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...

My birthday!

Hi everyone!

As you probably know, next June 12th is my 24th birthday! I am so excited about it that I decided to organize a party to celebrate with my friends. Since this is a World Cup year, my idea was to organize a thematic party. Take a look at the invitation:

Well, as soon as I started inviting my friends, they came up with the following excuses.

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Ana: “I can’t. My parents are visiting from out of town.”

Carlos: “I’m sorry. I have to study for an exam that day.”

Paula: “Unfortunately I can’t go. I will have to work.”

Fábio: “That sounds fun. However, I got a new puppy and I have to stay home with him.”

Cristina: “Oh! It’s my grandmother’s 90^th birthday and my parents told me to visit her.”

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Their excuses disappointed me. I had many plans for the party! Didn’t they like the idea? Was the day and time too bad? What should I do to convince them to come? Or should I cancel it because no one seems to be coming?

Save Water, Save the World

Hi everyone!

Last weekend my parents came to Florianópolis to visit my brother, Tony, and I.

Juliana, our roommate, prepared a delicious dinner for us! We are very lucky to have her here. 

Besides having dinner, we sat together to talk about the conscious use of water. Mom and Dad were surprised to see some "reminders" I have placed in our bathroom, kitchen and laundry room. Well, I had to do that because Tony is very irresponsible and does not care about the planet. 

How about you? Are you eco-friendly? 

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These are some of the signs you can see in our bathroom, kitchen and laundry room

(From: http://www.bwa.co.za/Save_water_poster.jpg)

(From: http://www.watersavingtips.org/images/saving_1.jpg)

(From: http://www.akalplumbing.com/images/save-water-pic.jpg) 

From: http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/WWTP/images/save_water.png)