conjugations are simple, adjective-noun agreement is not a problem.

Both French and English have a problem with spelling: you can't always tell how a word should be pronounced based on how it is written.

There is a lot of shared vocabulary between English and French, so if you learn one, you will have an advantage in learning the other.

Introducing myself!

My name is Juliana. I was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil and I always thought that learning English in my own country was kind of impossible. But, now, I'm really excited to try to do it after reading a post in http://www.fluentin3months.com. Benny, the owner of this web site, have learned Arabic when he was in Brazil. If he can do it, I can be fluent in English too. And, because of that, I'm here.

I need friends to talk in english! It doesn't matter where you from or who you are! I need some people to interact.

My challenge is be fluent in English by December! It will be my Christmas gift to myself!
I'm so excited that I forgot to say more about my life.

I'm doctor, a Vascular surgeon. Actually, I'm in the last year of my Residence program in Vascular Surgery in a huge Hospital called Hospital da Clínicas.This is a public and busy hospital. I'm Senior resident in this hospital and I don't have much time to spend with language learning.

I want to talk in English or Portuguese about everything, including Medicine.

Juliana -- It's an interesting coincidence -- I just was reading about the fluent in 3 months method, and the most important principle is -- start talking immediately. So I'm here too, to practice Portuguese (and a few other languages). Trabalhei ao Rio há 4 anos (adorei!), mas agora tenho outro trabalho e não posso voltar. Mas quero um nivel melhor de português (também tenho saudades das coisas brasileiras). Então, como você, estou aqui para falar sem medo de fazer 1000 erros. But I don't think you will have a problem achieving your goal, if you have some time to practice. Your level is already good. Se vc quiser praticar juntos, estou aqui, estimada doutora.  

:-)

Swimming

I swam last night with my colleagues. There were so many people in the swimming pool that we couldn't enjoy it. Every time i swam a little distance I hit people, so that I had to stop. However, swimming in summer is great exercise. When in the swimming pool, i feel so cool and comfortable. After swimming we went to have some drinks together. I had a nice day yesterday.

<em>:-)</em>

My admission to the University

This year, I finished school. But I had to pass my exams. They were very difficult.

When exams were ended, I collected documents and gave them to the University. This University - Siberian State University of Railway Transport (SSURT). But I was very sad, because I wanted admission to the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (RHACS).

I know I will study there. Maybe next year RHACS will do women's conscription. I am waiting for this moment!

<em>Good luck with your English, and with RHACS!</em>

Nightmare

Yesterday, I read an article about nightmares and I thought it's been a long time that I had not experienced a sense of physical danger to myself.

However, I dreamed a nightmare yesterday.The dream was vivid and made me anxious and fearful.
Various monsters, which look the same as the kaiju in Pacific Rim, come to the earth and then destroy the land.My friends and I hide in a steel structure building in order to avoid Kaiju.Suddenly, we hear a scream which came from a soldier.A Zombie catches and then wraps his head, with the green acid and blood.Screaming, the soldier died.Tentacles twine the body, slowly.Later, just a bone was left there.
We run to the outside to find a car that can help us get out of there. Kaiju and zombies close behind us.

We drive the car very fast, but we still can hear the voice of kaiju just over us.When we think we will die,a familiar blue telephone box appears.We shout a name, Doctor!
.........................................................................................and things are over.....................

P.S Doctor is Doctor Who

<em>A very imaginative nightmare!</em>

Camino de Santiago- Camino Francés

This trail is the most popular because this is the natural route from France. This route has a distance of 775 kilometres and it takes 31 days to go to Santiago. This route has a lot of infrastructure and conveniences. The local population lives by and for the route. Mainly, the "albergues" or hostels are very important .

If you are thinking about doing the "Camino de Santiago" the first time, "French route" is probably the better option.

In the most of the villages where the route passes you can sleep for free and you can buy your lunch; sandwiches or other kinds of food are very cheap. The normal places where you can pass the night are in churches or local sports pavilions. In some villages or towns, there isn't enough room to receive pilgrims, then some local businesses like hotels or hostels are private, but don't worry. The price is very cheap, only 10 € per night. Sometimes you must pay to sleep in municipal hostels or "albergues", between 3 and 7 euros.

This route, like the rest of the routes, is very long. then you can start in the beginning. The first day you can start in France, then you must cross the Pyrinees to Roncesvalles in Spain. You could join other pilgrims and maybe you can make good friends every day.

The motivations to do the "Camino" are very different. The first and oldest is as pilgrimage to the Santiago's Cathedral and to kiss the Saint's feet.

Another reason is as tourism. It's a different kind of tourism and establishes some kind of relationship with the local population and other pilgrims.

I consider the third reason is athletic. In the last years, in Spain has began a trend, this is to do hiking, so a lot of pilgrims aren't true pilgrims but sportsmen, then they see the "Camino" as a challenge.

In any case, whoever does this route feels something in their soul. Most people think that they find themselves. The most religious people think it is a meeting with God. This occurs because most of the time you walk alone, only you and the countryside. When the people who do the "Camino" return to their houses, they feel a change in their lives. They see life in a different way.

Most of these pilgrims begin another route to Santiago because the route calls to them. I know a friend of mine who spends his vacation time doing the various routes inside Spain.

Good job!!!!