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Hello. My name is Andre. I am a resident of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. I am trying to make new friends and also speak and write English better.  I am a language student, and am quite fond of other cultures. Hopefully through this site I may have an optimal opportunity to improve my English and in the process, meet good people.

My Little Fussy Thing

When I meet people for the very first time, I always say: my name is Lisa, and I am serving at XX Company as XX.
At that moment, what I really think of myself is: I am an ambitious sucker.

I always wanted to achieve something, make huge profit. But I don't know how.
Until now I am still working as a HR in a very big company, and doing little things.
Although I am doing really well, and get 1-2 salary raises every year, I am unsatisfied with everything all the time.

I always complain about my total income, which is pretty high according to the living standards.
My husband earns a lot, and I do too.

Yet, still I am bitching about everything allllllllll the time.
This thought really bothers me a lot, nearly every day at every moment. I need to relax.

What should I do?!

What am I Like? (Career)

1. I believe something is worth doing if it makes you feel satisfied  and makes the world better.
2. I am someone who enjoys being active, seeing progress and visible results.
3. I am passionate about ecology, while participating in creative projects as a member or organizer.
4. I could spend hours making finished project better.
5. I want to interact with people who like their job, who have sparks in their eyes.
6. I work best when I feel a necessity and sense purpose for my work.
7. I need to be in an enviroment where there is amiability(kindness is more common), and everyone is interestied in results.
8. I feel most myself when I can control and manage every step of a/the project.

How a Person Can Change After a Few Years

Today I was sitting in a bar drinking a cup of coffee. I noticed a Chinese barman called Kevin, and recognized him as one of my old classmates, but I couldn't imagine/believe he was the same person.
When he came near to me I asked: "Are you Kevin?"
He answered smiling."Yeah and you are Laura, aren't you?"
He has changed a lot: six years ago he was uglier and less wise than now. We had been talking for a couple of minutes about the main events of our lives. He works in a bar and he dreams of going to Spain while I study at university and plant to go to Russia this summer.
I realized how he had changed during all this time and I confess I was quite shocked because he used to be a lazy student and very talkative. No teacher could have imagined he'd be a succesful guy.
All this reminded me a lot of my old classmates: one became an hairdresser, another is a mechanic and another works on a farm. They are different people now. Maybe I didn't know them well enough or my class judged them for their lifestyles, not because  of their personalities or their practical skills.