Turning 25, Summary #1 / Fazendo 25, Resumo #1

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“Amor sendo entregue incondicionalmente por algo, pode realmente te ajudar a sair de um lugar bem obscuro.” Do filme Um Gato de Rua Chamado Bob.


EN/ Turning 25, Summary #1

This is the first weekly summary to follow up with list I created with items to achieve before I turn 25 years old on 10th January 2017. If you haven´t read the post yet click here to get to know what I am talking about.

“– Write weekly summaries of what I did…”
The weekly summary is an item in the list and it is the only one that is continuous. I am doing it now, but I admit it is quite late, almost 2 weeks since I wrote the previous post. We have to remember this is not a competition with myself, so it is alright if I am late, at least I am doing it now.

PT/ Fazendo 25 anos, Resumo #1

Este é o primeiro resumo semanal para acompanhar a lista que eu criei com itens para alcançar antes de completar 25 anos em 10 de janeiro de 2017. Se você ainda não leu o post, clique aqui para saber do que estou falando.

“- Escrever resumos semanais do que eu fiz …”
O resumo semanal é um item na lista e é o único que é contínuo. Estou fazendo isso agora, mas eu admito que está atrasado, quase duas semanas desde que eu escrevi o post anterior. Temos de lembrar que esta não é uma competição comigo mesma, por isso tudo bem se eu estou atrasada, pelo menos eu estou fazendo isso agora.

EN/ “– Get a new haircut, I varied very little in the past two years…”
I got my haircut done on 9th November 2016. Before going to the hairdressers I did a little research on ideas for it. I created a board on my Pinterest with some images (to see, click here), which I shown to the hairdresser explaining that my hair is quite thin and I struggle to get volume.
I sincerely trusted her, I just needed a change. And I liked it! On that day she dried my hair brushing it, something I never do because it leaves it too straight and I prefer it wavy.

 

PT/  “- Corte novo de cabelo, eu variou muito pouco nos últimos dois anos …”
Eu fiz o corte novo no dia 9 de novembro de 2016. Antes de ir para o salão eu fiz uma pequena pesquisa sobre idéias de cortes. Eu criei uma pasta no meu Pinterest com algumas imagens (para ver, clique aqui), que eu mostrei à cabeleireira explicando que meu cabelo é muito fino e que eu luto para obter volume.
Eu sinceramente confiei nela, eu só precisava de uma mudança. E eu gostei! Naquele dia ela secou e fez escova, algo que eu nunca faço porque deixa-o muito liso e eu prefiro ondulado.

EN/ “– Going to the movies alone…”
As I mentioned in the previous post, I always had a strange idea of people going to the cinema alone. Since I was a kid, it was like a social event, so I always went to the cinema with family, friends or a loved one. I always felt kind of pity for the people who went alone, as if it was a bad thing. So I decided to experience it myself change this concept.
I went to watch A Street Cat Named Bob, which was thrilling! I got myself some Ben&Jerry’s icecream and by watching it I got watery eyes every 5 minutes. I felt that in the same way I was alone, I had the companion of all the people in that room. It wasn’t any monster like I always imagined, it was pretty good!

“– Go to 1 exhibition per month…”
I am member of the London Independent Photography and they have an annual exhibition with the member’s photographs. I wasn’t selected this year, although one photo of mine was displayed in a slideshow, which was a shame they didn’t credited me. It was very interesting to see what the other member work looks like, and to see so many people gathering together. It was really fun because judging people´s work is one of my favourite hobbies, as it seems to be my friend who attended with me too.

Hope you enjoyed getting to know how it has been trying to complete the little challenges from this list I created to experience before I turn 25 years old. There will be other interesting things in the next one! 🙂

PT/ “- Ir ao cinema sozinha …”
Como eu mencionei no post anterior, eu sempre tive uma  idéia estranha de pessoas indo ao cinema sozinhas. Desde que eu era criança, era como um evento social, então eu sempre ia ao cinema com a família, amigos ou ser amado. Sempre sentia pena pelas pessoas que iam sozinhas, como se fosse uma coisa ruim. Então eu decidi experimentar isso eu mesma e mudar esse conceito.
Fui assistir Um Gato de Rua Chamado Bob, (é Britânico) que foi emocionante! Comprei um sorvete do Ben & Jerry’s e assistindo o filme eu fiquei com os olhos marejados a cada 5 minutos. Eu sentia que, da mesma forma que eu estava sozinha, eu tinha a companhia de todas as pessoas naquela sala. Não foi nenhum bicho de 7 cabeças como eu sempre imaginei, foi até muito bom!

“- Ir em 1 exposição por mês …”
Eu sou membro da London Independent Photography e eles têm uma exposição anual com as fotografias dos membros. Eu não fui selecionada este ano, embora uma foto minha foi exibida em uma apresentação de slides. Foi muito interessante ver como é o trabalho dos outros membros e ver tantas pessoas se reunindo. Foi muito divertido porque julgar o trabalho das pessoas é um dos meus hobbies favoritos, e parece ser também o da minha amiga que foi comigo.

Espero que tenham gostado de saber como eu tenho tentado completar os pequenos desafios desta lista que criei para experimentar antes de completar 25 anos. Haverão outras coisas interessantes na próxima! 🙂

Turning 25/ Fazer 25 anos

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My Blank Walls, collage by me. / Minhas Paredes em Branco. http://wp.me/p6NrmA-2v 

EN/ Turning 25

It’s 2 months until I turn 25 years old. This quarter of a century will arrive on January 10th. Kind of scary, but I find that age quite symbolic. I remember my grandma saying “I when I was 25…” as a good phase for personal growth, youth and health. The other day a lady told me “it’s a good age, you’re still in that phase between having fun and having some responsibilities but with a freedom to be young without the pressure that comes in the 30’s.”

I didn’t celebrate my birthday with party since I was 18, didn’t feel the fun when I bumped into reality. I loved getting older when I was a kid, how silly. This year I wanted to prepare something more special and make my 25th birthday something memorable. But before that I wanted to prepare myself, to accomplish things that challenges me in some way and others thing that I have been putting off.

Initially I wanted to create a list of 25 items, but I preferred to be realistic with the time I have. The idea is not to compete with myself, but to be willing to try to get out of my comfort zone. So I thought of things I can do in 2 months, and what I can not do will be an  exercise to accept failure. Nothing prevents me from completing over the course of 2017. So here goes:

– Go to 1 exhibition per month, to keep creativity and inspiration flowing.

– To back up the external hard drive, it sounds silly but since I started using it I’ve never done it. Which is terrible for those who work with photography.

– Write weekly summaries of what I did, to keep up with this challenge and also help me to see how many good things I am able to do.
Summary #1

– Going to the movies alone, since I always had a strange vision of those who does it and I never allowed myself to experiment it.

– Finish reading “Sophie’s World”, I started the week of my 24th birthday  in 2016 and until now I have not finished reading because I only read when I use the underground. Which is not often.

– To do a natal chart with an astrologer, I have done several online but I want a professional to analyse and instruct me on my chart.

– Get a new haircut, I varied very little in the past two years. The anxious person here had the hair cut the same day she wrote this post. In the first summary I talk more about.

– Try a body attack class, I hate gym, and varying in exercises is a challenge for me. I need to at least try, nothing guaranteed to continue.

– Buy two items of wish list, to have the pleasure of giving me a treat with things I fancy.

– Do a Reiki session, some people told me very good things about this Japanese complementary therapy. That’s why I wanted to try.

PT/ Fazendo 25 anos

Faltam 2 meses pra eu completar 25 anos de idade. O tal 1/4 de século chegará dia 10 de Janeiro. Meio assustador, mas acho essa idade bem simbólica. Lembro da minha vó falar “eu quando tinha meus 25 anos…” como uma fase boa de crescimento pessoal, auge da juventude e saúde. Outro dia uma moça me disse “é uma idade boa, você ainda está naquela fase entre se divertir e ter algumas responsabilidades mas com uma liberdade pra ser jovem sem a pressão que vem nos 30”.

Eu não comemoro meu aniversário com festa desde os meus 18 anos, perdeu a graça quando esbarrei na realidade. Adorava ficar mais velha quando era criança, que bobagem. Esse ano tive vontade de preparar algo mais especial e fazer do meu aniversário de 25 anos algo memorável. Mas antes disso eu queria me preparar, realizar coisas que me desafiem de certa forma e outras que venho adiando.


Inicialmente queria criar uma lista de 25 itens, mas preferi ser realista com tempo que eu tenho. A ideia não é eu competir comigo mesma e sim estar disposta a tentar sair da minha zona de conforto. Por isso pensei numas coisas que eu possa fazer em 2 meses, e o que não der vai servir de exercício de aceitação com a falha. Nada me impede de concluir ao longo do ano de 2017. Então aqui vai:

– Ir em 1 exposição por mês, pra manter a criatividade e inspiração fluindo.

– Fazer backup do HD externo, parece bobo mas desde que comecei a usar nunca o fiz. O que é terrível pra quem trabalha com fotografia.

-Fazer resumos semanais do que fiz, pra acompanhar esse desafio e também me ajudar a ver o tanto de coisa boa que concluo e sou capaz de fazer.
Resumo #1

– Ir ao cinema sozinha, já que sempre tive uma visão de estranheza com quem faz isso e nunca me permiti experimentar.

– Terminar de ler “O Mundo de Sophia”, comecei na semana do meu aniversário de 24 anos em 2016 e até agora não terminei por só ler quando pego metrô. Que não é frequente.

– Fazer mapa astral com um astrólogo(a), já fiz vários online mas quero um profissional pra analisar e me instruir sobre meu mapa.

– Corte novo de cabelo, tenho variado bem pouco nesses últimos dois anos. A pessoa ansiosa aqui cortou no mesmo dia que escrevia esse post. No primeiro resumo falo mais sobre.

– Tentar uma aula de crossfit, odeio academia e variar nos exercícios é uma dificuldade para mim. Preciso ao menos tentar, nada garantido que continue.

– Comprar dois itens da wishlist, pra ter o prazer de me presentear com coisas que venho namorando.

– Fazer uma sessão de Reiki, algumas pessoas já me falaram muito bem dessa terapia complementar japonesa. Por isso queria experimentar.

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Here we go! / Lá vamos nós!

One Peculiar Year/Um Ano Peculiar

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One Peculiar Year / Um Ano Peculiar

EN/ It’s been a year since I decided to create It is peculiar blog. I started with the support of the people closest, in order to share my experiences living abroad and some thoughts, to feel closer to those who are far away. I began also to follow blogs with the same essence and identify with these people, which made me learn a lot.

In this year of blog happened several things in my life, and here was a way to register everything. So I would like to look back to celebrate.

PT/ Já faz um ano desde que decidi criar o blog It is peculiar. Comecei com o apoio das pessoas mais próximas, com o intuito de compartilhar minhas experiências morando fora e alguns pensamentos, para me sentir mais próxima de quem está longe. Comecei também a acompanhar blogs com a mesma essência e a me identificar com essas pessoas, o que fez com que eu aprendesse bastante.

Nesse um ano de blog aconteceram várias coisas na minha vida, e aqui foi uma forma de registar tudo. Por isso gostaria de fazer uma retrospectiva para celebrar.


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Brazilian Embassy in London

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EN/  Brazilian Embassy in London

“Wembley to Soweto to Brazil” is exhibiting in London again. The project run in 2014 during the FIFA World Cup and has been exhibited at The Hospital Club before.

I am proud to see my photographs at the Brazilian Embassy together with the photographs of our brilliant students from Sao Paulo´s favela, whose I helped mentoring.
The exhibition is open to the public from 6th May to 13th May, from 10am to 6pm.

To see more of my photographs of this project, check my Flickr album here.
Get to know more about Wembley to Soweto charity on their website: wembleytosoweto.com.
Photos of the opening evening bellow.

PT/  Embaixada Brasileira em Londres

“Wembley to Soweto to Brazil” está em exposição novamente em Londres. O projeto ocorreu em 2014 durante a Copa do Mundo FIFA e já esteve em exposição no The Hospital Club em Londres.

Estou orgulhosa de ver minhas fotografias na Embaixada Brasileira junto com as fotografias dos nossos jovens estudantes e talentosos da comunidade Jardim Colombo em São Paulo, os quais eu ajudei a orientar.
A exposição estará aberta ao público entre os dias 6 e 13 de Maio, das 10am as 6pm.

Para ver mais de minhas fotos desse projeto, veja meu album no Flickr aqui.
Saiba mais sobre o projeto Wembley to Soweto no site deles: wembleytosoweto.com.
Fotos da noite de abertura a baixo.

Is Facebook your friend? / O Facebook é seu amigo?

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Pinhole photo of a computer / Foto de um computador tirada com uma pinhole

EN/   Is Facebook your friend?

This year I questioned myself about the way we collect friends on Facebook, and what are the real importance of keeping them. From long time ago, I’ve always been the type that deletes people who I added because I met through a friend or colleague, but did not remain in my life. But now I took it to another level.

I began to question myself why I still had those classmates, I barely spoke at school, and had  acquaintances who only saw twice in his life and all of them I never really cared (and neither them) to stay in touch. So I started to “clean up” my friend’s list, passing through filters that I created, such as:

– Have I talked with this person over the past 5 years?
– Have I met that person in the last 3 years?
– How many times I met that person after we first met?
– Was s/he part of some important moment of my life / my childhood?
– Do we have common interests or am I against the ways that person thinks and acts?
– Do we maintain some kind of virtual contact (likes, comments), even if we do not talk a lot?

According to the answers I delete or keep the person on my list, it seems very simple but sometimes by external influences I can’t get rid of a few. These are either someone present in my best friends, partner or family’s life. I realised that would be “rude” if I delete that person.

Something that bothers me a lot is to know that many people keeps me in friends list for imagining that one day, they may need me for something. Well, if you keep someone in your Facebook friends list thinking this way, you need to rethink what friendship really means.

If by reason of work contact, opportunities of whatever the purpose, for this they invented LinkdIn! People, make a profile on LinkedIn, the idea is to have there people whom you only have professional interests and that are not part of their circle of friends and neither are part of your personal life.

Especially for me Facebook has always been a very important tool to keep in touch with people who are far away. It’s the easiest way to group friends and family, share photos, ideas, events and messages in a way that everyone can see it. So I consider it something very intimate, and over time I’ve been noticing my selectivity about the content I share there. There were moments that I stopped myself from sharing for worrying about what people would think.

But hey, shouldn’t I have just people who knows me and won’t judge me? I noticed that I did not want to share my life with certain people, and so I started to use that filter.

Another measure that I’ve taken was to get some people I didn’t want to see their 10 selfies a day, 15 religious messages, and other stuff like that in my news feed, in a filter Facebook created called “Acquaintances”. When you put them there, you do not see their posts so often. And by contrast, I gathered my best friends in the list called “Best Friends” as Facebook prioritises posts from this list in my feed. There are a few more other tricks I use, but it would make another post here. If you are interested to know them, comment here and I’ll do another post.

I have also noticed my friends expressing the same questions by commenting:

“Honestly, for me I would delete all, would leave only 50 Facebook friends, I don’t like so many people seeing everything I post.”

“I need to do a clean up, a lot of unnecessary people”

“I have X person on Facebook just to laugh at what X posts, very ridiculous”

“Would rather not post this, not to cause discord”

We have control of selecting who we have, who sees what you post, etc. It’s all about using Facebook and tools to make it a healthy and positive experience, not a vain and futile circus exhibitionism, or a timid and neutral presence that makes the idea of being in a social network lose its meaning.

Tell me what you think about it, if you have been through the same situations.
Do you use these filters and tools?
How has your experience on Facebook been?


PT/  O Facebook é seu amigo?

Este ano eu comecei um sério questionamento sobre a forma que colecionamos amigos no Facebook, e qual a verdadeira importância de mantê-los. De tempos há tempos eu sempre fui do tipo que deletava as pessoas que havia adicionado por ter conhecido através de um amigo, ou colega, mas que não permaneceram na minha vida. Só que agora eu levei isso a um outro nível.

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