tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81004499014157247382023-11-16T10:58:09.103-05:00Odila's Flashes & SnapshotsOdila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-25532919622443542342013-02-05T23:20:00.000-05:002013-02-07T21:28:07.199-05:00Marrakesh... Sahara, what can I say?<style>
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so good ones, come and go, amen to that! </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two years ago 4 very good friends met
in Mumbai, India for a wedding and followed on travelling for a magical week
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It was time for us to meet again, so we
got together through emails and organized our next get together. Marrakesh and
the Sahara were the chosen destinations. This time it would be just three of
us. So my friend Kathryn from Australia now living in London, Julie a Canadian
living in Hong Kong and myself met in London, boarded an Easyjet plane and off
we were to Marrakesh.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Upon arrival, an incident still at the
airport quickly got me out of my comfort zone… our bank here in Panama had canceled
my ATM card instead of husband’s who had lost his…. oops I was in Morocco with
no money at all in a city where credit cards are not widely accepted… madre mia
madre santa… but like I said in the beginning, good friends come and stay and
Kathryn came to my rescue, thank you! </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mohamed was waiting for us with a nice
smile and drove us to our beautiful Riad Aladdin, a really cozy hotel with very
charming atmosphere and great people.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We had stupendous 4 days in the city
and 3 in the desert… very hard to say which one I liked best… may be, just may
be, the desert was nicer… don’t know, very close call.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the city I was able to witness two
friends meeting after three years of not seeing each other,</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">… and the list of wonderful experiences
in the city goes on and on, but I’ll stop here because I still want to tell you a
bit about the desert, the great Sahara Desert.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The three of us left the hotel in a
Land Cruiser, this time under the care of Fadil. I really can not describe the super dupar
fun the four of us had in this trip… oh man, we laughed so much, cultural and
language clashes all over! Fadil was just the perfect, patient and funny guide.
He stopped for all our photo needs, explained about the places we were passing
by and the best was when we were entering the desert itself.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The government puts up signs letting
you know you are actually entering the great Sahara Desert, so they display
signs like “You are entering the desert, do you have enough water?” or in the
next sign they would ask “do you have enough fuel?” or “don’t litter the desert!” The scenery changed and voilá, there you have nothing else but the majestic
and impressive Sahara Desert right at your feet! Ufa, still now, sitting here
in my chair looking at so much water from the Pacific Ocean, I can still feel
that dryness I so loved to experience!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anyway, going back to the best part of
entering the Sahara… at this pint, Fadil says; “so girls, in order for you to
get in the mood, here I have some desert music for you. ”Wow, what a marvelous
way he found to put us all, just in case we were not there yet, in the right
mood. And there we had it, a tough 4 x 4 performing just like a 4 x 4 does and
should in the Sahara, a guide who knew it all and three friends who were
thoroughly enjoying the trip and its experience, all dancing to good
Tuareg-Berber songs!</span></div>
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with snow,</span></div>
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what an experience!</span></div>
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Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-86511404104810545352012-04-18T23:46:00.004-05:002012-04-18T23:58:01.740-05:00Looking towards and looking from - a photo exerciseThe other day, Joel and I went with our good friend Pam to the top of a building right in the middle of Avenida Balboa (a boulevard in town right by the sea). We went there at the end of the afternoon, trying to get good shoots of the sun set. Unfortunately the sun set per say, did not happen, but we were able to take some photos.<br />
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Then, last night, inspired by a photo taken by my good friend Anselmo, I set the tripod in our bedroom window, which faces a bit of a neighborhood called "Punta Paitilla", another bit of "Punta Pacifica" and the area of Avenida Balboa.<br />
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So last night, I had some free time on my hands and decided to go on a photo exercise, shooting from my window towards Avenida Balboa and place that photo next to the one I shot looking from Avenida Balboa with Pam.<br />
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Enjoy the result.<br />
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Choosing a place to go in a city that, excuse me for not being humble at all, is absolutely gorgeous and extreme charming was some how a bit difficult but we quickly agreed on going to the extreme point of Copacabana beach where one finds fishing boats, nets, kids playing around and Copacabana Fort. So what else could a Historian, who is now photographing whose inspiration started with her father's teaching, desire? Nothing else! <br />
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We met at 5 PM, which was still a 4 PM sun, as Rio had day light saving time. Dad was Big Ben punctual and I arrived some 5 or 10 minutes late. As soon as we got our equipment out and started setting apertures and what have you, two young brothers decided to be our models for the day... so cute... they were on a role and so were we.<br />
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After shooting the boys and the beach, we walked to the Fort and... yet again, another warm moment reminding me the extraordinary person dad is... to enter the Fort, one has to pay a fee. So, I approached the cashier but before payment, I had a thought. As we were in a military premise, I decided to ask if a navy officer had to pay to get in. The man replied that if he had his ID on him, he wouldn't have to. So I turned to dad and asked for his ID... dad, making a bit of a concerned face, gave it to me. At the time I didn't quite understand why the concerned face... maybe I have been away from Brazil and family far too long... I showed the ID and in the following second heard whistles, trumpets and the whole shabeng. The officers who were on duty under the entry arch formed a line. Surprised with the coincidence of us entering the Fort as a major officer were to leave the Fort I told dad, "oh look, I guess the big general is leaving the place now"... he than gave me a half smile and as a gentleman leads me through the corridor formed by the saluting officers.... oh boy... silly me... how did I not realize that the whole thing was for my own dad!! Oh my Lord help me here!<br />
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Anyway, have fun!<br />
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Today I bring you shots from two Blocos de Rua (explanation on my previous post called "Some pre carnaval fun"). The first one was "Azeitona sem Caroco" (seedless olive) and the second one "Banda de Ipanema" (Ipanema's band). Azeitona sem Caroco was also very family oriented, like the Bloco de Rua from last week, but... (we always have "buts" in our lives...) must tell you that I didn't find it that much fun... I thought it was just ok, but not that great.<br />
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However, after Azeitona sem Caroco, we went to be part and to photograph "Banda de Ipanema" and oh man... that was so much cool. Banda de Ipanema has become vintage in Rio's carnaval. They have been around since 1965 and today they are for sure more than a tradition in our street carnaval. I loved being there to register Banda de Ipanema pass by the streets of Ipanema and must confess that had a blast shooting the Pierrots and the geisha. Welcome to Ipanema and hope you enjoy the photos. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">AZEITONA SEM CAROÇO</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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However, if you are familiar with the moving dates for the yearly national party of carnaval, you will connect the dots and realize that my birthday is always very close to carnaval and that I can't help but just enjoy ther whole atmosphere that carnaval brings. As I wrote a bit earlier it has been a long time since I last had my birthday in these shores, which leads you to also realise that it has been another long while since I last spent carnaval in Rio. I had forgotten how fun it is, how "family and friendly user it can be!"<br />
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This morning, around 11 AM, Joel and I went out to join the "Bloco de rua" that was parading along the next street from where we are staying. "Bloco de rua" is something VERY Brazilian. In those, one has a moving band playing various samba themed lyrics along a pre determined area of the neighborhood and behind this band, comes a whole bunch of followers singing those songs and having fun. In most cases, these followers might be wearing costumes. Blocos de rua are all over the Country during the carnaval season. Rio has about 500 of them spread all over town.<br />
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Ours this morning was named "Imaginou? Entao amassa" and it paraded along Jose Linhares street finishing right at the beach in Leblon. The neighborhood of Leblon comes right after Ipanema. It was indeed loads of fun. Very family oriented and family friendly. There, one finds their primary school friend and teacher, the girl who lives down the road, the guys you always see in the morning when you are buying your bread, the man who sells pop corn outside your child's school... get the idea of the whole atmosphere we had? Really cool very carioca like (cariocas are the natives from Rio) ... so much fun.<br />
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As Joel and I were about to return home, we met my darling niece Ana, her gorgeous son Eduardo and my sister in law... didn't I tell you it is a family affair? Hope you enjoy the pictures.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A foreigner fitting in and having fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY-W2cu1_Q0qaPt5ePPK8ds6t9Z6IuJ1M9zbmkE4hyphenhyphen4yguUyasXqRGYos2z1kcYwBWR9GUiPlolPG5_bmlkl11a8qoGMGnqYZwGHjs2EGaxT1ECCYY7rgv3yH9DnG-_JTyhXCO6HaVoA/s1600/OB_5D__028129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY-W2cu1_Q0qaPt5ePPK8ds6t9Z6IuJ1M9zbmkE4hyphenhyphen4yguUyasXqRGYos2z1kcYwBWR9GUiPlolPG5_bmlkl11a8qoGMGnqYZwGHjs2EGaxT1ECCYY7rgv3yH9DnG-_JTyhXCO6HaVoA/s320/OB_5D__028129.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqKceD-F09gT7ckGos26_PX7unbbR1IT8JaRb1DMXHtk8ZDmL7FFJvloXqXkrdVv7BlI3bGwZSTfS6Fw_WS715zZ4RI0GH1oO9xPgHetMrRVDW6df8mNs0oHhpccK9RiFCFZXjnEW_bQ/s1600/OB_5D__028131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqKceD-F09gT7ckGos26_PX7unbbR1IT8JaRb1DMXHtk8ZDmL7FFJvloXqXkrdVv7BlI3bGwZSTfS6Fw_WS715zZ4RI0GH1oO9xPgHetMrRVDW6df8mNs0oHhpccK9RiFCFZXjnEW_bQ/s320/OB_5D__028131.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br />
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<span id="goog_1389151224"></span><span id="goog_1389151225"></span>Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-8732179873352224472012-02-05T00:48:00.003-05:002012-02-08T22:56:37.317-05:00A brand new canvasHappy New Year to you!<br />
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And here we have a new year in front of us... The way I see a new year is like a brand new plain canvas ready to be painted as we wish because should we not do it our way, life quickly takes care of painting it its own way, right?<br />
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As I welcomed 2012 standing by one of the Lakes at the Lake District in good old England, freezing to death... oh mine... that was really cold... watching the fire works open beautiful color splashes in that dark dark sky, I for the first time in my life, had a fast rewind and went back to exactly 365 days earlier, when the five of us were at one of the Pacific beaches here in Panama, welcoming 2011. In that very moment, I had no idea how I would paint my 2011's canvas. Yes I had some plans, some goals but had no idea, of course, how they would lay opened... and then I fast forwarded to the Lake District and you know what? I loved my 2011! What an excellent year it was... oh man, I loved it... amen to the fact God unveiled it as He did.<br />
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It wasn't an easy year, of course... life is not easy and the more we get involved with stuff, the less easy it gets, but that is just part of being alive, right?<br />
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The year had several highlights like my parents vising us here in Panama, the family reunion celebrating their 64th anniversary (can you believe it? 64 years!!), Joel and I together and on our own being able to visit the girls and David a few times, the Photo Club I founded being invited by the United Nations for a photo exhibition, spending scaring 4.5 hours with Joel at an emergency room in the US which lead to a surgery the day after we landed back in Panama ... the list goes on and on and that is good, it shows life is moving on.<br />
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From my own perspective, two things touched me directly... a turning point in my professional life and the realization of a long awaited dream/ curiosity ... cool stuff to say the least!<br />
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The first being that photography has always been a big part of my life, since I was 6 or 7... I've done different things throughout my days but photography has always had its own place in heart. So, I realized that enough was enough and voilá, in September my own photo studio was opened... yeahyyy. Wow, loads of adrenaline, loads of support from dear husband and family and the doors of "Odila Coelho Braga Photography" studio are now a reality! Thank you dad for teaching me photography and the art of dreaming and thank you mom for teaching me to plan for my dream!<br />
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The second was... a visit to Istanbul! Yes your read it right, Istanbul, Turkey. It happened in May! My curiosity for Istanbul started when I was in primary school. I remember vividly the day the teacher taught us about the fall of Constantinople, the rise of the Ottoman Empire closing the spice trade land route in 1453 which eventually lead to the discovery of the Americas, therefore my Darling home Country of Brazil. At the time, I was impressed to learn about the powerful impact the closure of the spice trade route had on world History and Geography and was very curious to visit this influential city! Well, many years flew by and I finally had the chance to land in spectacular Istanbul.<br />
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Enjoy some of the pictures I took while savoring the streets and smells of this magical end of Europe and beginning of Asia or the other way round, whichever attracts you the most and oh yes, may you enjoy painting your 2012 canvas.<br />
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</style><span lang="EN-GB">Two years later… just great… we have already been here in Panama for two years… The other day, we had a dinner party to celebrate it. Mom, my artistic director, came from Rio de Janeiro not only to be here celebrating it with us, as well as to help me with the bi-national decoration and menu for the evening. Our lives have settled well here and routine, whatever one calls routine, has been rolling well. Joel travels like crazy and I sometimes come with him and sometimes not. All good good.</span> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Just over a year ago I founded a Photo Club here in Panama. We go out once a month to shoot a specific part of town and a few days later, we gather to talk about our best pictures, which are uploaded onto our blog (<a href="http://www.clubdefotosenpanama.blogspot.com/">www.clubdefotosenpanama.blogspot.com</a>) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">May's outing was to the Gamboa Rainforest Resort. We went on a three-hour tour which was part by boat, right on the Panama Canal and part walking right through the rainforest. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Needless to say that I LOVED it!! Riding a small boat in the Canal, right next to some giant container vessels was </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB">A M A Z I N G!!! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcou7mdwOlpauX7Ve0fQV4v67GpI44I_A0T3KzwXVGmHVAClopYSxZC-6tHDROOAvOj3-UKpdALpflvCXjPb7suUAK7jn7m1hA6piHQruYL0fyylWN6n4gF2Qnij22_AXosXC1aDyjv1M/s1600/OB_40D__022911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcou7mdwOlpauX7Ve0fQV4v67GpI44I_A0T3KzwXVGmHVAClopYSxZC-6tHDROOAvOj3-UKpdALpflvCXjPb7suUAK7jn7m1hA6piHQruYL0fyylWN6n4gF2Qnij22_AXosXC1aDyjv1M/s320/OB_40D__022911.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n8ODEm0ZH40SFn4wAD077luakgJsAH2DjRRoudiw3dVMXIZi-DjNj1oeuHFPqeHbU7lA12IXwQh8rfXLqlJXk4snfcO9r4Ffs_F5jJtt38ndXbEr6516fgPKMdhbmv5ARsYSm8W_2-0/s1600/OB_5D__022716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n8ODEm0ZH40SFn4wAD077luakgJsAH2DjRRoudiw3dVMXIZi-DjNj1oeuHFPqeHbU7lA12IXwQh8rfXLqlJXk4snfcO9r4Ffs_F5jJtt38ndXbEr6516fgPKMdhbmv5ARsYSm8W_2-0/s320/OB_5D__022716.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxPySNffYxIYKF7gQ4ary9cm_DeolYTucOdsc3xS5m_xx_TuLxaQedk5Bjjm0mEl0oKBTMVP1S1C1QCBJPJwERnoL5vbeB0rvXrGv7Z26kTmNtzA5UeCghcyMzlYVtAfOIodzd5zix-U/s1600/OB_5D__022724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxPySNffYxIYKF7gQ4ary9cm_DeolYTucOdsc3xS5m_xx_TuLxaQedk5Bjjm0mEl0oKBTMVP1S1C1QCBJPJwERnoL5vbeB0rvXrGv7Z26kTmNtzA5UeCghcyMzlYVtAfOIodzd5zix-U/s320/OB_5D__022724.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzueSnMsTv6hsm3V4E9ah-0gkkKFkJDJqcyd9V6ZeRFsGnNySF2KbiiFPWoIutxBkUZq0hXpnS64Nz2jGAiWIynrqDnQe9gdmjFhH4VJ3nsBgm4No4X4IENuGqQx3t0SiuJ_HaHkJV1M/s1600/OB_40D__022855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzueSnMsTv6hsm3V4E9ah-0gkkKFkJDJqcyd9V6ZeRFsGnNySF2KbiiFPWoIutxBkUZq0hXpnS64Nz2jGAiWIynrqDnQe9gdmjFhH4VJ3nsBgm4No4X4IENuGqQx3t0SiuJ_HaHkJV1M/s320/OB_40D__022855.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB">Went under a narrow bridge used by vehicles and the Panama Canal Railroad. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqGc28VrzaqttgrBZwPdtwonqtBVa8ygNlwLhiTNE3okB57Y2zsTNLo_D85sZNHP3iZPS0Tz5_FC1yHXH9x8uUQHoVC8nGv3dw5mM-4uVxIkGYUrXmepEpKR874f2nfCYhwLHASDF9Yw/s1600/OB_5D__022673.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqGc28VrzaqttgrBZwPdtwonqtBVa8ygNlwLhiTNE3okB57Y2zsTNLo_D85sZNHP3iZPS0Tz5_FC1yHXH9x8uUQHoVC8nGv3dw5mM-4uVxIkGYUrXmepEpKR874f2nfCYhwLHASDF9Yw/s320/OB_5D__022673.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Small islands that residents are birds and monkeys, who of course, are happy to let us know they enjoy being monkeys.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXqYLleamM60C1z-m9eN8WoPdZSBKpsdqI-mX_Fo43TYPzA_TVDORf7XehZMXCFiphyx9TlWEWwZkfKic1h_pCBlEssoHga9CMJmvj_RunFr_uQsDBqvCBCBGtYm9yN9yvxzA6iWPGi8/s1600/OB_40D__022899.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXqYLleamM60C1z-m9eN8WoPdZSBKpsdqI-mX_Fo43TYPzA_TVDORf7XehZMXCFiphyx9TlWEWwZkfKic1h_pCBlEssoHga9CMJmvj_RunFr_uQsDBqvCBCBGtYm9yN9yvxzA6iWPGi8/s320/OB_40D__022899.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB">Other islets where crocodile families live their day by day proliferating peacefully… </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD_-aLGkFjR97OkeHjo1cQb_hZJsgkUyfi3U5aDWbxvYzemSrl2mdrykNjw29zvVdSAnafkFbeD2zWcg8SoPbIH9E5YRosqx5jBtDiFnwXbK8DrvzpTTy3MmJYua7WnV3QFmuGUrDNY4/s1600/OB_40D__022920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD_-aLGkFjR97OkeHjo1cQb_hZJsgkUyfi3U5aDWbxvYzemSrl2mdrykNjw29zvVdSAnafkFbeD2zWcg8SoPbIH9E5YRosqx5jBtDiFnwXbK8DrvzpTTy3MmJYua7WnV3QFmuGUrDNY4/s320/OB_40D__022920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1zSKMx_PZKb7W_j7A11soX1BfGZNZG6Ivp1Y0gj8sDNmqpzcl2EnVz4lhTXnCtHaVGGh7ODx9FJxNDT7XwDrWcwF0rjsFVKTMp1k4qtmz7AdZcdV0LGB0fLskVRHUPe8E-_3WpaOqhw/s1600/OB_40D__022929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1zSKMx_PZKb7W_j7A11soX1BfGZNZG6Ivp1Y0gj8sDNmqpzcl2EnVz4lhTXnCtHaVGGh7ODx9FJxNDT7XwDrWcwF0rjsFVKTMp1k4qtmz7AdZcdV0LGB0fLskVRHUPe8E-_3WpaOqhw/s320/OB_40D__022929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRlRSMJcykiO5daB32BDShJwnS91Xf6U0Qypy7fyEyPRRXlchLactRqYuTJB9faiCYYqP-ZjwSWSr53PaxGn0qDSYTDPDu_Sm5C_diGA6M_fqoKIKNiQm_1j90sTAuZToAeHIShp4aS8/s1600/OB_40D__022932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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I know, I know... this posting is very much so written by a proud mother and mother in law, but then..., what can I do if they are very "proudable"?<br />
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Last night, before going to bed, I had set the alarm clock to 3 AM, Panama's time. Joel was away, so I was able to wake up and just stay in bed watching the wedding moments unfold right before my eyes. Needless to say that in a couple of moments, tears rolled down my cheeks... oh it's so good to be a woman and have all these hormones available to be used, specially not having anyone around, thus no need to explain your emotions, LOL!<br />
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Anyway, going back to my early rise. Three AM I was as awake as I could be, sitting on my bed, TV was on and although I wasn't quite dressed up for the wedding, was feeling like I was right there, in London, just like back in the years we lived there...this morning I walking into Westminster Abbey, walked down The Mall, stopped in front of Buckingham Palace, enjoyed the horses, the policemen... today I seriously went back to my routes, my English routes, after all, on my father's side, I am a cousin to HRM Prince William, I had to "attend" the wedding and so I did!<br />
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As the various moments of the morning unrolled, I couldn't help but remember my Darling young Princess's wedding, Alice, and have come to realize that Alice and William are truly cousins and I believe William and Kate were surely inspired by Alice and David's wedding ( in 2006) when they were planning theirs, LOL.<br />
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Just check out the coincidences between both weddings:<br />
- Alice and David had their English wedding on April 30th. William and Kate on April 29th.<br />
- David proposed Alice in Kenya. William proposed Kate also in Kenya.<br />
- Alice and David's wedding was in Cambridge. William and Kate are now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.<br />
- and to finalize it all, Alice and David left their wedding also on a convertible car with David driving it rather than drivers and earlier today, so did William and Kate.<br />
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I am walking on clouds... I was asked to do my first photo job ever! Needless to say how exciting this is. The job will take the whole of February and it is for our church's web site and directory. My mother has always told her five children not to try something new when you have visitors and this goes for new recipes, new route, new software or whatever is new for you on a day when you have spectators. But, maybe with age or may be because of hormones, I don't know, I've decided to be a tiny little bit rebellious and use a brand new photo editing software with the church's pictures and madre mia madre santa... it has so many possibilities on how to change a photo that my "photo purism" has been quite shaken. I still think that at least 80% of the photo has to be ready as you shoot it and leave at the most 20% to be repaired in the computer. I've always thought our church was nice and cozy and had a wonderful atmosphere for worshiping but my friend, I have just found out that for photo taking it's too dark, LOL!! Therefore, keeping my "photo purism" has been a real challenge. Oh well, guess my learning curve just received a huge load!<br />
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Joel saw a possibility to quickly go away for a week. For that he came to me with the idea of a mini road trip around South of Florida. He quickly put it together and off we went. We landed in Miami to what we thought, to what we intended, would be a nice romantic quick get away, ha ha ha... in reality it was not fun at all. Everything or better saying, almost everything you could think of, went wrong; bad hotel service, I broke my brand new camera, a sun-set cruise that had all ingredients to be beautiful and fun was as boring as nothing else in my life has ever been and... Joel had gall bladder crises, ended up in ER, managed to fly back to Panama pain free and had a surgery two days after landing. In actual fact, all the above was happy ending, nothing terrible, but honestly... not on a road trip, right? Surprises surprises life brings us which reminds me that we have to enjoy life at ALL TIMES.<br />
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A week after Joel's surgery, he took off to Bangkok on a 4 flight trip and one of the flights lasted 17:50 hours. Really, after we left Asia, both os us quickly got used to the wonderful short flights, even when going to Europe we have short flights, so going back to a 18 hour flight takes a lot of breath in breath out, no? I mean, what do you do for 18 hours, even in business class? You sleep, you eat, you read, you watch movies and after checking how long you still have, you find out that although you have done loads, you still have another 8 hours to go! Ai ai ai ui ui ui. His flight took off at 10 AM Panama time and at 6:15 AM he wakes me up to ask for some help; he was not finding his Brazilian passport, the one he used to come in the Country. Ouch, that was not a cozy wake up call! We both turned this flat upside down and no passports were found. The time to leave the flat to go to the airport was long gone, we were late and still no passport. He then decided to try leaving the country with his other passport, the French one. Although he has a Panamanian ID proving he is legal in the country, he didn't have the Brazilian passport with the entry stamp and they usually like to see that too when foreigners go through immigration. I drove him to Tocumen Airport, and waited outside until he went through security. Sent Alice a bbm and together we went on a praying chain for him to go through immigration smoothly. Amen amen, it was all fine. As I was driving back home, he gives me a call to suggest it could be in XYZ place. I got home and went straight there and it wasn't right there, but next to it, so once again, happy ending, yeaahhyy! <br />
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While he was flying, I went to a concert here in Panama City that was just awesome for words. It was Yanni playing and the producer had set the stage nothing else but right among the ruins of Old Panama. So us, the spectators, were sitting around 500 something year old ruins. Just spectacular!! <br />
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It was my birthday this past week and I invited some friends for lunch in order to help me welcome my new age. I loved having them around because, as we very well know, when we live this life outside our original comfort zone, away from family, these friends are out new family, they are the ones we run to in times of emergency or in times of fun, so many thanks for coming and for being there for me.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sometimes call Joel " Jacare" which is Portuguese for "alligator". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqau3FkL8jH6ixImv65rlMFn4ls8sd0JfObcVyBIdAUObwG5GI9YhR7jV-RhHHH74nh8XeBn7IydC1hb71W1CSgUJUhbAa7Su5VRLlEKBTv_Q0IY1Hju5RzvXZdl-gOH0dSoqdU2V7WE/s1600/JB_7D__019652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqau3FkL8jH6ixImv65rlMFn4ls8sd0JfObcVyBIdAUObwG5GI9YhR7jV-RhHHH74nh8XeBn7IydC1hb71W1CSgUJUhbAa7Su5VRLlEKBTv_Q0IY1Hju5RzvXZdl-gOH0dSoqdU2V7WE/s320/JB_7D__019652.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cuba through a hole</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhVj0-4D9ZdbnjdUxkotXXFlbDoKbpV2ahXff-m7x54zXioekBtsaH6kv7gCggp9HStULD4TBZTPQrqeokvGCVxKbyQaqBeEb9_5I58YpMI9TeudDfqFDNbQdzIZh0QN7n0i68c7QSFo/s1600/OB_5D__018527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhVj0-4D9ZdbnjdUxkotXXFlbDoKbpV2ahXff-m7x54zXioekBtsaH6kv7gCggp9HStULD4TBZTPQrqeokvGCVxKbyQaqBeEb9_5I58YpMI9TeudDfqFDNbQdzIZh0QN7n0i68c7QSFo/s320/OB_5D__018527.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNSGTEPYJ83J710HwLdXN7s64DwPcSzsj5Yw0nDRQ-KnW8FDnHTO-EEdSGTM49yEfEFJIoP3lTNKfWuHn1Kdo_2t0Wku2iKZn6h2knzxoOhB2BCZHStwUc5huvq6oUXEmNeuXb05jajI/s1600/OB_5D__018825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNSGTEPYJ83J710HwLdXN7s64DwPcSzsj5Yw0nDRQ-KnW8FDnHTO-EEdSGTM49yEfEFJIoP3lTNKfWuHn1Kdo_2t0Wku2iKZn6h2knzxoOhB2BCZHStwUc5huvq6oUXEmNeuXb05jajI/s320/OB_5D__018825.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-62230028636806874292011-01-08T22:01:00.001-05:002011-01-09T17:57:21.065-05:00Bye Bye, So Long, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoWVQWIVMYfMwnlc6QODSZqKxc8kgagJjawE7KT7dcbM6DIj8mV1euD71B6RSz91ywT5EksqLr4x1HSn9yI5pXUj_0UtAGEyCwTpTmIq_DzlYViTMU7k87DXlTVkbCStmkUUTn2CVjp8/s1600/JB_7D__000599.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoWVQWIVMYfMwnlc6QODSZqKxc8kgagJjawE7KT7dcbM6DIj8mV1euD71B6RSz91ywT5EksqLr4x1HSn9yI5pXUj_0UtAGEyCwTpTmIq_DzlYViTMU7k87DXlTVkbCStmkUUTn2CVjp8/s320/JB_7D__000599.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip__tcoq51RC1iFBd22YxKs0P_iKRR1kYKSVbmKGKbUIlUrmWoZbQ90F1Z1BJXjS21c4_VwAkQR_VqicVXu_bvKNldVTMFHsxAse_0GmXamCQunCItio7HucFBsIhMmrlaNXKkqAIeKyM/s1600/David_PTY_dec2010_000202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Life</span> can be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">extremely</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">tricky</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">at</span> times. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sometimes</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">it</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">unexpectedly</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">brings</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">great</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">surprises</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">sometimes</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">disappointing</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">situations</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">sometimes</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">it</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">starts</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">by</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">bringing</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">completely</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">undesired</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">surprises</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">which</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">later</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">turns</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">out</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">to</span> be quite <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">cool</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">That</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">is</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">what</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">we</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">have</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">just</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">experienced</span>!<br />
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<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">After many emails back and forth, </span>plane <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">tickets</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">were reserved and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">bought</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">LAST AUGUST. We knew Christmas is a time of the year when everybody in the Western world goes somewhere so </span>as we really wanted to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">celebrate</span> Christmas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53">here</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54">in</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55">Panama</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56">with</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_58">girls</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59">and</span> David, we started it all very early. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_60">Joel</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_61">and</span> I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_62">were</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_63">over</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_64">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_65">moon</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_66">it</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_67">had</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_68">been</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_69">five</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_70">whole</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_71">years</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_72">since</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_73">we</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_74">last</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_75">spent</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_76">Christmas</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_77">together</span> as a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_78">family</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_79">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_80">five</span>. I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_81">had</span> announced to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_83">all</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_84">my</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_85">friends</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_86">that</span> "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_87">The</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_88">girls</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_89">and</span> David" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_90">were</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_91">coming</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_92">Joel</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_93">and</span> I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_94">had</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_95">already</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_96">planned</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_97">to</span> do all sorts of things with them <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_101">around</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_102">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_103">city</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_104">had</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_105">made</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_106">reservations</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_107">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_108">go</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_109">to one</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_110">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_111">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_112">Pacific</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_113">Ocean</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_114">beaches</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_115">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_116">spend</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_117">New</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_118">year</span>'s <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_119">eve</span> there, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_123">had</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_124">made</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_125">plans</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_126">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_127">spend</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_128">Christmas</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_129">Eve</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_130">at</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_131">friend</span>'s <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_132">house, had tickets to the Christmas Cantata</span>... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_133">we</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_134">thought</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_135">we</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_136">had</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_137">it</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_138">all</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_139">under</span> control <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_140">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_141">well</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_142">planned</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_143">All</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_144">we</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_145">needed</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_146">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_147">have</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_148">it</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_149">happening</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_150">were</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_151">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_152">safe</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_153">landing</span>s <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_154">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_155">all</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_156">three</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_157">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_158">them</span>.<br />
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However, that was not as God had in His almighty plans... thus new plans were layout before us. <br />
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The first one to land was Anna. She came from 40ºC Rio de Janeiro, so Panama's 29ºC was not bad at all. She arrived on December 14th. As she was the one to stay longer, she was to participate in a couple of year–end parties we were attending.<br />
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Then it was time for Alice to land from freezing England. She was to leave the UK on the 18th very early. Joel and I, as we always do when they are traveling, were keeping track of her whereabouts through the internet, using the "Flight Status" on the company's website or chatting using "BBM" or "WhatsApp" (amen for those, free and very useful!). It was all good, she had arrived safely at Heathrow, had checked in, was happy to have been given access to the lounge, had boarded the plane and had sent us a last BBM saying she was now seated on her seat, the plane's door was already closed and kissed us good bye, looking forward for our next chat as soon as she would land in NY after crossing "the Pond". Life was good... one daughter already here, another one on her way here and son in law closing his "to do list" before taking off on the 23rd... or so we thought...<br />
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A few minutes after Alice's last BBM to us, she comes in again to let us know that ... after reaching the "take off" point on the runway, her plane was going back to the gate for the snow that was falling had turned into a blizzard!!<br />
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Oh no, we really didn't need that... was she for real or just testing our humor at 2AM Panama time? We rushed to the company's web site and voila, the flight was indeed going back to the gate and was to wait for the blizzard to be over, therefore at that point, it was just a "delayed flight". Her connection to Panama in NY was slowly slipping away... slowly slipping away... probably was going to be missed and yes, it was missed.<br />
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My dear readers, we were just facing the beginning of an incredible long saga of a mother nature angry show of global warming with early winter blizzards in unexpected places and all the rest you can think of.<br />
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Making a VERY LONG story short, Alice and David were able to finally land in sunny Panama City, after THREE canceled flights, on December 28th. From the airport, we went straight to the beach and celebrated our Christmas on that same night. Surely, somewhere in this world of ours, it was still the 25th, right?<br />
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Their respective bosses, were very understanding and agreed to change their return dates, so oba, all good once again. It was awesome to be a family of five once again, with loads of chats and stories, loads of all reading together, cooking together... you know... just loads of togetherness.<br />
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This Christmas, we started a new tradition in our family: once a year when we are together, we will watch one of the traditional films out there. The one chosen to start this tradition was "Sound of Music". Some of us had watched it endless times (some in days when VCRs nor DVD were available, which meant actually going to the movies accountable times, ha ha ha). The next movie to be watched has not been fully decided, but "Mary Poppins" has a good chance to win the election.<br />
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The cute thing of this new tradition (apologies for not been humble about our tradition, LOL) was the fact that in the film, at a certain point, Maria taught the children a good bye song to be sung to guests at their mansion and later at the end of the movie, at the festival the family took part of. So, suddenly, when we were waving good bye to Anna, the first to leave Panama, who was at the immigration line, the four who stayed behind (Joel, myself, Alice and David) sang "Bye Bye, So Long, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu..." for her, imitating the choreography they did in the movie. A few days later, the three of us (Joel, Alice and myself), sang it to David (also repeating the choreography) who was the second to leave Panama, and this morning, Joel and I sang it to Alice as she disappeared into immigration...<br />
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Driving back home, Joel and I were simply cherishing the memories of how it had all been so great in spite the endless negative surprises we faced. Amen amen.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-12853623019131200412010-12-12T16:44:00.013-05:002010-12-12T20:08:56.826-05:00Revivals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEN3W4K9ToGWW-kcgY0PumaIAfYlpcR0XDH7Y9_Xz4n90yy0lOPPeEGCX6QUwqwgKqmt5yUD0ZeO6yNGgfs0-WLcsgjOMwORQqQ_FacwpIA1tfvJ088P1oajQLo1KroD9uSY6snLSS5Y/s1600/Central+by+night.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEN3W4K9ToGWW-kcgY0PumaIAfYlpcR0XDH7Y9_Xz4n90yy0lOPPeEGCX6QUwqwgKqmt5yUD0ZeO6yNGgfs0-WLcsgjOMwORQqQ_FacwpIA1tfvJ088P1oajQLo1KroD9uSY6snLSS5Y/s400/Central+by+night.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549960735652360530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6ifIX4j3ffU5tFbM0MrrFdk01eRo3ZSj8nLeOLKWJbTcuO64PJYhfgLKFOxDH1cWrSmRQsAka5T9pTGsrx_rOkh3wLM0zGTbVsexudvMwbV0_vQSMgzpJDnjrcuhTJDv0v81qL_EJYA/s1600/RIMG1529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6ifIX4j3ffU5tFbM0MrrFdk01eRo3ZSj8nLeOLKWJbTcuO64PJYhfgLKFOxDH1cWrSmRQsAka5T9pTGsrx_rOkh3wLM0zGTbVsexudvMwbV0_vQSMgzpJDnjrcuhTJDv0v81qL_EJYA/s400/RIMG1529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549959801407028354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69TvQ3p8elog0CjjM3sZhfiXo8qBOj2nOnIW65-BzEs-bhDytfH7g7xiJltAj1qLYOrFz1EzFr76FRMpO-9eWYQhXlJ3-m5qHQHm-E4V9LK8hKuokTP7wrK-D3YODbi2jmj4VrEawc7s/s1600/RIMG1528.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69TvQ3p8elog0CjjM3sZhfiXo8qBOj2nOnIW65-BzEs-bhDytfH7g7xiJltAj1qLYOrFz1EzFr76FRMpO-9eWYQhXlJ3-m5qHQHm-E4V9LK8hKuokTP7wrK-D3YODbi2jmj4VrEawc7s/s400/RIMG1528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549959796211421138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitncJhl5KveiOme-iLbdITzLLpiDzVSCAqLRjRHgjegBwGgXwbiBbT1rHEgxNRpsMnb47mOtoGR7CNbxVQOCRZIQ6TFocAqixISaLAPORwTxPohyphenhyphenmT82USoeLFaEf6WTLmm9A-9YFD7c/s1600/IMG_3790.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitncJhl5KveiOme-iLbdITzLLpiDzVSCAqLRjRHgjegBwGgXwbiBbT1rHEgxNRpsMnb47mOtoGR7CNbxVQOCRZIQ6TFocAqixISaLAPORwTxPohyphenhyphenmT82USoeLFaEf6WTLmm9A-9YFD7c/s400/IMG_3790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549958626306589426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDO7HsI-xUuJM2-hXkM1iL4tC_C-YAx96GKBfkF_Q1r88a2aIHxVTvWC4wBdQfW6jczIVN8pV3IQDtNURD5gONz0XCPJTfxjRYjKg_nEABRz_d37gQkrFjdZJ1YmbpxJ6r5n6F-fHTZD0/s1600/IMG_3754.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDO7HsI-xUuJM2-hXkM1iL4tC_C-YAx96GKBfkF_Q1r88a2aIHxVTvWC4wBdQfW6jczIVN8pV3IQDtNURD5gONz0XCPJTfxjRYjKg_nEABRz_d37gQkrFjdZJ1YmbpxJ6r5n6F-fHTZD0/s400/IMG_3754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549958624433837026" border="0" /></a>Joel had to go to Asia on business and our good old friends, the Appels, invited us both to participate of an old tradition they have established in Hong Kong; Thanksgiving on the Saturday that follows the real Thanksgiving in the USA. Hong Kong, of course, does not observe this American holiday, but the Appels, Americans who have been living in Asia since forever, have established the Saturday to be the day they invite friends to come and celebrate Thanksgiving. As Brazilians that we are, we did not have this habit, but after 9 years being very good friends with the Appels, we have kind of "incorporated" this holiday. Of course that for us, Joel and I, it has nothing to do with the tradition of the first British settlers in the US, but rather a time to stop and be officially thankful for the uncountable blessings we've received.<br /><br />Needless to say that Joel hadn't finish his sentence and I had my bags packed. Planning was all very quick but in a way ok, because my reason for going was really to be there for Thanksgiving, to hug and kiss old friends and re-see HK, this place that we have called Home for almost a decade.<br /><br />Due to Joel's other traveling schedule, we didn't fly together, therefore I had freaking 24 hours of flights and lay-over, thus loads of time to think about what would the next ten days be like for me. I confess that, although we have left HK only 1.7 year ago, I had forgotten what it's like to sit for 15 hours in a plane... ouch that was no fun... one sleeps, watches movies, reads and when you check, you still have 8 hours to go, ha ha ha.<br /><br />But anyway, after so much thinking, I realized that although VERY excited to be going back for a visit, I was a bit concerned about the "revival" part of it all. Our life in HK has been very special, very blessed, very cool so half of me wished it stayed that way, sort of a "freeze the moment" type of thing. The other half was full of plans, full of excitement to have succeed in "booking" friend's rushed year end life for lunches, dinners, teas, coffees and so on.<br /><br />All these thoughts came to an end when the Captain broke the silence on board announcing our descend into HK, the weather was hazy (tell me something new!) and already dark when we landed... "ouch I've really arrived", I thought... no going back now... here I'm... and voilá, BEAUTIFUL 10 days were unfolding right before me, amen!<br /><br />It was easy easy to arrive, go through the "HK residents" immigration empty line, luggage came out promptly, knew exactly where to buy my express train into town ticket, which by the way, was costing the same as it has cost in the past 10 years, the journey lasted exactly what it used to last, on the HK side of the train trip, the last taxi line to the right was still the shortest line, Chinese taxi drivers were still almost rude, as only they can be, traffic organized and flowing as it always did, buildings decorated for the Christmas seasons and loads of street light... yes I had arrived in Hong Kong and the "feeling of belonging" was right there in my heart and that felt good and comfortable!<br /><br />It was deliciously good to be at the Appels for Thanksgiving, thank you for the invitation and for having us over. I loved being with my scrapbooking girl friends (and their husband too) who managed to also repeat a tradition we had of going for a Christmas High Tea. I had an awesome time with my church girl friends with loads of chatting and yet another repeating habit, massages! Joel and I were taken for lunch and dinner by dear friends, coffees with loads of photography conversations, local phone call conversations... all very good!<br /><br />My "revival" ten days came to an end when, yet again, the Captain announced we were descending into Panama City and as always, I looked out onto the window and the sense of belonging was there once again... the Bridge of the Americas was lit, ships lining up to enter or exiting the Canal were lit, the Causeway strip was lit... I was back to Panama City, our Home Sweet Home and that also felt very good!<br /><br />So, should you be facing a revival in the near future, do not hesitate and go for it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFQNp6uXt7gr1UteeN6KII_eXaylH-OccWFGHiaDLKDBZ2L5b_4zFy1XF37RKMrE1bmbWQFi_dManS2lIPzs7dIq21fYdYPcRmTqlyXlrPZaq01wyCI9xeZoEu6zcYkVe76O0NZzX9ZM/s1600/OB_SD_980__002310.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFQNp6uXt7gr1UteeN6KII_eXaylH-OccWFGHiaDLKDBZ2L5b_4zFy1XF37RKMrE1bmbWQFi_dManS2lIPzs7dIq21fYdYPcRmTqlyXlrPZaq01wyCI9xeZoEu6zcYkVe76O0NZzX9ZM/s400/OB_SD_980__002310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549959133197624818" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTZWQw8nDWYGR_fX6Atlmqf9fRcpVOJHBkfQmFummjfuKuzCfOxQwuRhZi3d64tOtuQNv_95P2n3cydCdx9og9bGmNqOgOuxOqI6LyMXvTHyvDiMX6BLbvKpl3e0-XmVlxyvx7bz4DUg/s1600/OB_SD_980__001359.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTZWQw8nDWYGR_fX6Atlmqf9fRcpVOJHBkfQmFummjfuKuzCfOxQwuRhZi3d64tOtuQNv_95P2n3cydCdx9og9bGmNqOgOuxOqI6LyMXvTHyvDiMX6BLbvKpl3e0-XmVlxyvx7bz4DUg/s400/OB_SD_980__001359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549959129710794450" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmsyzFXUTxBzdleg0y-rqsefFSuLyjmNvn1oSUtqDkstbk7tC9rkPzsjLZt8Q84B_oOg6TCW-SzJDRB9AglSmwzUk2f44GaQR71XKwb35LkOhKOM-ALmPshZGgU7QDN8a3Mi2wibdVKA/s1600/OB_SD_980__001301.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmsyzFXUTxBzdleg0y-rqsefFSuLyjmNvn1oSUtqDkstbk7tC9rkPzsjLZt8Q84B_oOg6TCW-SzJDRB9AglSmwzUk2f44GaQR71XKwb35LkOhKOM-ALmPshZGgU7QDN8a3Mi2wibdVKA/s400/OB_SD_980__001301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549959127668703090" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxhk1510MghORWENNgjIbEZPoM8Madj9h0JsezAM1UC3bebjCgNYefXnUIflXG9p3k0u67rrBl9RFnptt-o2B0Yyirax4I8Fx9ERXgY9_Zzsr27USzGVX0-6Z02ntObGrWtKlJDXMOHI/s1600/OB_40D__017467.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxhk1510MghORWENNgjIbEZPoM8Madj9h0JsezAM1UC3bebjCgNYefXnUIflXG9p3k0u67rrBl9RFnptt-o2B0Yyirax4I8Fx9ERXgY9_Zzsr27USzGVX0-6Z02ntObGrWtKlJDXMOHI/s400/OB_40D__017467.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549959122823084594" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam78DwV3d4dOWZJLoTwJhcBjXO4n8xuCwyYmirfu1zQaQ8E_vO6tTC8oscTdk2WB2ayEND-X1eclSnhjvI8owIJCLq-cZyQvZQ16TcuE2mjL4LQ4LKJGFYbTHnZuIucOJ74uDMuahruc/s1600/OB_40D__017436.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam78DwV3d4dOWZJLoTwJhcBjXO4n8xuCwyYmirfu1zQaQ8E_vO6tTC8oscTdk2WB2ayEND-X1eclSnhjvI8owIJCLq-cZyQvZQ16TcuE2mjL4LQ4LKJGFYbTHnZuIucOJ74uDMuahruc/s400/OB_40D__017436.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549959117615515330" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrzaFCYkpa8Htga_Ce1s3VcBKvow4wzaZIjDUxz-H5GHNGCiOV0jGp7CklgmfRwRK6YCp6NB75egoWvniptDvE3X1PC9TXXxdi4SXncv4YChsJM7u189IlE8WNna-aC6CTO-m_5BYeRU/s1600/OB_40D__017415.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrzaFCYkpa8Htga_Ce1s3VcBKvow4wzaZIjDUxz-H5GHNGCiOV0jGp7CklgmfRwRK6YCp6NB75egoWvniptDvE3X1PC9TXXxdi4SXncv4YChsJM7u189IlE8WNna-aC6CTO-m_5BYeRU/s400/OB_40D__017415.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549958630634868706" border="0" /></a>Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-68404444103406644032010-11-10T17:42:00.010-05:002010-11-11T12:00:25.438-05:00Eat Pray LoveHave you seen the movie, Eat Pray Love? Joel and I went the other day and you know what? In spite some not so positive comments about the movie, I liked it. For sure my eyes were happy with what they were seeing; Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem, strolling on roads already traveled by me, all in the same package does make life much smoother, doesn't it? On top of that, Javier plays a Brazilian man, so yet another touch to my heart.<br /><br />But in fact, these were not the reasons that really got my grip, but rather the "re-inventing her self" aspect of the movie and in that, Julia's character and myself have quite a bit in common. In this life of ours, we kind of design a path for our professional lives when we reach the age of college. In most cases, we'll carry the skills learned at university throughout life. But sometimes, life presents us innumerous challenges or opportunities to change this path and when we embrace it, life really becomes a thrill and I love it! It's not like we are loosing our original line of work, but rather gaining, adding, new skills and with them, broadening our horizons.<br /><br />Our life in Panama is completely settled, amen to that and I'm gearing my time to becoming an official photographer. The only thing that is still holding me back a tiny little bit is the thought: will turning photography into a business harm my passion for it? Let's see.<br /><br />October was a cool month. We went to Rio de Janeiro for my niece's wedding. Alice and David were there too, as they were both part of the wedding party and it had been a few months since the five of us were together... so all good!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Alice and I on a "Thelma & Louise moment".<br />Later I realized that the groom's building is reflected on my sun glasses.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyW8IZ7notEiX8uO00ZXBXsWq3v_xZnpsQ7Kb-2iva3omWJqOgsgfFS27CVI0RBAbG5Fg_Wm_CUrDhgBfP1BAE-DSx2MdYAsmdDCv06aPGKN1uOkokcLeizO7owszUg4k_YRpjT6sjoSk/s1600/OB_SD_980__003073.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyW8IZ7notEiX8uO00ZXBXsWq3v_xZnpsQ7Kb-2iva3omWJqOgsgfFS27CVI0RBAbG5Fg_Wm_CUrDhgBfP1BAE-DSx2MdYAsmdDCv06aPGKN1uOkokcLeizO7owszUg4k_YRpjT6sjoSk/s400/OB_SD_980__003073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538097319281653970" border="0" /></a>Alice & David ready to accompany<br />the bride and groom<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTCrg-xUNvxEfrJ7BnokL_Eg6Bp1S8jq4HXkDMOi5YcA364Z5TASVPbUfLJhxBIJN_5gzjTMEX0YrcpffCcp31eiF9b4DsVNVuhwKWB9GhfFiVUC3AsJtd07tTJXDpPqPe7c6b9NrYl8/s1600/OB_SD_980__003134.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTCrg-xUNvxEfrJ7BnokL_Eg6Bp1S8jq4HXkDMOi5YcA364Z5TASVPbUfLJhxBIJN_5gzjTMEX0YrcpffCcp31eiF9b4DsVNVuhwKWB9GhfFiVUC3AsJtd07tTJXDpPqPe7c6b9NrYl8/s400/OB_SD_980__003134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538097327693289266" border="0" /></a>Rio's Botanical Garden - 1<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJHWiXULwdJ7ePH8gz348FrzFtPkaLvPFIoBd1o7GPkPclesGirDwdQzqz0ECnB_4WYVZ95qDq8riqtueNua5Udxia4HkKhUBsfhp9Ilj1oBLzSvJpRBDpFZHQXGv4fSSRY1lbCLj49g/s1600/OB_SD_980__003101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJHWiXULwdJ7ePH8gz348FrzFtPkaLvPFIoBd1o7GPkPclesGirDwdQzqz0ECnB_4WYVZ95qDq8riqtueNua5Udxia4HkKhUBsfhp9Ilj1oBLzSvJpRBDpFZHQXGv4fSSRY1lbCLj49g/s400/OB_SD_980__003101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538104916623130770" border="0" /></a>Rio's Botanical Garden's - 2<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyX1O7P-YJ2JZd6FTN2eiEQTlZkYMijycWVolFbYfJVLegZgIR1T78xXRcu-xwKJDp0xUd3J6Gb6RW1hze7N9oBrZROq2E8WpSae4O4BJljaAHGy7EWy0MoyzJdICY6k1_BHu_VF9B42c/s1600/OB_SD_980__003103.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyX1O7P-YJ2JZd6FTN2eiEQTlZkYMijycWVolFbYfJVLegZgIR1T78xXRcu-xwKJDp0xUd3J6Gb6RW1hze7N9oBrZROq2E8WpSae4O4BJljaAHGy7EWy0MoyzJdICY6k1_BHu_VF9B42c/s400/OB_SD_980__003103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538101492401674690" border="0" /></a>Two generations crossing the street - mom & Alice<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WuWRtkdB_82GaQOz9x3WPB4J1b54vO3w9jOIX0Q75Mm_3KzQ_BNT5_jruk2vYfGk7hi-ZBK80Q0hXan3llzlM1_1DjUAK3MYoJAfjrbiNE6VCa5y1VzyGwKlBxozGvewi0tF_7WU5Qo/s1600/OB_SD_980__003182.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WuWRtkdB_82GaQOz9x3WPB4J1b54vO3w9jOIX0Q75Mm_3KzQ_BNT5_jruk2vYfGk7hi-ZBK80Q0hXan3llzlM1_1DjUAK3MYoJAfjrbiNE6VCa5y1VzyGwKlBxozGvewi0tF_7WU5Qo/s400/OB_SD_980__003182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538097441643778706" border="0" /></a>The cousins together.<br />Fernanda, the bride, is in the middle.<br />Actually, without any planning, they are in order<br />of birth, Ana, Fernanda and Alice.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJAbkiloMcm_zB5jShIVlrlUX4YlT30QIOLx_qnJ7cOMQeSHgdR_JGuVXdBsyNjyKqskjUm3Yj9yp7X_BvRmgQxn03f8NsB_ugJKuQ773jxqo800Y0fyRce6LkwuaZas_4o94u-rXxPo/s1600/OB_SD_980__003093.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJAbkiloMcm_zB5jShIVlrlUX4YlT30QIOLx_qnJ7cOMQeSHgdR_JGuVXdBsyNjyKqskjUm3Yj9yp7X_BvRmgQxn03f8NsB_ugJKuQ773jxqo800Y0fyRce6LkwuaZas_4o94u-rXxPo/s400/OB_SD_980__003093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538097324815621522" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-60857697633644350332010-09-19T21:06:00.008-05:002010-09-19T22:03:16.346-05:00Shots around Panama City<blockquote></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday I spent many hours shooting different corners of Panama City. This meant coming back home with many shots and of course, super dupa happily exhausted! Some of the results are here. Enjoy them.<br /></div>Taken at Punta Culebra right below where<br />Noriega used to have his library.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvhkL3SnEz-aHIcyZ5JMxpjll2Lg3auLMZrXDATyUfqgHegtr9NietNc38xCXvcbLeq1oqAj8SVZF-phx0xAB-OR85YZyp8GcOLyWNAWrrJI19tUt7kwJf15y7ZP5ABRpCMMTBFyybL8/s1600/OB_40D__017216.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvhkL3SnEz-aHIcyZ5JMxpjll2Lg3auLMZrXDATyUfqgHegtr9NietNc38xCXvcbLeq1oqAj8SVZF-phx0xAB-OR85YZyp8GcOLyWNAWrrJI19tUt7kwJf15y7ZP5ABRpCMMTBFyybL8/s400/OB_40D__017216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518814013106994818" border="0" /></a>An iguana hanging around the<br />Smithsonian Institute Research Park.<br />Please understand that we don't share<br />the streets with iguanas.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ksPRrHTNvJ5KMZY0oJGK2jugh9BZYeFP59kyQZu6f_sDCBN5aCJw-ZUakaXsCo1kRQsqV_0DjQiSZw7650DnGpDlTugKeNpOafOqBcw1lL4KTxXAFA6xHDCZ3it2cg9XZPaJzN1UZgU/s1600/OB_40D__017135.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ksPRrHTNvJ5KMZY0oJGK2jugh9BZYeFP59kyQZu6f_sDCBN5aCJw-ZUakaXsCo1kRQsqV_0DjQiSZw7650DnGpDlTugKeNpOafOqBcw1lL4KTxXAFA6xHDCZ3it2cg9XZPaJzN1UZgU/s400/OB_40D__017135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518813975464442946" border="0" /></a>Entrance to the Smithsonian Institute Research Center<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfZkxUCRJRomEdljfmCeGW9Vtb7OOAkOcyQdBI8A5iSJ2TGvOivV673OLc2-uQJbWphuP1ztfaUq74DuZpD4qLRxUfl1-NBGdcwn-MLzxPyb3rfGw7tVzNDRO6iV5ENyHQubkkhZQ4vQ/s1600/OB_40D__017124.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfZkxUCRJRomEdljfmCeGW9Vtb7OOAkOcyQdBI8A5iSJ2TGvOivV673OLc2-uQJbWphuP1ztfaUq74DuZpD4qLRxUfl1-NBGdcwn-MLzxPyb3rfGw7tVzNDRO6iV5ENyHQubkkhZQ4vQ/s400/OB_40D__017124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518813721503404642" border="0" /></a>The Causeway<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQpOMJn2vw7Tiih3vBTKkIg_prh3jqZI6J3bNQYXAKrn77zsZdCm955rfhnU8jQ8Vi4v1gPfMGxSnZxAb80KsB7No25IGuJHcu3Qm_UyitHRwF70lysgi_jlknRmZRZ8nWtVq5fHlS3A/s1600/OB_40D__017107.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQpOMJn2vw7Tiih3vBTKkIg_prh3jqZI6J3bNQYXAKrn77zsZdCm955rfhnU8jQ8Vi4v1gPfMGxSnZxAb80KsB7No25IGuJHcu3Qm_UyitHRwF70lysgi_jlknRmZRZ8nWtVq5fHlS3A/s400/OB_40D__017107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518813703752294706" border="0" /></a> Just a Tree with its resident.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNQRssjh62hn8zu2BgDJVHUZNLdJo5j1sprwslrxyYtQP6pDanlhRWSDaNZRmz46Er9BlytSx-NxqT1yXMW4-i5me6xDN089w-Qcj4W2KoESdLlHcSqMTWkYf05FjqY7CeFhhHJvMDac/s1600/OB_40D__017089.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNQRssjh62hn8zu2BgDJVHUZNLdJo5j1sprwslrxyYtQP6pDanlhRWSDaNZRmz46Er9BlytSx-NxqT1yXMW4-i5me6xDN089w-Qcj4W2KoESdLlHcSqMTWkYf05FjqY7CeFhhHJvMDac/s400/OB_40D__017089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518813696439725154" border="0" /></a>Smithsonian Research Center<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9lIrqSA9Pf0KQpmzKvncsED8g8lDaNUkznOrlU96nP41ncB4M_xPXE3YZCoiu7BV6jEfGbX6K_yWrSORAkRoNR_s-sIOUy7N41ABNWzHJ9JeVPHKnrwcoTtSP_zdiQ5HUeGLWRBoSxk/s1600/OB_40D__017080.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9lIrqSA9Pf0KQpmzKvncsED8g8lDaNUkznOrlU96nP41ncB4M_xPXE3YZCoiu7BV6jEfGbX6K_yWrSORAkRoNR_s-sIOUy7N41ABNWzHJ9JeVPHKnrwcoTtSP_zdiQ5HUeGLWRBoSxk/s400/OB_40D__017080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518813694705678306" border="0" /></a>Cinta Costera Avenue<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoWw8szzXJw9Xr8VI2nZCfNegQAkD-MIPT7Is6dAQNxR6aITfotCPu4x_xx2DuiaJaN-g1OckcUDvnYTLEUKZGmVCQX3ORzjcBA4AmO3XmtUzzTXXqomxIxwh4KG7YBdg1BjD5NAa-rM/s1600/OB_40D__017269.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoWw8szzXJw9Xr8VI2nZCfNegQAkD-MIPT7Is6dAQNxR6aITfotCPu4x_xx2DuiaJaN-g1OckcUDvnYTLEUKZGmVCQX3ORzjcBA4AmO3XmtUzzTXXqomxIxwh4KG7YBdg1BjD5NAa-rM/s400/OB_40D__017269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518814220420833394" border="0" /></a>Sun-set at Punta Culebra<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAvgbPsA_qY7APoc6Z8DCB6FVzpj2r-S7VyDfgciadPKAUPEBT_5iCECrbcw2mx70djOHqhsgPDgz7Kd6_gcZfa6_dWb5TZ-cgPnfDJExsTx68Hir_E7MSFT-yApdGo6FHvPlkTnSbFA/s1600/OB_40D__017250.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAvgbPsA_qY7APoc6Z8DCB6FVzpj2r-S7VyDfgciadPKAUPEBT_5iCECrbcw2mx70djOHqhsgPDgz7Kd6_gcZfa6_dWb5TZ-cgPnfDJExsTx68Hir_E7MSFT-yApdGo6FHvPlkTnSbFA/s400/OB_40D__017250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518814212330720322" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvvi70B3ijUfnK2secqXezzG_N7TUKruRE4HZIWNQ6T4pc1cy7vKyruRneTefi2cpVmEGPJUUsL90I1XPy_fi6dyfxuegLYgEZCcS9oU0ALPiuLbfTZvMKqbNl3BX7g50iLVnRqKATOw/s1600/OB_40D__017231_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvvi70B3ijUfnK2secqXezzG_N7TUKruRE4HZIWNQ6T4pc1cy7vKyruRneTefi2cpVmEGPJUUsL90I1XPy_fi6dyfxuegLYgEZCcS9oU0ALPiuLbfTZvMKqbNl3BX7g50iLVnRqKATOw/s400/OB_40D__017231_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518814209260463138" border="0" /></a>Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-26687833123871995492010-09-15T09:30:00.023-05:002010-09-15T12:23:53.129-05:00Photos from Cusco and Machu Picchu<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkvwVu0rmG9OfIaTGtzlyjGSBw0Uw3MFOwA4un4dIRMyhmgY846A1QEZlBxE13I3_GszKCJMdoZ7CjLxk3SKP_kMVuu3Jr2Dsc76p1QJ-Sq6mzu4Uaw3ShFq0xaeKIHq7Oot6UOlGB3o/s1600/OB_40D__016005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkvwVu0rmG9OfIaTGtzlyjGSBw0Uw3MFOwA4un4dIRMyhmgY846A1QEZlBxE13I3_GszKCJMdoZ7CjLxk3SKP_kMVuu3Jr2Dsc76p1QJ-Sq6mzu4Uaw3ShFq0xaeKIHq7Oot6UOlGB3o/s400/OB_40D__016005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517154818886530994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt8kBl8Dq29ok0u0iaduzmFI9Z0ok3yZ7ioZ80plMCclDnwgrVBPQimPLsyjZe52BuTO3eq7RhddvVT1lYmDYwjxzjL618vfwddWgq6JnLx4vyDiWjr6OpeSkcWntLo5eGzinj5yigh8/s1600/OB_40D__016743.JPG"><br /></a>You know what? I am loving being back in the Americas. It's my first deep experience with the culture of my own continent. Every time I go out, I meet people from all the different nations that comprise Latin America and in meeting them, I not only have the pleasure of making new friends, but also, get to know more about my neighbors habits. I am seriously enjoying this experience! For example, in this picture below, where Peru is clearly on the right track for recycling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2L-UE847d0mhtkX95YzrmVST5-CyKtna6gtAjxCim5OafUeAstTDa7B5GuEGdpnVQAsKPg_gddrb0Fz3mzK2Tt9cKtyPdZGSvA_OCLkyKJEAu1lrV4qXF9Sn4dLqoNpijAsXBJKPUAs/s1600/OB_40D__015769.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2L-UE847d0mhtkX95YzrmVST5-CyKtna6gtAjxCim5OafUeAstTDa7B5GuEGdpnVQAsKPg_gddrb0Fz3mzK2Tt9cKtyPdZGSvA_OCLkyKJEAu1lrV4qXF9Sn4dLqoNpijAsXBJKPUAs/s400/OB_40D__015769.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517153990828973490" border="0" /></a>Anyway, some of you have been asking to see some pictures of our recent trip to Cusco and Machu Picchu, so there you have it. Repeating what I have already said, decent photo shooting at 3,000 + meters high was a huge challenge and I did not cope with the challenge at all times... learning curves of life...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>... and off she went to have tea watching the sun set.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ydy0btfIh-o3fxTfzYG4ShxwuqaWku6FP1MxesYjfi6ZW7v9B-SQXaSpNOl3yLG1ECKar_tNx5yJq-fNkGe2b_0o4zJTaWBVJoB3fc_op06pHUOd1r3yCU0qAPwKU3WJnmNfDfQVWRc/s1600/OB_40D__016712.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Ydy0btfIh-o3fxTfzYG4ShxwuqaWku6FP1MxesYjfi6ZW7v9B-SQXaSpNOl3yLG1ECKar_tNx5yJq-fNkGe2b_0o4zJTaWBVJoB3fc_op06pHUOd1r3yCU0qAPwKU3WJnmNfDfQVWRc/s400/OB_40D__016712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517156110985573378" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Late afternoon chat<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt8kBl8Dq29ok0u0iaduzmFI9Z0ok3yZ7ioZ80plMCclDnwgrVBPQimPLsyjZe52BuTO3eq7RhddvVT1lYmDYwjxzjL618vfwddWgq6JnLx4vyDiWjr6OpeSkcWntLo5eGzinj5yigh8/s1600/OB_40D__016743.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt8kBl8Dq29ok0u0iaduzmFI9Z0ok3yZ7ioZ80plMCclDnwgrVBPQimPLsyjZe52BuTO3eq7RhddvVT1lYmDYwjxzjL618vfwddWgq6JnLx4vyDiWjr6OpeSkcWntLo5eGzinj5yigh8/s400/OB_40D__016743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517156241926514226" border="0" /></a></div></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I'm going through a phase of doors and windows.<br />So voila, my Cusceño version for you.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbGaVgz0f7GUS1qFph3gAus1M5D2Aob6Nw15jgDQ0BQWUFQFnfXn_BlnIkflXthX-ONkwMhc_AhhCMGaCsGdBpoEvBRqQZYVMTDohnVz-RHnmvgWHPBJ_cF3z-DfypF1scQli4JhBGqA/s1600/OB_40D__016675.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbGaVgz0f7GUS1qFph3gAus1M5D2Aob6Nw15jgDQ0BQWUFQFnfXn_BlnIkflXthX-ONkwMhc_AhhCMGaCsGdBpoEvBRqQZYVMTDohnVz-RHnmvgWHPBJ_cF3z-DfypF1scQli4JhBGqA/s400/OB_40D__016675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517156101928202114" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR6P7ZxcdaCbWDEGtCBFW9gGWW020Kbb_O2xx2Gi8yz6ZPVpcrXlfHE9q5bRU5Ok-myw1nEum3GPd-LjQduDloaRyCy5vQa8tZZJ4SFNw1sNPZ7-fbUPa4EJ3p_776b4SPM22C9kH5X0/s1600/OB_40D__014422.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR6P7ZxcdaCbWDEGtCBFW9gGWW020Kbb_O2xx2Gi8yz6ZPVpcrXlfHE9q5bRU5Ok-myw1nEum3GPd-LjQduDloaRyCy5vQa8tZZJ4SFNw1sNPZ7-fbUPa4EJ3p_776b4SPM22C9kH5X0/s400/OB_40D__014422.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517151504148862866" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9J08gBuy8Ts8ZfRn5osliwOlGTten94cQS6RefuyvYNaid_wVz66bZWZ_2EqKpDQ2jS7sCAHxiC6TRXTi4fjbeYWFh7tDS5MsM4ydSV8Nk8xk4HHs4Qe2UIVUaxrXjs1IrOx1TU0WWk/s1600/OB_40D__014532.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9J08gBuy8Ts8ZfRn5osliwOlGTten94cQS6RefuyvYNaid_wVz66bZWZ_2EqKpDQ2jS7sCAHxiC6TRXTi4fjbeYWFh7tDS5MsM4ydSV8Nk8xk4HHs4Qe2UIVUaxrXjs1IrOx1TU0WWk/s400/OB_40D__014532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517151530375590978" border="0" /></a>and now, my Machu Picchu version for you<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UCLejT4ZDJMRugkD5zuzUq8DIYAoQyKVYa3hxfldeOLgguVhyiKUJLvjfqlOjVuOqblRfAVUFKZv3tMyyBOVFhtokN751A99NfNnIim6GmlW92wS5QT50JzpjOyzxCkcDuit1BA1u3Q/s1600/OB_40D__015570.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH74RAR1B58t0DbkcQNTOxxCizGc7P71FOFJaVv576wa-9TmNO5R8uq0tyxYrZdUBnRZMW_ZIpjeQrhGg58sC5OwTAgfSE6tEWc3K77zFWovPEUwwfU_9I_X5GwAVD4nOmmCkPKVoifso/s400/OB_40D__015516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517153136576875522" border="0" /></a>windows and doors version' from<br />ruins around Cusco<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayw0FSlyxuqkf8Exlk0mSej2gg5xz-AGuIILqIaNdlR0yNwws6xbPz5ZZzxY1gAA6bRvaQGCBJherxbhjX-Z63XJlbQg53f-mFbGLlWOCJxGmmWjGXSdF-10EsLcOb_7REuipGAGsUio/s1600/OB_40D__014927.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayw0FSlyxuqkf8Exlk0mSej2gg5xz-AGuIILqIaNdlR0yNwws6xbPz5ZZzxY1gAA6bRvaQGCBJherxbhjX-Z63XJlbQg53f-mFbGLlWOCJxGmmWjGXSdF-10EsLcOb_7REuipGAGsUio/s400/OB_40D__014927.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517152096608973170" border="0" /></a>are they cute, completely cute,<br />totally cute or all the above?<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFqqneaDpS7FJ_HxaKEiaVyeOXAhIRZRdb1SxGrbxasuzY1t5ohtIEZkIrA_mrUVj4e-eBR_XATfsrtJw1LgBxcgzRn-6EgYUsCNCDexw53thJDK6soF_omuRa4x2ru3xrxrLOPNg20g/s1600/OB_40D__016658.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFqqneaDpS7FJ_HxaKEiaVyeOXAhIRZRdb1SxGrbxasuzY1t5ohtIEZkIrA_mrUVj4e-eBR_XATfsrtJw1LgBxcgzRn-6EgYUsCNCDexw53thJDK6soF_omuRa4x2ru3xrxrLOPNg20g/s400/OB_40D__016658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517156096125204130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5aeeHJfuUqlDPDJmr3vEuBBI8F_k_PR2nhDXFTF8t8XsfnGZ7hPDJwp8UO2AvA5ai5J1Vg1szukjW-zJ0LUl2D1sh0NbENCKHNmwYSGanAhXYYjjfux-LvfO0ndVhCKe5nIDCTkEKUc/s1600/OB_40D__016654.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5aeeHJfuUqlDPDJmr3vEuBBI8F_k_PR2nhDXFTF8t8XsfnGZ7hPDJwp8UO2AvA5ai5J1Vg1szukjW-zJ0LUl2D1sh0NbENCKHNmwYSGanAhXYYjjfux-LvfO0ndVhCKe5nIDCTkEKUc/s400/OB_40D__016654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517156083803494402" border="0" /></a>Snapshots at Valle Sagrado for you!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMIKW2RSZEOz4P9tec5RNqtw0OHY2rW6W9FOePvM8V7Kg61AtpD4w-8wz58zuZ-iKCBEBpsYj10A_FjoAOdY2sutBtbdMP9sXmDSHJm5MuxBfyxLg1MDF0Ykbi95UsICjS9S_szPv3p4/s1600/OB_40D__016633.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ly3cqW29GvtUAqtUu1rXtLZ8u5dTu3RdAduYx9oR82saHyhA4IJB2yWl2q33R_eLBuYJc3iekoxluuVbSgcpIJF5iGmYQRio2MTU2G_zHd_IG_nsjBudQ07fGm-iMq81Lm89TTCqols/s400/OB_40D__016390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517155671848950914" border="0" /></a>Maeasal salt pan<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoREVlromaT7moFplTlFE_yTSTQj_ldlpaHZrqYKIrLPbNEdCyAN7NJHtuWItOhZz1O5SvC3vkR5CJiOI2UGxfXLx7vI1hmo-94_ezMkMFOn52k-Vuq9YpI10jQBG7DohK2KBVdihHTuU/s1600/OB_40D__016383.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoREVlromaT7moFplTlFE_yTSTQj_ldlpaHZrqYKIrLPbNEdCyAN7NJHtuWItOhZz1O5SvC3vkR5CJiOI2UGxfXLx7vI1hmo-94_ezMkMFOn52k-Vuq9YpI10jQBG7DohK2KBVdihHTuU/s400/OB_40D__016383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517155670356045618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9NUTx6tCsnCnMvhTbUUR-5yrVD_cCxpaqpO8eNt6qX3oxFco5iYhRylc9d2PtdGCcvRk3QBnDvSiBsO77rn5cM69VSEi9RehRNJTsSzwCTv8PEJorwZ3hB9OD8aJ5DbCyilklTJnp9g/s1600/OB_40D__016342.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA88RUfCsF1rxBsJUqfx_VmNl1LjpiquHmDluctNK4M-AebJXFbyG-JBPlUhO9Iy5Ox9NISpkGxypTBIeGIqlBbK6ZmXyDxHrcwMwje3HqgCrNyArOBbymppGtBWr0nnZvdPsrIHoaLc/s400/OB_40D__015880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517154356059787234" border="0" /></a>No matter where you are in the world,<br />grand-mothers always enjoy the<br />company of their grand-children.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAX5TSEHDXDgyZYsBN1AOhG6LcguSr0LJcSau-QXUa-b2LrQXU7wbxmq2anKs9b9S-3A70hVf_cnCAyEo4g82EiVk74CnsmlwLSRdAYdYWA9quqPu4uBLXJL6eQnE3MwBE6ZNxgUEWc0/s1600/OB_40D__015851.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAX5TSEHDXDgyZYsBN1AOhG6LcguSr0LJcSau-QXUa-b2LrQXU7wbxmq2anKs9b9S-3A70hVf_cnCAyEo4g82EiVk74CnsmlwLSRdAYdYWA9quqPu4uBLXJL6eQnE3MwBE6ZNxgUEWc0/s400/OB_40D__015851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517154340383771586" border="0" /></a>Could this picture be more global?<br />I think it's a good one for UN's ads.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpyWrKIg-LVZImDHBtd5MzrTwu5Hi-r1VMv-nlSoZdJhBtkCqrFm2Mwr_aDZzv9UCrmA3KNgWTzT4Iu7nBwG0O7Ou4-SxO5NLoIYU_YxZ_HAoS6n3L2bdKoRAqcZwKptOqO6XuccBD78/s1600/OB_40D__015804.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Y-NyxabMZnQw1gi7NJkYPujOSS9g2t2xaL6R2oo-yVAeQex6QzwhHwbIJbqzYw-DmmpOQfEXgZixnvdqnGt_Un5FdzWhjt9Ab5q99js7nDiTqm7BT6DLfdtvf6yQ4APbaxO0SCWmZZQ/s400/OB_40D__014930.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517152107992074338" border="0" /></a>Cusco, can you hear the bells ringing?<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59meQ0oCpiwLVOvVGanNWSeFGqR90kUhUY8Z_MBNzN_bWzWoTBIyCIx4Jv7n0X101X39PsTNSuCogp5qpiHv8ulWXqdHaLbxqpnoAZUKHM3DSL7BPk3IukOTJxSN0hnI26aDtscjgIwM/s1600/OB_40D__014724.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59meQ0oCpiwLVOvVGanNWSeFGqR90kUhUY8Z_MBNzN_bWzWoTBIyCIx4Jv7n0X101X39PsTNSuCogp5qpiHv8ulWXqdHaLbxqpnoAZUKHM3DSL7BPk3IukOTJxSN0hnI26aDtscjgIwM/s400/OB_40D__014724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517152077867442338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVpvAg9W6PEaS3zkqaHl7iAipoO72a5ZBC-9I7tercE2RZ7sgf2PHTOn_OyD8yxUmv0YSxm_MJcqVFo0Qz3wMnBwDeYZEBab9BwF4pq7DPf3mZfyAc0iVgAir00woUKYTdajNuFrToYc/s1600/OB_40D__014568.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgSJPrqTjlLh3bCX2wBljc6pnEhhkqqLRQNLcphCVcbEDuQGOJFiz9pCZuIh6J0Guaj-jJR8tQTrTno1j44KP9G9wY64r8gwn183954sfqshCRGFzO0hX5E9I9K5xZt6Qu9V25AidKKo/s400/OB_40D__014438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517192106657294210" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6he5l1VvZkAU67UPXOb6vumSU4RS4lLPbGnkia8SmkTlMGA_mu8O34uS2ooJFkpXwRyu7ICKRjKWPt3WGOZpYeS7kJC9eBiulnWyGauVgvzAE4pH-VuJuay7rLhBd3p4kic5PDgDDPaU/s1600/OB_40D__016302.JPG"><br /></a></div>Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-89988532519923727622010-08-21T15:26:00.018-05:002010-08-23T07:45:52.455-05:00A great time in Brazil<blockquote></blockquote>Hello everybody, hope you are all doing well and thank you very much for stopping by.<br /><br />It's has been a long time since I last sent you news and I apologize for that. It so happened that I looked at my diary and realized I had time to pay a good visit to Brazil, where I could hug, kiss and spend time with loved ones, so off I went. Joel had to be there on business, so it was all together very good timing.<br /><br />This time I dedicated most of my time in São Paulo and Campinas, cities that I had not been in almost a decade! I just couldn't it believe when I made the maths... madre mia madre santa... such a long time!<br /><br />Although it feels like it's never enough time when you are with people you love and love being around, I came back home with a comfortable feeling that I had had a one on one talk with almost everybody I had planned to. All good, very good. Unfortunately I did not have my camera on me at all times so ended up not having pictures of everybody I saw... that was a pity. Missing here pictures of many of you who I saw. I am seriously sorry about that! Thank you very much for all of you, family and friends. I really appreciate the time you made in your diaries so that we could have a one on one chat/ fun.<blockquote></blockquote>During my check in back in Rio, I was out in the air and managed to leave my travel wallet on the counter... ouch, only took notice of it when I went for my Panamanian ID at immigration on this side. Poor dad, had to go back to the airport in Rio to retrieve it for me... honestly, what don't parents do for their children and best of all, with a big smile on their faces... tell me tell me!! Thank you very much daddy!<br /><br />Now, back in Panama life has resumed in a good way, meeting new people plus a photography course for studio shooting.<br /><br />I know I am still owing you some Peruvian pictures... they are coming very soon. For the time being, enjoy these pictures shot in Brazil.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">With mom and dad leaving to the airport<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJ0PF3PDiiiO4bQsV_QM9Z3CUCIH3TuMiaLSZTb0ZcPdvgwHDCwqr7UXDhoW_swb9iGk4SpaM2Hy2H_2VG6s8XyPeRBZYXaYpHvVg0ariHq-D_109DzFEk_J5CMxq3ogtyZsaZgyRbiY/s1600/OB_SD_980__003041.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJ0PF3PDiiiO4bQsV_QM9Z3CUCIH3TuMiaLSZTb0ZcPdvgwHDCwqr7UXDhoW_swb9iGk4SpaM2Hy2H_2VG6s8XyPeRBZYXaYpHvVg0ariHq-D_109DzFEk_J5CMxq3ogtyZsaZgyRbiY/s400/OB_SD_980__003041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507976168798470706" border="0" /></a><br />With our Godchild, Levi, his sister<br />Alanna and auntie Carmen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XXZDXmtqT5eb2JxVPrNg7EJJE-fhknExw0oii3NqZZBtLpe6loa8gMxatK2i-qJi4cLososWbu1WMH89CPMV9UhSU5bPZS01vu1_1xfH3Ou9XnDxtmQ9ni7yJcqQZfZzIJutNlXc5zg/s1600/OB_SD_980__002773.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XXZDXmtqT5eb2JxVPrNg7EJJE-fhknExw0oii3NqZZBtLpe6loa8gMxatK2i-qJi4cLososWbu1WMH89CPMV9UhSU5bPZS01vu1_1xfH3Ou9XnDxtmQ9ni7yJcqQZfZzIJutNlXc5zg/s400/OB_SD_980__002773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507973734582211666" border="0" /></a><br />Early morning with mom, dad<br />and my brother Kalico</div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvla-bz7oHsZw3Vz0PHF3dguoM4bdse4Tk8KcGss4EzvB62V8An-qRSjNo-MLY529PX46p8F_w-Z_ELy4Z6RlyPICVAp1xMydAHazfDag5abtxXFMc9xViXig3ZKQU2wRORaNymAdkCI/s400/OB_SD_980__003040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507976160561285634" border="0" /><br />Part of the family in Rio celebrating Fernanda's (in front in green) birthday.<br />Fernanda is getting married to Andre (front roll in the bottom) this coming October.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Z3FuL1BuRbGTylj3oP1QPKOaLClH9_OhyphenhyphenUnNTWf3zr6eVc1nuPngwUgWD-2HaBb9jJSNHidG3qw8fU1NR_hT9UTbiL-mWLPuB9p-jClnkhebanYFWwriSNj70DXWnktd-VWVShnYnwY/s1600/OB_SD_980__003037_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Z3FuL1BuRbGTylj3oP1QPKOaLClH9_OhyphenhyphenUnNTWf3zr6eVc1nuPngwUgWD-2HaBb9jJSNHidG3qw8fU1NR_hT9UTbiL-mWLPuB9p-jClnkhebanYFWwriSNj70DXWnktd-VWVShnYnwY/s400/OB_SD_980__003037_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507976152731194002" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote>Eduardo, the gorgeous and<br />charming grand nephew.<img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgryPN9vrJgeOxdiSuf4EjhBAzqFVx5SOJSsZLvANY9jLXmxV1e4huJjqMcaut1stcyMs7_Sbgzx_uutyWNMasRF-cKz3pyPxRhT9c3xXzxR0jsIECBqDS36tryW7d00qe5XaKVxKORE/s400/OB_SD_980__002993.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507975602816099746" border="0" /></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the bride to be, Fernanda<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtbC5AiYIBJaTVa39Bte9yv8J7ydvsDI7K4GkJgTHVmmlNaMs-sXCf9GwEn7ZAw4Wdwn1ZLJRuqIWFzcZea1WPouJcdvZ2n033sdnJGBfl-_Gxr-kAFRVbNYmi4rfRGDEcFExBxHEQ8o/s1600/OB_SD_980__002973.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtbC5AiYIBJaTVa39Bte9yv8J7ydvsDI7K4GkJgTHVmmlNaMs-sXCf9GwEn7ZAw4Wdwn1ZLJRuqIWFzcZea1WPouJcdvZ2n033sdnJGBfl-_Gxr-kAFRVbNYmi4rfRGDEcFExBxHEQ8o/s400/OB_SD_980__002973.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507975596258614050" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">With Joel and Anna.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQwgWgniO9_jys4ivnUMZMSPbBe3M0073R0eZOmnPagBDxdWeVaWKegfj1ovk2GdYDbZd525p-1rPv27J5Z3jXGWVoibft1y_-Qg1qm9TFs40sanEVTy1dv9EuHng9KbjjuTDdKVXkek/s1600/OB_SD_980__002971.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQwgWgniO9_jys4ivnUMZMSPbBe3M0073R0eZOmnPagBDxdWeVaWKegfj1ovk2GdYDbZd525p-1rPv27J5Z3jXGWVoibft1y_-Qg1qm9TFs40sanEVTy1dv9EuHng9KbjjuTDdKVXkek/s400/OB_SD_980__002971.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507975590820574882" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On father's day in Rio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhVH7JO1UdnAumevvL9i68BzoZMFRH9H-t2HjW6NB6S5I9bVOKVo-IaivBKV5mcIFp9gbEWImDSTbWdYagNzv9k_DHiCaj258bdG1njGVLoAu3QNTnreQ0a_JGCQqoGKanwUwjN7nXFY/s1600/OB_SD_980__002968.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhVH7JO1UdnAumevvL9i68BzoZMFRH9H-t2HjW6NB6S5I9bVOKVo-IaivBKV5mcIFp9gbEWImDSTbWdYagNzv9k_DHiCaj258bdG1njGVLoAu3QNTnreQ0a_JGCQqoGKanwUwjN7nXFY/s400/OB_SD_980__002968.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507975588767883330" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Mom and dad with beautiful<br />Sugar Loaf on the back.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0skmhWVlFszKVSbtGDRlwkJovAtzNz-ta-HE3yXjPKufgV347SoWODTmPKVXRIdAkvpVVvQZwlruGWkvChe7uHoC_Sz196kOF9HzHs_zIA3JBdi1SmWr5txmf3URqXvTwedk6SzXQRFI/s1600/OB_SD_980__002950.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0skmhWVlFszKVSbtGDRlwkJovAtzNz-ta-HE3yXjPKufgV347SoWODTmPKVXRIdAkvpVVvQZwlruGWkvChe7uHoC_Sz196kOF9HzHs_zIA3JBdi1SmWr5txmf3URqXvTwedk6SzXQRFI/s400/OB_SD_980__002950.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507975583458592162" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />An outing along Parque do Flamengo with mom,<br />dad, Joel, my brother Kalico and his wife, Milene.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf6EqaGi6nol3zqpaNDvoshrxd-nkixc6u0Rtgi1C6x2X7GBpbQ-cU5_pioFrI8ZNoq0axnGBzmmXUXb4NGHDJSwtDxXMaju2Wn_4MXX57hhY9nYFN7xxJgo3UUadn-K1Ota6otwFVe8/s1600/OB_SD_980__002907.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf6EqaGi6nol3zqpaNDvoshrxd-nkixc6u0Rtgi1C6x2X7GBpbQ-cU5_pioFrI8ZNoq0axnGBzmmXUXb4NGHDJSwtDxXMaju2Wn_4MXX57hhY9nYFN7xxJgo3UUadn-K1Ota6otwFVe8/s400/OB_SD_980__002907.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974749499858978" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Me at Parque do Flamengo.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMDePzlN6rIGMdJZ2OygDMSGHJ-7CB_m6RB42gastm1FxBzDqw-OSCiWD0PGXF89WHnltNKNmG8cWvt4FOqERrdhEvB53c3y6Vb9M-Yl401j7tJOcbuQCIGszc3pxjyJaNbxh97UPp-Y/s1600/OB_SD_980__002901.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMDePzlN6rIGMdJZ2OygDMSGHJ-7CB_m6RB42gastm1FxBzDqw-OSCiWD0PGXF89WHnltNKNmG8cWvt4FOqERrdhEvB53c3y6Vb9M-Yl401j7tJOcbuQCIGszc3pxjyJaNbxh97UPp-Y/s400/OB_SD_980__002901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974738742065010" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Joel, ecstatic at the beauty of<br />this world wide post card.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9IU_FT6e9B-nm8qnoOFrMTo9fTTYH4yu4NDvGNF4vOCZFu40oatwsQ3Xx1O_ZcL_Hm5LQ_vLfBcj4AwLm2Tdj8Ec-vheo3DcS5pEfyuC6HUIoHO7oEIXWyBkXl8zyYgKyxbZEo4IPNk/s1600/OB_SD_980__002896.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9IU_FT6e9B-nm8qnoOFrMTo9fTTYH4yu4NDvGNF4vOCZFu40oatwsQ3Xx1O_ZcL_Hm5LQ_vLfBcj4AwLm2Tdj8Ec-vheo3DcS5pEfyuC6HUIoHO7oEIXWyBkXl8zyYgKyxbZEo4IPNk/s400/OB_SD_980__002896.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974733417666226" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Doggies moment. This is "Zé" dad's dog who is,<br />together with "Carolina" (below), well kept and<br />well spoiled by my brother Mario. They are so so<br />gorgeous and cute, in spite their size!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQj2-3WfiKG93SIwcYbB8VuCd51Kc0xN6DcfX7IxAsKIiGrFTE3RVEAoRv3abSwwC1655azU52i5kKnS8wf9JyKiGv04eHMY_MKDc4ho-3P1urD2NILvRyzBTkjU-v0BfLLBYvV7JjQU/s1600/OB_SD_980__002885.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQj2-3WfiKG93SIwcYbB8VuCd51Kc0xN6DcfX7IxAsKIiGrFTE3RVEAoRv3abSwwC1655azU52i5kKnS8wf9JyKiGv04eHMY_MKDc4ho-3P1urD2NILvRyzBTkjU-v0BfLLBYvV7JjQU/s400/OB_SD_980__002885.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974731387118594" border="0" /></a><br />Sweet Carolina, who is undergoing<br />chemotherapy, hence the lack of hair.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCyMvwzApgcROwhwHLQfUepSm-S2JIuxvl4Ejj88AiewrJrhgWgdvc7v3udz84ZOe0R1GGvjlrIzXj2oXmppv_IE5BrzxoiyUX4W6-ARBedQMZt2ycLtyPR0Gy_tWx6GWSupI2N_t0wY/s1600/OB_SD_980__002878.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCyMvwzApgcROwhwHLQfUepSm-S2JIuxvl4Ejj88AiewrJrhgWgdvc7v3udz84ZOe0R1GGvjlrIzXj2oXmppv_IE5BrzxoiyUX4W6-ARBedQMZt2ycLtyPR0Gy_tWx6GWSupI2N_t0wY/s400/OB_SD_980__002878.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974356506926178" border="0" /></a><br />Me and the two of them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_QAyk81w67Zk8wRsR9v5lMU_MDvxKXhckBpDDIU9vWLVx43eQSZ48I_N7yBqd2rUT64LDsNdYgrVFDw3uj5QFDMvs-wfFfZiSxQnFkGYUjn-rvsPsq4w57uZNh7MOPqzZIq6cglW9IE/s1600/OB_SD_980__002867.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_QAyk81w67Zk8wRsR9v5lMU_MDvxKXhckBpDDIU9vWLVx43eQSZ48I_N7yBqd2rUT64LDsNdYgrVFDw3uj5QFDMvs-wfFfZiSxQnFkGYUjn-rvsPsq4w57uZNh7MOPqzZIq6cglW9IE/s400/OB_SD_980__002867.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974345534369826" border="0" /></a><br />My brother Mario, Carolina and myself.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsK766D6IqFVHNLUllamxj6gU-1LKK7tvwmwjnlPx4_fItUXyXOAWZui8slapSn3X_w1UviM6WDO4jhrvlOcRxfk4DecGT98v3SQWRQsiRhEf6csm2KSlFDfnsofxFbDD12V4xiXd7TY/s1600/OB_SD_980__002860.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsK766D6IqFVHNLUllamxj6gU-1LKK7tvwmwjnlPx4_fItUXyXOAWZui8slapSn3X_w1UviM6WDO4jhrvlOcRxfk4DecGT98v3SQWRQsiRhEf6csm2KSlFDfnsofxFbDD12V4xiXd7TY/s400/OB_SD_980__002860.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974345058182370" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4EXPTtmzCmu4LLPmtX3-NrLKRa5R5ZM0aSnvP7Wqle5rpl_uY5bTXe4PleUkeEh11JIBIwfZ7RyeXJVMqVAlppNx-OidXcI-QED4427y9uwHA9BD1g39Zbp-jQxlW2Xw-J9kK-6UGkY/s1600/OB_SD_980__002779.jpg"><br /></a>This is "Tina" my Kerr cousins fantastic boxer...<br />madre mia... Carlota and her are so alike,<br />ha ha ha, I guess it's a boxer thing.<br />Loved meeting her.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4EXPTtmzCmu4LLPmtX3-NrLKRa5R5ZM0aSnvP7Wqle5rpl_uY5bTXe4PleUkeEh11JIBIwfZ7RyeXJVMqVAlppNx-OidXcI-QED4427y9uwHA9BD1g39Zbp-jQxlW2Xw-J9kK-6UGkY/s1600/OB_SD_980__002779.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4EXPTtmzCmu4LLPmtX3-NrLKRa5R5ZM0aSnvP7Wqle5rpl_uY5bTXe4PleUkeEh11JIBIwfZ7RyeXJVMqVAlppNx-OidXcI-QED4427y9uwHA9BD1g39Zbp-jQxlW2Xw-J9kK-6UGkY/s400/OB_SD_980__002779.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507973743610946418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBz9Pb_zNqBzBQw3dIi8AITfYoSNYBCf9tHhtDepQYGA0HG9IL1DSfZO_8cSJ2iaN4nbtD6Rln-2gChaQE0gg_bsNu-lOzY1rBBDcWnEwOZW7kKCXgf1LOyjo-p0k9eRn5dII61oUudRY/s1600/OB_SD_980__002776.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBz9Pb_zNqBzBQw3dIi8AITfYoSNYBCf9tHhtDepQYGA0HG9IL1DSfZO_8cSJ2iaN4nbtD6Rln-2gChaQE0gg_bsNu-lOzY1rBBDcWnEwOZW7kKCXgf1LOyjo-p0k9eRn5dII61oUudRY/s400/OB_SD_980__002776.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507973738340686978" border="0" /></a><br />With Marcia and her husband Marco. Marcia<br />and I have been friends since the mid 70's.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jWmqWmiqRzTvbetlI_NktFNFTGohwtlXAcnqJTmwXHeqE0rqG6pmmfJYmmlHss_9YUs5tCBrrGsfsydzsaTIHxTaExHFyBzO823iS0jEAmpPPlDDUJ98XtKWZjR938WWik-dv9phYyo/s1600/OB_SD_980__002846.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jWmqWmiqRzTvbetlI_NktFNFTGohwtlXAcnqJTmwXHeqE0rqG6pmmfJYmmlHss_9YUs5tCBrrGsfsydzsaTIHxTaExHFyBzO823iS0jEAmpPPlDDUJ98XtKWZjR938WWik-dv9phYyo/s400/OB_SD_980__002846.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974333206138546" border="0" /></a><br />With Renato and Neusinha. That was a great<br />surprise. He is my third cousin and Neusa an old<br />friend from college. She and I used to be VERY<br />similar to the point that people in college would<br />say hello to me thinking they were saying hello<br />to her and vice verse. This trip I found out they<br />are dating. I so love the surprises life brings us!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErfZ741xJ9WnGP3xAwGB1wfbC4WE2Wz8ju3Y_xDlzynEonM6XLV2D00ii2f82UT_0CygUqvNxzWxyNLgR1mX72XzNRqrsjRHJoPN1RQi1z4hw5AWQu_oUxJgcLJ4f8Gj7WuAcyVxomcQ/s1600/OB_SD_980__002801.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErfZ741xJ9WnGP3xAwGB1wfbC4WE2Wz8ju3Y_xDlzynEonM6XLV2D00ii2f82UT_0CygUqvNxzWxyNLgR1mX72XzNRqrsjRHJoPN1RQi1z4hw5AWQu_oUxJgcLJ4f8Gj7WuAcyVxomcQ/s400/OB_SD_980__002801.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974327903096786" border="0" /></a><br />With Steve, representing here his dear family.<br />They still have a farm where we used to go<br />weekend after weekend, where pure fun was the<br />name of the game! Great memories from<br />the days at "Pau d'alho". Loved meeting their<br />(Steve is married to Eva) three sons and in laws.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0ZnvBc-UKKApMEWYcxg1PN3WVU1gTJ1wuA3nlk4rocO4_ppSspk1C5L-j_SYKYlmWYMpr3xK0IeJNx7bBRr_I5890SXE49j9rEcKZQx0kRkDBbrYFzv_MfWtzy4KaKR7lUdYVa30AGs/s1600/OB_SD_980__002798.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0ZnvBc-UKKApMEWYcxg1PN3WVU1gTJ1wuA3nlk4rocO4_ppSspk1C5L-j_SYKYlmWYMpr3xK0IeJNx7bBRr_I5890SXE49j9rEcKZQx0kRkDBbrYFzv_MfWtzy4KaKR7lUdYVa30AGs/s400/OB_SD_980__002798.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507973769233354146" border="0" /></a><br />With some of the family in São Paulo.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuyc5SiXnGJpRscMakgyW46VfTUg0QkTdtrpVtZjSI4oTvkK6TlWm2KtbLTbYP8pC9LG4lljMQlehTAfJZSSZ8RMaejqRdziUJCUiLCNqmdBEst-WTFiA9aVQ1rIj7GtUwR3_fc441AM/s1600/OB_SD_980__002789.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuyc5SiXnGJpRscMakgyW46VfTUg0QkTdtrpVtZjSI4oTvkK6TlWm2KtbLTbYP8pC9LG4lljMQlehTAfJZSSZ8RMaejqRdziUJCUiLCNqmdBEst-WTFiA9aVQ1rIj7GtUwR3_fc441AM/s400/OB_SD_980__002789.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507973749475663234" border="0" /></a><br />A bit of beautiful Rio de Janeiro for you.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP_v4NsASTfVWX4rD4ZNCXADnIEAPzcgtCFpa7Q3sQtKD2oUX0FBA9-YWK1FQ7hJMKBaGDI0yG8ZUFxhFRC18KYl7N6VzDtAbn41QQbfB-IWxKm2YF15RYNwnwJjzgAEhi9FGTmv6D1g/s1600/OB_SD_980__002936.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP_v4NsASTfVWX4rD4ZNCXADnIEAPzcgtCFpa7Q3sQtKD2oUX0FBA9-YWK1FQ7hJMKBaGDI0yG8ZUFxhFRC18KYl7N6VzDtAbn41QQbfB-IWxKm2YF15RYNwnwJjzgAEhi9FGTmv6D1g/s400/OB_SD_980__002936.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507975032926331346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21cz5VWwmim8Fi6uAL8J8KLJrl11NAbLcU5vr6GINbcfSHcej-liLCoTPVD2hbsl7wAFiZAj5lJEvWZ9vSYMMqNJhyM_kh0h64AWbI5fSIL_TtlKBoPjqRNnI6cnRGKxaHPnpdIW8KZE/s1600/OB_SD_980__002921.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21cz5VWwmim8Fi6uAL8J8KLJrl11NAbLcU5vr6GINbcfSHcej-liLCoTPVD2hbsl7wAFiZAj5lJEvWZ9vSYMMqNJhyM_kh0h64AWbI5fSIL_TtlKBoPjqRNnI6cnRGKxaHPnpdIW8KZE/s400/OB_SD_980__002921.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507975026301696946" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtK2A2uNy-NlxzHQ-L84zDRpq6xApidK3JzSfXA7KCPTsJTWhiI__CPF1Qm_XeiOQnZ6Grl9rJ1F6Gbd6gH_jYGeMGLzwMza0DNaURaV3zg4EAYBdBC_25Hb2vIR6u0f3me-dMQyrRqA/s1600/OB_SD_980__002909.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtK2A2uNy-NlxzHQ-L84zDRpq6xApidK3JzSfXA7KCPTsJTWhiI__CPF1Qm_XeiOQnZ6Grl9rJ1F6Gbd6gH_jYGeMGLzwMza0DNaURaV3zg4EAYBdBC_25Hb2vIR6u0f3me-dMQyrRqA/s400/OB_SD_980__002909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507975013727449554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSpEnC0Yu6jgkkJK0HLwmFb9VpeKekBvB3q2Uy4Cwb0A12SwD3j7HTrp-ZGlJEhIogJMJwWNSxbMLjtkcvWe8LBabV4J_fGM4ri2Lir6zUYUQqwVthK2_-jqWz7vVBCKgxAbi7Vt1oMQ/s1600/OB_SD_980__002908.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSpEnC0Yu6jgkkJK0HLwmFb9VpeKekBvB3q2Uy4Cwb0A12SwD3j7HTrp-ZGlJEhIogJMJwWNSxbMLjtkcvWe8LBabV4J_fGM4ri2Lir6zUYUQqwVthK2_-jqWz7vVBCKgxAbi7Vt1oMQ/s400/OB_SD_980__002908.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507974755751572402" border="0" /></a>Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-43996694170027723062010-07-23T21:43:00.005-05:002010-07-23T22:40:49.310-05:00And so she became a British citizen!!The party is on at Buckingham Palace! The reason? A big fat welcome to Dr. Alice - who by the way, happens to be our older daughter, as a citizen to the kingdom! LOL... I know it was not quite like that, but that is how a mother sees it, ha ha ha.<br /><br />How cool the way life gears the various situations it presents to us..., back in 2002, when it was time for her to choose where to go for college, she didn't choose to go to the UK because of my side of her roots, but eventually ended up enjoying being there and as for my parents, they were excited to see her wondering around the same grounds our ancestors once did. Back a few generations ago, an adventurous member of the House of Windsor went to Brazil, fell in love, had kids, who had more kids eventually getting to myself and a generation later, to Alice, making us cousins of her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth!!<br /><br />On Wednesday, voila, she became a British citizen!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUHlzSSCA7h_KB-n6IoJZypPMsSnUxZXgE9Yhe-Lsdyqx07Ea7ngbgV7k0KmH6ef1OGl890gSsLFEO0bEqMr5BTC8c-a-ayKJfIIC4i9C0CdwLGIGtBRSmk26wpn9aCMQy8EeTuR_tMQ/s1600/Alice+citizen"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUHlzSSCA7h_KB-n6IoJZypPMsSnUxZXgE9Yhe-Lsdyqx07Ea7ngbgV7k0KmH6ef1OGl890gSsLFEO0bEqMr5BTC8c-a-ayKJfIIC4i9C0CdwLGIGtBRSmk26wpn9aCMQy8EeTuR_tMQ/s400/Alice+citizen" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497303494926459122" border="0" /></a>The gentleman on the left is the mayor of Bristol, the city where she lives and the gentleman on the right is the representative of the Queen.<br /><br />God bless you Darling, enjoy your bi-nationality and have loads of fun with the new doors that have opened to you!Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-11119160318289656862010-07-18T08:30:00.003-05:002010-07-18T15:32:02.257-05:00Time to go back home <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/Odila/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:595.0pt 842.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">So, here we are, ten days later and it's time to go back home. Out time here was absolutely fabulous, full of all sorts of feelings like, cozy revivals, exhaustion, frustration, unexpected business meetings in Lima, loads of learning, beautiful weather, wonderful colonial hotels... all that topped with much fun, satisfaction and of course, excellent Pisco Sours.
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<br />I thoroughly enjoyed going back to the hotel Alice and I stayed 15 years ago, seeing some of the restaurants we went to, clicking a couple of pictures right at the same spot we did then. Cusco has grown significantly. The city now has close to 1 million people which is a third of what the whole country of Panama has.... funny how we get used to some things, no? HK, my last place of residence, has its 7.5 million people and I was comfortable then. Now, living in a much smaller Country I quickly got used to less people zanzing around me and now here in Cusco it was a bit of a "wow" seeing so many people zanzing up and down. May be because I have seen it much smaller 15 years ago and because streets are still original, therefore narrow, the 1 million people look like 5 million!
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<br />The lack of air, or should I say lack of bigger lungs, was seriously felt by both of us. Drinking water would have been a big help, but the fact that we were always on the move shooting, with trillion equipments on our back and quite a few layers of cloth due to winter temperatures, I decided that searching for bathrooms around town and ruins was not going to happen. Thus low intake of water. For Joel it was even worse, because he had to go to an unexpected meeting in Lima and had to go back in the middle of the week, leaving Machu Picchu behind. Lima is on the sea level, so this back and forth of sea level and high altitude didn't help him at all... ha ha ha that is the price we both oldies,pay, for not being fit.
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<br />The whole 10 days were filled with learning after learning of photo taking. Camera settings were checked and changed almost from photo to photo. In spite of early hours shooting, therefore in theory smooth light, shooting picture was hard as high altitude + sun (in this part of the world it hasn’t many obstacles, like buildings) equals to a<span style=""></span> scenery fully loaded, full of light that majestically light your day. Experiencing it was marvelous and magical, but shooting it was terribly difficult. We even had to send an email to a photographer friend in HK and ask for some advice. Thank you CN.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">This part of the world is visited by tourists from absolutely all over. One thing I thought it was interesting was that although all languages are spoken here in all their different accents, tourists spoke to other tourists in Spanish. This comments goes specially to <span style=""></span>Americans. Is the USA really becoming a bilingual Country?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Defining what and how this awe-inspiring set of 10 days meant to me would be a bit long and philosophical, so I won’t bore you. Revivals, learning, tightening a new friendship, mis-happenings, experiencing the places and all the rest of it was AWESOME! Many thanks with loads of gratitude goes to Paul TCB, our Cusceño friend who put<span style=""> </span>it al together in a very “Kodak Spot” sort of way. He knew where and at what time to be in the right places,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And for last, if you have been in this part of the world or will be sometime in the future, let me know your feelings towards the funny sensation that the tip of the plane wings’ is a bit TOO close to the Andes as you land in Cusco, ok? </p> <!--EndFragment--> Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-62781400073808934682010-07-10T14:55:00.004-05:002010-07-10T15:56:42.657-05:00Pinch me pinch me... <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/Odila/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:595.0pt 842.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Hello readers
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<br />Pinch me pinch me... I just can not believe it!! Guess where I am writing to you from? Any suggestions? Which continent? Which Country? Which city? Which historical treasure? Doing what? And… reviving which delicious memories?
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<br />The answers to the above questions are as follows:
<br />- South America
<br />- Peru
<br />- Cuzco & Macchu Picchu
<br />- Inca Culture
<br />- for a photographic workshop
<br />- a memorable trip with Alice 15 years ago
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<br />It all happened so fast, so last minute that I keep pinching myself to make sure it's really happening. By the end of today, I guess I'll all bruised, due to all the many pinching, ha ha ha.
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<br />Our Peruvian friend P, who also lives in Panama City, is not only from Peru as well as from Cuzco!! What a CV of life... just imagine... from all the million cities in this world of ours, being from Cuzco is so wow... your whereabouts around the city can't help but be surrounded by a colonial Spanish city settled right on top (literally) of Inca ruins... so involved in mystery... so marvelous!
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<br />Anyway, let me not deviate and get back to us here in Cuzco and Macchu Picchu. So, as I was saying, P is from here and is also a photography lover. Putting one and one together what do you get? A photographic workshop here! He invited the two of us, put together an itinerary, organized the train up to Macchu Picchu, suggested a specific hotel chain for us to choose the one we preferred, to which Joel did the cozy job of choosing the most boutique of the chain and voila, here we are.
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<br />The workshop will only start on Tuesday, but Joel and I came a bit early for the weekend, because one, Joel has never been here before and two, Cuzco sits nothing less than 3,300 meters (10,800 ft) above sea level... ouch Joel and I are more towards the oldie side of life rather than the younger side of things, therefore lack of air has been abundant.
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<br />We already knew this was going to happen, because it happens to everyone who comes from sea level, so they have coca leaf tea everywhere for tourist to drink freely.
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<br />Revivals are dangerous, I think. More often than not, we go for revivals, whatever type of revivals it might be and it's only normal that we take expectations with us and most usually, expectations are not fulfilled, right? But this time, this is not happening. It’s all working out just as planned! Oba!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Alice and I were here in Cuzco and Macchu Picchu 15 years ago and that was an absolutely remarkable trip. She was a W O N D E R F U L traveling companion, enjoyed all the ruins, asked her questions, chewed coca leaf with that naughty look as someone who was doing something wrong, how gorgeous, I remember well her eyes kind of asking me if it were ok to chew coca leaf to help with altitude sickness, how cute!
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<br />Anyway, Alice was not only all the above as well as a savior. Can you believe that back in 1995, after clicking my second or third photo here, my camera gave up on me and completely stopped working?? That was so not in the script of our trip! Then Alice, who had saved money to buy herself a camera in the US (our next stop), offered to buy it here in Cuzco. Poor thing... Cuzco is internationally well known for many things in life, but surely not as a camera buying paradise. At the time, we didn’t have many options and ended up getting one that worked very well. Those pictures are till this day comfortably sitting in our albums, showing evidences of the great time we had together and the camera sitting in my small camera museum. Thank you Mumu (her nickname)!</p> <!--EndFragment--> Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-65853505590723909872010-07-05T09:14:00.003-05:002010-07-05T09:42:28.936-05:00Our 1st Panama City anniversary<blockquote></blockquote>Boarding the plane in Mexico City was easy... I was so so so light, feeling so well, so peaceful with my soul... what a great week of my life that was. I had a good and comfortable feeling of mission accomplished. There were no regrets, no "ifs" no "I wished it had been different" ... there was nothing like that, just a huge satisfaction of being there and having learned a tiny bit from the historians guides I had hired. A huge "thank you" goes to Joel for not only making this trip possible as well as for understanding my passion, not being an obstacle but rather a bridge for me to achieve it. Another big thank you goes to Alice who not only has managed not to get bored (or at least didn't show me she was bored, ha ha ha) every time I spoke about this dream of mine which was older than her own existence, as well as participating with me on my thrills about this trip. Amen.<br /><br />On another totally different note, yesterday Joel and I celebrated 1 full year of Panama City, a.k.a. "PTY". I know it's quite a cliché to say things such as "where has the year gone"?" or "time flew by and I didn't see it" or "I didn't see where time went", but that is more or less my feeling right now. May be because it was a year PACKED with many different feelings, emotions, sensations, obstacles, dramas and all the rest of it... wow... so much has happened since we, meaning Joel, Myself and darling Carlota (our dog), 8 suitcases plus a huge dog crate, landed here and now, a year later, life is so settled, we both have a reasonable routine, Carlota unfortunately is no longer with us, my Spanish is not there yet but is getting there, we have a good circle of friends, we have an excellent church, we bought a property... so all in all, in spite of the settling in dramas, life is great and we are not only thankful but also loving being here, amen!Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-5781808692753361652010-06-25T19:11:00.014-05:002010-06-25T21:45:44.033-05:00Tha face of full satisfaction 30 years on the make!!<blockquote></blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKwQ8Aaz6kiga_cKCQnIRGutO3dD5VxiZ0GmigQhWhrIsGPuqscjaq-juXXgA0BZz9glCTnGGrNhupw-yXBMATNyX6ZrEKXCHcB8sonMQz_A2eMTqwuuifDH49yGpD2FBCXyqOIOYn7A/s1600/OB_40D__013943.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKwQ8Aaz6kiga_cKCQnIRGutO3dD5VxiZ0GmigQhWhrIsGPuqscjaq-juXXgA0BZz9glCTnGGrNhupw-yXBMATNyX6ZrEKXCHcB8sonMQz_A2eMTqwuuifDH49yGpD2FBCXyqOIOYn7A/s400/OB_40D__013943.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486880871791166498" border="0" /></a><meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0cm; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:595.0pt 842.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment-->So, what does a face expressing full satisfaction look like? I have no idea to be frank with you! Is it a face that brings an air of exhaustion for the time it took to reach full satisfaction? Is it a face that looks busily excited? Is it a face that looks bored because full satisfaction was achieved therefore the person is now bored? Is it a face that invites you to hear all about it or is it a face that looks tranquil?
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<br />Well... in my case I'll stick to the last option, "a face that looks tranquil".</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIu_Ikk6XVlQ68dPlRfE5P_hmdafFWqPpjBp5o6PrCioFPoDI10PPd1jh__b9d7Haufn-1tNHGJfhU3NNUJwRjtIfmP12bZ7jabboT3D_gAMOvSGwX-VCElEAthXJDI6ulnriijXJT0Q/s1600/OB_40D__014002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIu_Ikk6XVlQ68dPlRfE5P_hmdafFWqPpjBp5o6PrCioFPoDI10PPd1jh__b9d7Haufn-1tNHGJfhU3NNUJwRjtIfmP12bZ7jabboT3D_gAMOvSGwX-VCElEAthXJDI6ulnriijXJT0Q/s400/OB_40D__014002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486881429896207298" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcLl5If9TyFDjCsABCTLeaPYdYtl3E0fMIrTQD9WG4Mlz_rEoLXNMaG5Fp_s7eiKnE79HAqg1Zhkd1SJJEj0xNBA5fdtU_mDxqtf2Z1QvmE3Oy1fYxQPLzm01HL2GWtmkGgpYzLnqHGo/s1600/OB_40D__014001_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcLl5If9TyFDjCsABCTLeaPYdYtl3E0fMIrTQD9WG4Mlz_rEoLXNMaG5Fp_s7eiKnE79HAqg1Zhkd1SJJEj0xNBA5fdtU_mDxqtf2Z1QvmE3Oy1fYxQPLzm01HL2GWtmkGgpYzLnqHGo/s400/OB_40D__014001_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486881419240855698" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiOcyjgXgBPlFsE8WAxtT3mBHq9MVeAuj5Gj0rHpla_VOAAg4FrI6l8CHBTer6PrZvCnlXO__YP_P1j4sHVceQD1nx2iItwLdYYX3xDMr9eIlu7mtjWOW-ogBmdHq_7OWvAd6ed5tL_I/s1600/OB_40D__014000_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiOcyjgXgBPlFsE8WAxtT3mBHq9MVeAuj5Gj0rHpla_VOAAg4FrI6l8CHBTer6PrZvCnlXO__YP_P1j4sHVceQD1nx2iItwLdYYX3xDMr9eIlu7mtjWOW-ogBmdHq_7OWvAd6ed5tL_I/s400/OB_40D__014000_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486881408700432530" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Having just arrived back in the car with the Dutch couple who went in the same tour, all red and sweaty from the sun.
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG-K2tQYxI9sYSUIpzAy_01XdmEMA031u18I4LpUFVWiwah1NLRUNJiGSKcazFczZ9ivPbW5lcD5eOM9hSM_jmd9Zi8FC2Iep-zyuS92DAVc2w1tuShYxNtPrjpuhPZMdBTuwLKKLsIQ/s1600/OB_40D__014103_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyG-K2tQYxI9sYSUIpzAy_01XdmEMA031u18I4LpUFVWiwah1NLRUNJiGSKcazFczZ9ivPbW5lcD5eOM9hSM_jmd9Zi8FC2Iep-zyuS92DAVc2w1tuShYxNtPrjpuhPZMdBTuwLKKLsIQ/s400/OB_40D__014103_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486882120302134626" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Leaving the site and having to hold down my shirt not to burst in satisfaction.
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_jdyfoMgd3lkWuxsDFZGssL1xCl3ZoDgQ-VppAlE8Gh3HG50ghswkV3w0-yo4Us64PzaVwML2GZbriZY-C73OMvqxzDYmNusOwyK-PB_khUpupXwMh0B5eCSANEaAc_yKdZjJD9dMEA/s1600/OB_40D__014105.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_jdyfoMgd3lkWuxsDFZGssL1xCl3ZoDgQ-VppAlE8Gh3HG50ghswkV3w0-yo4Us64PzaVwML2GZbriZY-C73OMvqxzDYmNusOwyK-PB_khUpupXwMh0B5eCSANEaAc_yKdZjJD9dMEA/s400/OB_40D__014105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486882126010335618" border="0" /></a>My stay here has been just spotless. I am enjoying every single second of it all. Exhaustion is the name of the game though. I had forgotten that this freaking city is at 2.200 mts high (7.359 ft high). Being the completely not fit person that I'm, any walk or climbing huge steps takes all my breath away... a bit not impressed with myself, I must say! The weather has been very kind and it rains only when I am <span style=""> </span>already back at the hotel , oba! Diners have all happened as "room service" because I forgot to bring an extra pair of legs for the evening, ha ha ha. As I walked into the Museo de Arqueologia I needed to pinch myself to make sure it was not a fake scene (you know, after 9 years in China the "fake" aspect of things still speaks out loud in my mind) but rather a REAL scene... I was there actually in person, walking into the so awaited Museum. Obviously that as I write this to you, my eyes are wettish... silly me again...
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<br />Anyway, today was the day dedicated to the Teotihuacan Pyramids...
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCzE00a-YQ3GJ8fqzG0Q9HcJ4yPrTw556ksfBElCvYDAnxckB1kpCwri_og9shZFSu4pI6rs57Gylz0dqvD1az4CsWCKV-Frz4924f9G5bRpV8Lz6Ml-O3Fw-Du6pOHe6lmAdBjagNUY/s1600/OB_40D__014024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCzE00a-YQ3GJ8fqzG0Q9HcJ4yPrTw556ksfBElCvYDAnxckB1kpCwri_og9shZFSu4pI6rs57Gylz0dqvD1az4CsWCKV-Frz4924f9G5bRpV8Lz6Ml-O3Fw-Du6pOHe6lmAdBjagNUY/s400/OB_40D__014024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486881773285524498" border="0" /></a>... funny how things go in life. I’ve planned and imagined what this day would be like for the last 30 years and then it finally arrived...</p><div style="text-align: center;">Pyramid of the Sun with archeologists at work under the small tend at the bottom
<br /></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N4zjTnLoXzAygh1HMaroNGTa7q-X1rUh26rM3o7bK3taCnCPyb8t302JCDPaeEC2Vp3DNq6-MzdmnXOSQhIDIx8V5t6T73Wwd9acLjAbnxJyI3X3C3Iqwwch2KLLM9uUmkNsGX6gIUk/s1600/OB_40D__014043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5N4zjTnLoXzAygh1HMaroNGTa7q-X1rUh26rM3o7bK3taCnCPyb8t302JCDPaeEC2Vp3DNq6-MzdmnXOSQhIDIx8V5t6T73Wwd9acLjAbnxJyI3X3C3Iqwwch2KLLM9uUmkNsGX6gIUk/s400/OB_40D__014043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486882096189002642" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Fellow archeologists working at full power in another spot.
<br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsrOHJkDffHoTGSzIgY-zmoqLVX1U3zOH8kIhgCa-ZLoHpENfqySgJWAu7ylx4sYy2cXeJzUE1itvsK-_tk1tQSEPrAR0lAf-aEfoDjYKP0a2-6FkJFl4GaOZCSUrcVhWfo2OvXyQaqQ/s1600/OB_40D__014062.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsrOHJkDffHoTGSzIgY-zmoqLVX1U3zOH8kIhgCa-ZLoHpENfqySgJWAu7ylx4sYy2cXeJzUE1itvsK-_tk1tQSEPrAR0lAf-aEfoDjYKP0a2-6FkJFl4GaOZCSUrcVhWfo2OvXyQaqQ/s400/OB_40D__014062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486882107806254322" border="0" /></a>Could this have been me some 20 odd years ago?
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcihl1EytpZctt4O2M8vbehWgleNHg6UBNF-INuGCOWIxdwvoMiePno3UEO8RrrxKQytoTxs6Xh0Qst3IDqh2CT_9KqHlQruJrjLTrTmysJLeOU3g59VfAMKKPQ4x0m2HVrdChNG7hec/s1600/OB_40D__014065.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcihl1EytpZctt4O2M8vbehWgleNHg6UBNF-INuGCOWIxdwvoMiePno3UEO8RrrxKQytoTxs6Xh0Qst3IDqh2CT_9KqHlQruJrjLTrTmysJLeOU3g59VfAMKKPQ4x0m2HVrdChNG7hec/s400/OB_40D__014065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486882109367368050" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">... I've dragged loads of photo equipment all the way from Panama, especially for this day. Last night, I didn't sleep 100% because I was so excited about today, so in the morning I grabbed a comfortable pair of pants, a comfortable pair of closed shoes and a shirt. Did not think with both my brain cells and chose a very bright white shirt. Oops, not good for photos in a harsh sunny day, in an open air place. Also, amongst other pieces of <span style=""> </span>photo equipment, I brought my tripod, because using Joel’s huge zoom lenses requires one, only to be kindly told by the guide that tripods are not allowed anywhere in the vicinity of the pyramids... ai ai ai ui ui ui... that was not in the script. Could not use the lenses. Actually I did try it in a couple of photos but had to change it back again, they are very heavy for my emotional free hands, ha ha ha.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">I know these guys in the pictures below have a questionable kind of job, they pest tourists to buy their stuff, but I wonder if they ever realize what their "office space" means to us!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF-Dj8KkHfmW9E8IHNkk0K-ecf_G54LcDKeJrvAiOH8Q2IC2PQR0pixcvzCBeGAaHAQ-DmdXp5rqOyWPb5WrrNslulx9kr2cCD0AU5aHKI5sOGofAjj1tnYptX8RDDv3UPBS0gtUsfE4/s1600/OB_40D__014011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF-Dj8KkHfmW9E8IHNkk0K-ecf_G54LcDKeJrvAiOH8Q2IC2PQR0pixcvzCBeGAaHAQ-DmdXp5rqOyWPb5WrrNslulx9kr2cCD0AU5aHKI5sOGofAjj1tnYptX8RDDv3UPBS0gtUsfE4/s400/OB_40D__014011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486881743040146274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ePlK1KrDHvipUcWp8PZ-qPNPOmJUwNq31an-qYcow-uua6SMiz_kPH_yUzbFOZtA2IFA5fEepfcIYTCwwdEAI35jruDHYbJX7iLMhkBV0iY29Vekc-Zb4auHcpBxtZS0AJYosF_fGdo/s1600/OB_40D__014033.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ePlK1KrDHvipUcWp8PZ-qPNPOmJUwNq31an-qYcow-uua6SMiz_kPH_yUzbFOZtA2IFA5fEepfcIYTCwwdEAI35jruDHYbJX7iLMhkBV0iY29Vekc-Zb4auHcpBxtZS0AJYosF_fGdo/s400/OB_40D__014033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486881788315869730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs9mlWrHBEKhwthf-1RfaizjNjGQtJWEgRJkulwE0bNtLeDXNvPjjIuvXewISH2fPUzBy9ZiEiK-clIegGBhQQEXnUuXHl5CX3XdWwxtp5rtosklh0tIEFWXdJBHgMVl1yz6zqTw6Dbo/s1600/OB_40D__014022.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs9mlWrHBEKhwthf-1RfaizjNjGQtJWEgRJkulwE0bNtLeDXNvPjjIuvXewISH2fPUzBy9ZiEiK-clIegGBhQQEXnUuXHl5CX3XdWwxtp5rtosklh0tIEFWXdJBHgMVl1yz6zqTw6Dbo/s400/OB_40D__014022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486881762972220866" border="0" /></a>But, it was not all bad... visitors who went there today in mid day, were lucky to see the festivities celebrating the end of a 52 year cycle that the Teotihuacan people used to celebrate . For what I understood, it would be like us celebrating the end of a century and the beginning of the next. So, as a consequence of the festivities, there were about 100 or more people dressed as what we think the Teotihuacans dressed themselves.
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<br /></p> <!--EndFragment--> Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-58303075352658834372010-06-22T19:21:00.005-05:002010-06-26T22:03:29.762-05:00Dreams, dreams, dreams... and here I'm in Mexico City!Back in the 70's when my time to apply for university came up, I only applied for History. I was pretty sure that History was my choice. I wanted to study in depth the Pre Colombian History and although I knew that I was going to have only 1 semester of Pre Colombian history in my curriculum, I was not worried, because I had a plan. The plan was to finish under-grad in Brazil and follow tout suite to Mexico City for a post graduation in Pre Colombian History. Mexico, Guatemala and Peru are Countries where one finds loads about this topic. So Mexico it would be!!<br /><br />Buuutttt love came into my life and my post grad plans in Mexico City flew off the window and since then, Mexico City has remained on the very top of my DREAMS' list. For two times in the past, I almost came here, but in both times some very last minute problems stopped me from getting into the plane.<br /><br />God did open several other doors for me which I have thoroughly enjoyed all of them, including new paths in my field, History. Absolutely no regrets at all!<br /><br />But now that I'm living near Mexico, speaking the language (or should I say, "thinking I speak the language") and making sure to plan and execute the trip in less than three weeks (to avoid any last minute negative surprises), here I am in Mexico City ready to spend hours and hours at the Museo de Antropologia, the Teotihuacan Pyramids and surroundings, the neighboring city of Puebla and then just sip the city, just breath what has been on hold for all these decades...<br /><br />Dreams... some people say it in a different way, like:<br />- I really would like to do ABC before I die, or<br />- I would love to accomplish XYZ before I die, or<br />- Although I've never done DEF, I have this feeling that I must do it before I die, or<br />- I have a passion for this and that and I have decided that I want to do it before I go from this earth...<br /><br />The list with different wordings meaning the same thing goes on forever and dreams come in all sorts of sizes and costs, how great this details is, hey? ... my dream started happening right before my eyes when earlier today, the captain announced we were landing in Mexico City. Needless to say that my eyes were completely soaked in tears and I was not able to see the city properly from above having on purpose chosen a window seat.... silly me!!<br /><br />Anyway, I call it DREAM and you? How are you managing yours?Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-90051203550553830722010-06-20T17:20:00.003-05:002010-06-20T18:05:04.249-05:00True good old friends, the BRETAS in Panama!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWgAGUojUtjpLHdXgqUBNLtkSvFLE_w274n3QDXT7I9_7h70ieouX4Q7PTbkd30kTqh_VbSeOFCsqw0Zi00QIKtDWfC0cJVtGl-Dg-eoq3_LQP50ayG2SetuiQofDnguek7l2KGrIRaI/s1600/OB_SD_980__002719_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWgAGUojUtjpLHdXgqUBNLtkSvFLE_w274n3QDXT7I9_7h70ieouX4Q7PTbkd30kTqh_VbSeOFCsqw0Zi00QIKtDWfC0cJVtGl-Dg-eoq3_LQP50ayG2SetuiQofDnguek7l2KGrIRaI/s400/OB_SD_980__002719_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484984747361545074" border="0" /></a>Joel and I had the big pleasure of having "The Bretas" over for 3 days visiting us. Those were fun days, with so much laughter, stories up dates, some sacrificial massages of course, tourism and a serious gastronomical galore with very good food and excellent wines... oh man... the three days felt like three weeks or even three months!!<br /><br />The story behind our friendship is interesting and quite instant. Back in 1996, the girls, Joel and I were invited to a river rapids birthday weekend, up the mountains near Rio. We were all staying at a hotel who organized it all for us. We went and even took the dog we had at the time, a beautiful Old English Sheep Dog, called "Candy". She loved being part of our weekend (or better saying, she behaved as if she loved it), behaving very well and made sure we were all well licked when we got back from the rapids, cute her.<br /><br />Anyway, the four of us didn't know everybody there and Cecilia, the lady on my right in the picture above, was one of them. At a certain point of the weekend, we were all sitting talking about this and that, when Joel mentioned we were going through the frustrating phase of looking for a house to buy... you know... when you see a house you love, it's location you don't love so much, when you can pay for it, it's ugly, when the location is great, the house is bad and on and on and on the story goes.<br /><br />Cecilia then said that when she left her house for the weekend, she noticed her neighbor had just put their house in the market for sale and promised she would call us on Sunday night with the details of the person in charge. Being the little terrestrial angel that she is, voila, by Sunday night we had the name and number to call on Monday morning and a few days later, we made an offer, which was accepted and we moved in July 15th!!!<br /><br />Cecilia introduced us to her great family and trust me, hours and hours of loads of laughter followed there after.<br /><br />However, the funny side of life showed its face and exactly 13 months later we moved to South Africa and were no longer Cecilia's neighbor, sniff sniff.<br /><br />In spite of this short lived neighboring, we became very good and very close friends. Cecilia has visited us in all three continents we lived after that and her brother and sister in law (the couple in the picture above) have also visited us in Jo'burg and now here in Panama.<br /><br />Funny how good friends remain "in sync" no matter their geographical spots. I remember a day last year, during our passage through Angola, when I was really very completely down and the phone rang... Cecilia was on the other side! Just perfect timing!!<br /><br />So, here it is for true and fun friendship!Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-56769931113119967532010-06-10T20:41:00.002-05:002010-06-10T20:58:32.947-05:00Ai ai ai ui ui uiAi ai ai ui ui ui... the Football World Cup is about to start and oh gosh, the hearts are already palpitating with such a passion that I'm not sure I'll be able to take yet again, one more time!<br /><br />The streets of Panama City are a huge big green and yellow. They are all supporting Brazil, so cute! Cars, home windows, shops, radio stations, TV channels... everywhere you look, you see something pointing to a Brazilian team fan. Oh well, let me be honest with you all who are not here... yes yes yes, every now and again, we do get to see Spanish, German and Argentinian flags lost here and there, but the vast majority is for Brazil... ouch what a responsibly!<br /><br />Yesterday, I was inside the car, on the driver's seat waiting for Joel when a walking by policeman stopped for a chat. He had seen the Brazilian flag waiving on the back window. At first he thought I was Panamanian (I wonder about his hearing skills... where did my accent go?) but later I had that cleared by telling him that I was Brazilian and he went on and on about what wonderful people our team players are. Comfortable feeling to say the least!<br /><br />Let's see how it all turns out. A repetition of the 2002 world cup would be more than fabulous! Tomorrow is the kick off, Mexico X South Africa. I really don't know who to support in this game. With all the history we have with Africa and yet more, with SA, I would be inclined to go for SA. But, because I'm now so close to Mexico, have wonderful Mexican friends and have this long lived passion for Mexican pre Colombian history, I'm a bit lost... hope it's a draw, ha ha ha.<br /><br />Good luck to us all!Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100449901415724738.post-59466256960918478482010-05-31T09:31:00.007-05:002010-05-31T20:45:36.872-05:00Being a Brazilian in PanamaHa ha ha... things that one doesn't understand why, but just enjoys the result.<br /><br />Joel and I are still loving being in Panama, enjoying thoroughly the Latin atmosphere, the weather, the rhythm of life, the general kindness around and all the rest... However, one thing that we just don't get it, that we just don't understand where it comes from, that just amazes us to a surprising point: the selfishness of the Panamanians drivers.<br /><br />Pedestrian Panamanians are as sweet as one can be, but as drivers they have this feeling of having to get there (wherever "there" is) first, the "me first" attitude. I have the impression that when they get hold of their driving wheels, a huge cloud of unkindness comes upon them... I don't know... The use of blinkers is unknown to them so when you use it, it doesn't really matter, because they don't know what you mean. The use of a hand to thank you for giving way is so completely not used. This is a pain, we haven't got used to it yet and are trying to do a bit of "act locally and change globally" kind of thing... let's see til when.<br /><br />But anyway, as most of you probably know, the football world cup is about to start, so of course, Brazilian hearts are getting ready for yet again, one more batch of fast beating and happy (or not) suffering. To get in a bit of a mood, I got a Brazilian flag, one of those that attach to your car window and have been going around the city with my flag waving high and you know what? I have received so many more smiles and road kindness than I ever experienced here in Panama... LOL!<br /><br />The other day, I had a very minor minor accident in a parking lot. It was more a kiss than an accident. The guy was leaving his parking space and didn't see me and went ahead and hit the side of my car. So we both had to call our insurances, the police etc etc etc. When the other driver's insurance person arrived on the scene, he opened a bit fat smile to me and asked: "are you Brazilian"? I said yes and he said that he was a big fan of Brazil and as Panama is not sending a football team to the world cup, he was fully supporting the Brazilian team for the world cup. So cute!<br /><br />I haven't convinced Joel yet, but my plan is to add to the car 1 flag per game we win. Hope my car becomes a mobile mast, ha ha ha.<br /><br />So here is to our flag and what it means to be Brazilian! Cheers!Odila Bragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07343955745712791360noreply@blogger.com1