Brazilian cultural presentation

Hi Everybody!!
Yesterday was a hard day at work, I was very tired... just came back home, had dinner and went to sleep as at the next day there was an AIESEC meeting but the mood at the CL (AIESEC office) was not that cool... something happened but they didn't want to talk.

March 23rd, 2002 - Saturday: Turkish seminar in turkish and the brazilian cultural presentation
Wake-up very early... this is not for me... specially because here is very cold in the mornings but as I needed to was my clothes I decided to put everything in my backpack and bring to AIESEC office as they could tell me where to bring it to wash. Time passed and the only answer I got was we could make it... and I trusted.

Went to Ozmangazi University to get the end of the meeting. Me and my backpack full of dirty clothes. The meetings sucked as I could not understand 90% of what they were talking about, but they loved. Around 2PM they asked me to talk about my traineeship in Turkey, my expectations, etc but I had only 5 minutes. Tried to compile my thoughts and focus on being a change agent and learn as much as possible to try to change something back in Brazil. I talked also about meaningfull work but I could see that even with someone translating to english their faces showed me they were not understanding much. At least, I made my part.

We left the university and went to the other one (Anadolu University) where there was a seminar about something I didn't understand again as I don't know turkish yet. Several minutes later, it was already 7PM and my clothes, of course, still dirty in my backpack. Seminar ended and I decided to talk seriously to them as they promissed something to me but nothing. Of course, didn't work as everything closes at 6PM and only opens again on Monday. I almost had to come to work by pijamas.

At night, to relax, there was a birthday party in one of the AIESEC guys house and I made my brazilian cultural presentation. It was good but from 20 people there, only 5 were really enjoying asking questions and participating. Anyway, they day today was very long and I was also tired and I don't know if I could pay atention to something completely different being presented by a brazilian, in english. I think I understand them. At the weekend of April 6th I will make my brazilian party and I hope they enjoy more than this presentation.

Kisses and see you!

Alex!

In Eskisehir

March 12, 2002 - Finally in Eskisehir!!

Still in Istanbul we almost lost the bus that was leaving from Besiktas to the Bus Station (Otogar), but everything went right. After some difficulties to understand what the people at the bus station and inside the bus were speaking, finally I got here at Eskisehir.

They have a lotion inside the bus that they offer to everybody to clean the hands and as I could noticed they get furious if you don’t acept it. After 6 hours by bus, in a better one then the one I came from Athens to Istanbul, I arrived in Eskisehir.


As I’ve been studing and asking to my friends, Eskisehir is a city with 700 thousands inhabitans where the most of them are university students. There are 2 huge universities here and a river that cross the city and people say it’s the city point. Let’s see.

I’m already stabilished in my new home. My roomates are cool but I didn`t have time to talk to them. I saw only a little bit from the city, just knew some streets around where I live.

I can’t stay for longer here because I already answered tons of mails and it will get expensive. Soon I will be working and can send these e-mails from the office... what will be easier.

March 13, 2002 - Exploring Eskisehir!!

Hello everybody! I`m already exploring the city!

I went to Anadolu University... that place is great... seems like the universities shown on movies. I almost asked how I could finish my graduation here. I helped AIESEC people in some class presentations and then I went together to my new friend Onur (you will read a lot about him in the future) to walk around. We played table tenis, where I lost, but was interesting to learn the numbers till 22.

After the university we went to the office where there was a meeting to new AIESEC member. Then, we went dinner... the food here is really spicy... I hope my stomach supports for a little more till I find something better.


There is a german trainee here, Claudia, and we went there to her house to a small party... what was really fun! I drank a red vodka from Finland and came back home a bit drunk... but it’s OK.. at least I remember everything 

Kisses and Hugs!