Category — Brasil

Since apparently some of you have such an interesting life that they feel the need to comment-spam my blog, I finally have something to tell you guys: My balloons arrived! More after the jump…

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Hello all,

As I don’t really have anything happening right now that is worth a story, it’ll be just another bullet point list of what’s been happening in my life.

- I have been working really hard lately. Unfortunately, I have had my share of work-related problems the past few weeks. No Internet for almost a week, Vista crashing for no reason, the program that I am working on giving me a lot of crap, the challenges of a 5 hour time difference. These have been the problems that have been keeping me busy. I have been at my friend Felipe’s place for almost a week because of the Internet problems and have worked through weekends to make up for the lost time of vista breaking down.

- My relationship with Raquel ended as quickly as it started. I broke up with her after some pretty nasty events. It’s sad, but I feel there is nothing that can be done about this anymore.

- The time difference between here and the Netherlands is now 5 hours. This brings some new challenges as I try to start work at 8:00 dutch time, which is now 3:00 Brazilian time. I hardly ever make that.

- My balloons package has entered Brazil, but it hasn’t arrived yet. I am anxiously waiting for it :). Also, a package sent to me for my birthday by my good friend Eef from Holland, has not yet arrived. It has been underway for over a month now.

- The organisation for the national couchsurfing meeting we are creating is going smoothly. We have bi-weekly meetings and things are coming along just fine. We already have over 100 people signed up for the meeting. It’s gonna be great!

- Next week I’ll be doing another competition trekking episode, this time near Ouro Preto. This one is going to be in the dark! As if that doesn’t present a nice challenge by itself, the terrain in that area is very steep, so it will be tough on me. Nevertheless I don’t think this is your average everyday experience, so I am gonna try my best to keep up

That’s all I can think of for now

I had a wonderful birthday last weekend. Even though I was away from home and I missed my friends and family, it was great! Follow the jump to find out why

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So, the day everybody dreads in a new relationship. No matter how in love you are and how much your partner makes you feel at ease, it is always a nervous moment. find out why this one was even more nervous for me and how it turned out after the jump.

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I am more than halfway through my time in Brasil, and I have been away from home for more than 6,5 months. It is becoming apparent to me that my new life is so much more interesting, challenging and rewarding than my old life in Holland (not that i didn’t like that, au contraire!). That is why I have decided not to return home anytime soon. I still have no planned end date. The maximum for now is august of 2009, so I can attend the wedding of my good friends Ewoud and Irene. Of course I am no walking bank, so it is time for me to start thinking about the future, and how I am going to pay for my life on the road. Sit tight and follow the jump to read about my plans, you’re gonna be surprised

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I have uploaded some new pictures from various events the last couple of weeks, so head over to the gallery to check them out!