Post # 100 :D

WOW!! This is my 100th post to my personal blog!!!

It all started back in September 2005, when I was moving from Brazil to Netherlands, for an AIESEC internship at ABN AMRO Bank. And now, 3 years and 10 months later, I start to get prepared to come back. I arrive in São Paulo on 24th of August for a new cycle in my life. I'm closing my chapter of 4 years in Europe.

At the Kaospilots, I graduated two weeks ago, in an incredible party organized by Team 14 and 15 (first and second year students). I was carried home at 6.30am, by Pedro and Florentine, my two guests who came from Amsterdam to party with me! And, even better than that, I managed to pay all my school debts in time!! (this is definitely a good theme for another post!). Unfortunately, my final exam didn't go well (this is subject for yet another post), and I'll have to go for a re-exam, to take place on 19th of August :S

I'm finishing the last changes to my final project for my client, and on Saturday I start another "crazy European summer trip". Like in 2007 when I hitchhiked across France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Czech Rep, or in 2008, when I traveled over 3.000km and 40 different cars across Denmark, Sweden and Norway!

This time I'm combining fun and work, adventure and reflection!

• GetWild Nature Quest: going back to Sweden, this time as one of the "hosts" of the 7-days Nature Quest, including 3 days-solo in the Swedish Mountains of Vålådalen (see map). 21 young people from Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and even Brazil and Iraq (!) are joining us this year!

• Molde Jazz Festival: Mark, Philip and I will hitchhike and couchsurf to Trondheim and Molde (Norway), where the famous Jazz Festival takes place. We'll meet our friend Inger-Mette and hopefully we get some paid job for one week!

• Sailing trip from Molde to Oslo: one week sailing with Skipper Christian Løken, who joined our team at the Kaospilots but left us to join the Volvo Ocean Race ;-)

• Madrid: some days working with Guga, good old friend, with whom I'm developing a business plan for our startup and we're part of a competition promoted by Artemisia Foundation. Deadline is 2nd of August!

• Italia: back to the roots, once again. This time I'll travel to Rome with Florentine and relax for a few days in the countryside, with good wine, good food. Good life!

• Denmark: back to Denmark, time for the re-exam, pack my stuff and fly home!!!!!

Who knows, maybe I meet some of you on-the-road, let me know if that might be the case!

Ah, my record says that I blog an average of once every two weeks!! At least I'll keep this average for the the next year to come!

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Holidays on the road

I left Amsterdam on Sunday by car, with 3 other couchsurfers (I met them on the couchsurfing groups and on local meetings), direction Italy. They were heading to Rome and I was staying in Genova, to spend X-Mas with my aunt Rejanie and see my cousin Bruno. We stopped for the night in Frieburg, southern Germany, where I could meet Gabriela, an old friend from AIESEC (we haven't met for years...). I found another host, Connie, and we all had nice places to sleep. The driving adventure was to have a broken window covered with plastic bags (great job Glenn and Valentina!). We managed to get it fixed on Monday morning, before we crossed the Swiss Alps...

After 3 days completely relaxed, sleeping a lot and eating like someone in Italy deserves (including good old Brazilian food), I'm ready to continue the journey. Tonight I'll arrive in Krakow (cheap flight) and I found a very curious couchsurfing host - I'll stay in the same place as other 16 couchsurfers, from all around the world! I'm looking forward for that - it sounds like those old reception weekend I had in AIESEC, including partying, sightseeing and cooking together). On Monday morning I hitchhike to Warsaw to meet my brother and spend new-years with Ania, another friend from couchsurfing. After new-years, a short stop in Berlin and maybe Hamburg, on my way back to Kaos, back to Aarhus.

My classes restart on 7th of January... My graduation is coming soon... 26th of June 2009!!

Holidays on the road

I left Amsterdam on Sunday by car, with 3 other couchsurfers (I met them on the couchsurfing groups and on local meetings), direction Italy. They were heading to Rome and I was staying in Genova, to spend X-Mas with my aunt Rejanie and see my cousin Bruno. We stopped for the night in Frieburg, southern Germany, where I could meet Gabriela, an old friend from AIESEC (we haven't met for years...). I found another host, Connie, and we all had a nice place to sleep. The driving adventure was to have a broken window covered with plastic bags (great job Glenn and Valentina!). We managed to get it fixed on Monday morning, before we left (and before crossing the Swiss Alps!).

After 3 days completely relaxed, sleeping a lot and eating like someone in Italy deserves (including good old Brazilian food), I'm ready to continue the journey. Tonight I'll arrive in Krakow (cheap flight) and I found a very curious couchsurfing host - I'll stay in the same place as other 16 couchsurfers, from all around the world! I'm looking forward for that - it sounds like those old reception weekend I had in AIESEC, including partying, sightseeing and cooking together). On Monday morning I hitchhike to Warsaw to meet my brother and spend new-years with Ania, another friend from couchsurfing. After new-years, a short stop in Berlin and maybe Hamburg, on my way back to Kaos, back to Aarhus.

My classes restart on 7th of January... My graduation is coming soon... 26th of June 2009!!