Swimming Pool

Originally uploaded by blandine_dar.

This is my swimming pool in France. I spend my holidays there with all my friends and family every year. I love this place and go there every July because we have a month of winter holidays here in Brazil. It’s near to the beach. I took this photo to remind me of my happy childhood.

I want to talk about something that is very important when you are in a country wich is not your real contry..

Since I was a child , I travel with my family… But I think that the more dificult is when you have to leave all your friends. I have lost a lot of friends because of this, and sometimes I just don’t want to fell that’s way again…

So many friends, so many memories… and all this is too hard for my heart. Nobody can’t understand this.

When one day, I arrived to school and my father told me that we were going to live in Brazil. You can’t imagine.. I was a child and I was crying, crying and crying… I had a lot of friends there, but today we had change, and nothing is the same. That’s sad, but that’s our life!

Today, I love Brazil, but I know that someday I will have to leave, and but I hope that will be the latest possible!

During the Carnival break, I went to Buenos Aires, in Argentina.. the first day, I had a sore throat because of the air-conditioning on the plane. However, this did not prevent me from going shopping with my family. I bought a lot of things because in Argentina everythings is cheap, especially the leather.

The streets of Buenos Aires are wonderful, very European. I think that this city is a little piece of Europe in America.I went to a district called La Boca because we saw this district in Spanish. But It’s very different, I think it’s the only dangerous place there.

I also saw people dancing tango in the street. Tango is a very sexy dance.

It’s was a little bit hard to understand Spanish, but I am learning this language at school. So it’s ok… the people of Buenos Aires are very nice and everybody is pretty.. hehe…

So as you can see, not everybody who lives in Brazil stays for Carnaval. I loved this trip.

A little bit of history for you :

Carnaval is a pre-Lenten celebration like Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and originates from pre-Christian festivities held by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Around the sixth century B.C., the Greeks held spring festivals in honour of Dionysus, the god of wine. Merrymakers would parade down the streets of their towns, sometimes with floats. The Romans continued with the tradition, except slaves and masters would exchange clothes…and each other.

Roman Catholic countries in Europe evolved the festivities. Carnaval first arrived in Brazil with the Portuguese. The celebrants would go out into the streets to throw mud and water, often triggering violent riots. Over time, lavish balls appeared for the wealthy. Feeling left out, the poor people of Rio formed cordoes, male-only groups who paraded in the streets and danced to African rhythms. Eventually, the last barrier to real fun disappeared when women were permitted to join the fun. Today the featured Carnaval events come from the escola de sambas, schools that choreograph and rehearse for the entire year for their one run in front of huge Rio crowds.

Hey ! how are you? well.. My name is Blandine. I was born in Paris on July 6th 1990 so I’m French. However, I have already lived in a few countries like: France, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal and now I have been living in Sao Paulo, Brazil for 4 years now
I’m blond, I have green eyes and I’m quite small. I have 2 brothers. The first is Aymeric and he is 21 and the other ns Vincent and he is 19 years old. I love my family but sometimes we quarrel (but not every day)
I study at the Lycée Pasteur, the French school in Sao Paulo. When I arrived here, I hated everybody, and I was sad. But today, I love Brazil, and although I’m going to go back to France in 1 year, I don’t want to go! Sao Paulo is very cool when you are a teenager and you can go out almost everywhere on week ends.
I have good friends here and I love laughing with them I love everybody. Ialso have a very handsome boyfriend =PP
I enjoy reading books about rich and young people in the United States, like Gossip Girl ,. Have you read this book yet?

That’s all…

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