Hello, Dear Readers!
I would like to thank you for your pieces of advice in relation to the problem with my noisy neighbor. By the way, the problem is solved and his name is Paulo! Today I’m really happy. The students and friends from Chapecó invited me to visit them next week in order to celebrate Halloween. Sure I’ll be there! As I’m not good with directions, I bought a brand new GPS device to lead me to Chapecó. This week, then, I’m reading the manual to know how to use this interesting thing. However, don’t you think that some of the instructions of the manuals are silly? The first step I read was: “Be sure to turn it on.” Of course I would remember to do that! Would you write something like that if you were writing a manual? Anyway, I’m having fun with my new toy!

Hi Everyone! Today I’m really crossed! Last week a new and noisy neighbor moved in to the apartment next to mine. He is very cute but he is getting on my nerves with his stereo. Yesterday I asked him if he would mind turning the stereo down. And guess what? He was very rude and said that he would mind! I’m fulfilled with resentment and frustration. I don’t know what to do to solve this issue. What would you do if you were in my shoes?

Hi everyone!
I guess I was wrong! Imagine what Sarah’s favorite Peruvian dish was? Rocoto Relleno. Well, I have to say that she has good taste. I love it too.
Now, Sarah wants to spend an entire Sunday outdoors. So, we are going to go on a hike next Sunday. I have already told her that she must pack a light backpack. Another tip I gave her is that she ought to pack things like water and food in a way that she can easily access them. But now I need your help to decide on something again: where should I take her? She heard that the south part of Florianopolis is very beautiful and she would like to visit it. However, there are three wonderful places in the Southern part of the island. Take a look at them and help me to decide, please!

Hello everyone! Guess what?
Sarah is moving to Florianópolis next weekend and she has decided to live in Trindade, isn't it great? To celebrate her arrival, I would like to take her to a nice peruvian restaurant in Lagoa da Conceição. It's called "O Andyno".
There they serve traditional peruvian food such as "ceviche", "arroz con pollo”, “papas la huancayna” and “rocoto relleno”. Have you ever tried peruvian food?
My favorite peruvian dish is “ceviche”. I believe Sarah will enjoy it too!
I’m planning to take Sarah to the restaurant on Saturday evening.

Hi everyone!
I need you to help me with something. When I was in São Paulo, last July, I met a very good friend of mine whom I had not seen for some time. Her name is Sarah. She told me she passed the entrance examination for UFSC and that she is going to move to Florianópolis with her family. I got very happy!
She asked me to help her decide on where to live. She said that she is looking for a house or apartment to rent in the city. She even checked some websites, and right now, she has three options in mind.
The first option is a house in Canasvieiras. She thought of renting a house there because this way I can spend the weekends at the beach with her. The house has a dining room, a living room, a big modern kitchen, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a swimming pool. There are many windows and it’s very bright. The rent is very expensive, buy her parents think it’s worth it. (She’s lucky her parents can afford that!)
The second option is an old apartment downtown. It’s very spacious but it’s not as bright as the house. It has a living room, a kitchen, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Besides, there are two parking spaces. Sarah’s parents like this option because it’s near everything.
The third and last option is a small apartment in Trindade. This apartment has a living room, a small kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom. Sarah prefers this option because it’s closer to UFSC.
I like the three options very much but I need to think about the advantages and disadvantages of each of the places. Can you help me decide which one is the best option? I put some pictures of each neighborhood below.

Back from vacations!

Hello Everyone!

I just came back from vacations, and it was great! I went to my aunt’s house in São Paulo, where I used to spend the summer as a child. There, I met my cousins and we had a lot of fun remembering our childhood games: catch, hide-and-seek, twister, skating… we felt as if we were kids again!

There was only one thing I felt very sad about: the traffic in São Paulo is getting worse! Can you believe we took one hour to go home from the shopping mall? It used to take twenty minutes! There are traffic jams all around the city which contribute to air pollution, too!

I noticed most of the cars had only the driver in them. I've been told (my aunt told me, in fact) it is because there are no facilities for pedestrians and the public transportation systems are crowded, so people prefer to drive.

I think everybody should think more about the environment. The city should provide more bus and subway lines, and people need to be more conscious walking or riding their bikes more often whenever possible.

As I was walking down Viaduto do Chá I saw a person riding a Segway. I liked the idea very much! It is electric and the batteries can go for 35km. What’s best? It emits up to 93% less carbonic gas than any motorcycle or car! Cities should build Segway lanes, and I can’t wait to have my own!

See you all in our virtual classroom,
Lily

My birthday party!

Hi everyone! Last week my parents came to Florianópolis. As you already know, I had to cancel the thematic party I was preparing because none of my friends were coming. So, I watched the opening ceremony of the World Cup with my parents and my brother. I am a great soccer fan!

On the 12th we went out to have lunch at a Japanese restaurant. I love Japanese food! Even though we had a great time together, I was a bit disappointed because I also wanted to celebrate my birhtday with my friends.

Most to my surprise, at night when I had already put on my pajamas Ju asked me to go to one of our neighbor's apartment to help her hanging a curtain. We spent 10 minutes there, then we came back, I openned the door, and, to my suprise there they were, all my friends, with the best party one could expect!


There were many kinds of food and drinks. All of those who told me they couldn't come to the thematic party were there. The funniest part of the party was a powerpoint presentation Ju and Thati organized for me. They presented it in a very big screen and some important moments of my life were shown. I wanted to put it here in the blog, but it does not give support to the file. I will find another way to show it to you.

Well, I definetly loved it all! The only "problem" of the party was that everyone was well dressed and I was wearing my pajamas! And guess who was also there!?! Right! Paul! My paragliding instructor! And I was so embarassed...