Somewhere only we know...

I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

[break]

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

So if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
So why don't we go

This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

Let it snow!!!

Happy Valentine' s day in America...Sweet!

Even worse when you are thousand of miles away from your love and all you can see is the current heart decoration.Everything makes you remember and wish not to be by yourself, along with that, inches and inches of snow!!
Out of the blue, I received two virtual cards that were amazing and made my day!!! LOVE IT!!!
Great lunch with friends, the sweetest desert ever, chocolate + strawberry= extra weight!!!
Had a lot of fun with them and playing in the snow...+ new pictures= flu...or hopefully not!!!

Sweet dreams...
Tamara

Busy Week!!

Hello, Hello...


This week has been completely exhausted, however, snowed and it really calmed me down.


I wrote my first paper assigned from my journalist teacher. I am glad it is finished. I have been literally living in the writing center and in a rush.


Thanks God tomorrow is thursday and the weekend is coming. I will get some rest and work a lot in the Boone Home. I hope it does not snow there that much because it is tooooooo cold for me.



PS- Valentines Day is also coming...SWEET!!!


*Homesick...
Tamara

Continuação!!!

Boa tarde,

Continuando a história, voltei para o Brasil em agosto de 2008. O interesse de estudar fora foi despertado e precisava correr atrás do meu objetivo. Conversando com uma amiga que tinha se formado comigo em Letras, e por sugestão dela, comecei a procurar cursos de graduação em jornalismo, pois era esse curso que eu sempre quis ter feito. Resolvi também procurar por agências que tivessem esse tipo de programa, oferecendo também bolsa de estudo no exterior. Resolvi optar pela agência pelo fato de a orientadora que me auxiliou anteriormente afirmar que esse tipo de bolsa não existia. Ainda bem que resolvi mudar, porque através dessa agência em São Paulo, pude ver essa experiência com outros olhos. Essa opção existia, só era desconhecida por muitos. Bom, para obter esse serviço, tive que pagar um valor; que incluia pelo menos 10 bolsas de estudo com meu curso escolhido, com bolsas de 10 a 50% de desconto, com moradia em dormitórios e as 3 refeições do dia. Eu fui muito bem atendida, me ajudaram com toda a documentação exigida e prazos obedecidos. O que eu recomendo é que o aluno faça isso por conta própria, não é difícil e a economia desse serviço é considerável. O único trabalho é achar mesmo essas faculdades que disponibilizam essas bolsas, uma outra dica, dizer que pratica algum esporte ou que tem algum talento pra música. Eu não fiz isso, mas muitos brasileiros e estrangeiros que vieram pra cá com essas bolsas esportivas, nem praticam esportes mais e continuam com uma bolsa melhor. Eu não arrepende de ter me prestado a esse serviço da agência, mas chegando aqui vi que era possível fazer por conta. Essas faculdades sempre oferecem. Ah, descobri também que aqui tem cursos de inglês que é grátis, em community colleges ( faculdades comunitárias). Isso é pra aquele turista que vem pra essa cidade e que ta de bobeira determinado período do dia, então faz um curso de inglês enquanto viaja. Muito legal eu achei!!!!Lembrando que tem que ter visto de turista, f1 ou j1 não é permitido lá. Essas coisas a gente só descobre quando vem pra cá e o que eu estou tentando fazer é ajudar quem deseja estudar fora, mas que pensa que custa muito pra isso ou que é coisa impossível de se alcançar. Acho que todo mundo que deseja tem que vir sim, o bom é se programar direitinho, mas que é muito diferente de uma vida de estudante no próprio país. A bagagem de volta vai carregada de informações de vida.

Continuo mais tarde...

Tamara Freitas

First Experience in USA

Good Afternoon,

I have decided to tell my experience from the beginning.

When I was 11 years old, my father put me in an English course, outside school, in order to help me because of the tremendous hard time I was facing. I could not understand much from that language and could not see the real importance of doing such thing. As time passed by, I mean more than just a couple of months, and as I saw that I could use what I was learning in my school classes, English sort of became part of my life. It demanded more from me than any other subject or major. By the end of 8 grade, I could see real signs of improvements. The following years, high school, I took some English tests and people and friends started to recognized me as person who knew the language. That feeling was amazing. I started enjoying that and decided to study to be really in contact with American Culture. However, I also liked to write and to read, so I combined the desire for English to the study of my mother language, Portuguese. After graduation, in 2007, I decided to take a step forward in my life and look for some English course in United States. The most frightening thing was to be by myself, which I had not done yet, also, to be far away from my family and boyfriend, for a considerable period of time. Indeed, I started looking for places to study and with my family support and the orientation of someone from my English course, I applied in an English Course. The city chosen was San Diego, California. It was an outstanding city, huge in every aspect. As the time to leave my country was coming, I really felt insecure and I almost gave up. Despite all the fear and regret, I travelled for the first time by myself. I had to start practing at the airport, which I taught would be the hardest thing; changing bags, talking to people, taking a cab. I did not imagine myself doing that, but I did. When I arrived at the hotel, San Diego's downtown, I felt like an animal in a traffic. It was so busy and crowed. Stores in everywhere. People in everywhere in addition to the fact that I was not that confident with my English fluency. It was going to take a while for me to remember all I had learned. Because one thing is to learn another language in your country, and another big different is to put in practice the knowledge in the real country which it belongs. My first week was terrible.I taught I was not prepared to leave home. After a while, and after talking to my parents and boyfriend, I started getting used to that place. I met some Brazilians, which helped me to adjust to the new reality. By the end of the month, I started looking for a college. I decided that if I could stay for that period, I could stay longer; another college was really going to change my curriculum and life. Unfortunately, I did not have enough time. My course was going to end and along with the money spent and the money I was going to pay for a college, would be out of the planned. I decided to return to Brazil, and start looking for a college that really could fit into my budget...

I will continue later...

Tamara Freitas