tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68292565386099028852024-03-13T11:12:17.978-07:00The Adventures of Renata in New YorkRenatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-70925792147676055952012-05-31T18:26:00.001-07:002012-05-31T18:26:40.914-07:00<b><br /></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 28pt; letter-spacing: 1pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>Mangos Orchard in Moms Garden with My Grandmother
and my Twin sister</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #282828;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">I believe in the power of have a really nice hobby,
like cooking, picking fruits with my grandmother and twin sister in my moms
orchard in our garden in Brazil.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Summer weekends on my mom’s house were full of so many
things— cooking caramel sweets or baking a cake, or going to the garden to take
some mandarin or mangoes and eat them only using our mount. I remember that
when my grandmother peeled an orange with a help of knife, and with this peel
you turned singing the alphabet and when it’s broke this letter will be the
name of your future husband. It was so funny trying to find some strange names.
It’s crazy how something so simple can be very nice. My grandmother was crazy
about orchard and fruits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">But what I remember the best was waking up in the
morning and following my Grammy in her bed and ask her to brush her teeth and
be there only to be with her incredible and fantastic person. She was the best.
Those mornings, I’m certain I ate as many mangoes as I dropped into her basket.
The yellow juice dripping off my chin, I could have stayed out there all day,
perfectly content on a diet of only mangos.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">The taste of a beautifully mango and the nice effect
it has on me is something beyond my understanding. My grandmother’s been dead
some months ago, and I miss her so much that sometimes hurts. I can almost hear
my grandmothers laugh. See her warm, wide smile. I can almost see her at my
garden taking a bite into a mango herself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">My grandmother died when I was 37 and have time
developed many memories of her, but for whatever reason, the time we spent
together in a orchard picking mangos was very strong for me. These memories
make me feel closer to her—like I share a secret with her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">While the taste of an orchard of mango is wonderful,
nothing is more enticing than the smell. The way the deep, rich scent lingers
just above the skin, warming the air, it’s as if—standing there with my eyes
closed—everything around me dissolves. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">These memories of my grandmother that I have only experienced through
the power of a sun-warmed, orchard mango trees make me feel closer to her and
my twin sister because we were all three together. I love and miss her so much.
Although I'm now living in a large city—far away from my Mom's house andthe smell and taste of my childhood. I realize that my belief in those mangos is what will eventually bring me to my mom's orchard with my sister and my grandmother.</span></span></span></span></div>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-81094164940330406092012-04-25T17:50:00.001-07:002012-04-25T17:50:06.175-07:00Sweet Day na Sweet Joy Brigaderia!!!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e0HKFx7zJKw?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-52839736500355475102012-04-24T20:15:00.001-07:002012-04-24T20:15:53.897-07:00Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Brazil/Aquarela Do Brasil"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q2d-GtJUO_w?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-30111360180775776942012-04-24T20:12:00.001-07:002012-04-24T20:12:25.433-07:00<!--StartFragment-->
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miss my voice.</span></div>
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country is not mine.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not recognize myself.</span></div>
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a place said to be a </span><span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 27.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #3366FF; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">dreamland,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 27.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #3366FF; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not dreaming,</span></div>
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lost,</span></div>
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my way</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 27.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #3366FF; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Where am I? My heart began to
beat faster when I need<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>to express my self.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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this big city as I am in my lovely country Brazil.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"> If I
could do something disappeared in the planet I would choose a microwave. This
appliance must be banish forever. Microwave cooking
is not natural, nor healthy, and is far more dangerous to the human body than
anyone could imagine. Microwave
cooking changes the molecular structure of food. If having a microwave in
the home were a necessity, then perhaps I wouldn't feel ok, but it is
totally a luxury, one I can do without, and to risk one's life for a luxury.
Not me. You can install a convection oven, or a steam; which cooks almost as quickly as a
microwave, without the possible dangers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"> Let’s talk
a little bit about the history about this appliance. Every thing started with
the Nazis who invented the first microwave. Known first as radiomissors, they
were used for preparation of meals on a mass scale during the invasion of
Russia. After the war, the Russians had retrieved some of these microwave ovens
and conducted thorough research on their biological effects. So alarmed by what
they learned, the Russians banned microwave ovens in 1976.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"> My
sister has two lovely daughters and she told me that she had learned that
microwave ovens leak dangerous radiation and that her obstetrician had told her
to stay away from microwaves when she was pregnant. Further, she indicated that
there's lots of proof that microwaves destroy the nutritional value of the food
and that food that has been microwaved can cause cancer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">We could dismiss this warning and risk our
own health and the health of our loved ones? </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">The
effects of direct microwave exposure can be very serious and include corneal
cataracts that can lead to blindness, tissue heating, and cellular damage. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">I
never had a microwave, and I try not to eat anywhere that I know microwave
cooking is used.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Some alternatives to microwave:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">1-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">You
can heat food quickly in a convection oven. It's just an ordinary oven with a
fan. And the food will have better taste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can also easily and quickly heat up food, even frozen pasta, by using a
saucepan with a lid and a little water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">3-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"> You can buy a steam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">4-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">If
you want to cook food, do it the old fashioned ways it tastes much better that
way!<o:p></o:p></span></div>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-57673690537591009542012-04-13T21:26:00.000-07:002012-04-13T21:48:37.181-07:00<br />
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of theses. The chef’s hat is a symbol for all chefs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chef’s hat? </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #551dae; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%;">I think everyone has an opinion about
the famous chef's hat, but this is very old tradition. The real legend about
the first chef’s hat originated in the empire of King Henry VIII when Henry
VIII found a hair in his soup. He ordered to had the cook beheaded, and also ordered
the next chef to start wearing a hat. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #551dae; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 27px; line-height: 40px;">Although chefs have worn special hats, or toques, for centuries, it wasn't until 19th century chef Carême redesigned the tall chef's hat. Carême believed that top chefs needed tall hats to distinguish them from the cooks in their kitchens. Careme was the most important chef in history. He made the French cook be recognized. He was the first chef who put the name in the preparations and recipes. All the terms we use today he wrote. He was the father of modern gastronomy.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #551dae; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 27px; line-height: 40px;"> The chef hat isn't for style but sheer
practical use. They are for preventing every food eater's nightmare of finding
hair in their food, purely and simply.</span></div>
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for the circulation of air above the head and also provides an outlet for heat.
The hat helps to prevent sweat from dripping down the face. I heard that American
chefs don't wear a toque, because they want be different from French chefs. For
me is not hygienic.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #551dae; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a chef’s hat, double-breasted jacket, apron, trousers and shoes with steel or
plastic toecaps, or clogs. When we put our uniforms we are ready to go into action
and work with the food and make delicious meals. It's very important work
properly in kitchen so why all our uniforms are white. We change our hats Every
Day. They are disposable to ensure cleanliness. Now you guys know the true mystery of the chef's hat!! I hope you enjoy this explanation.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Hello NYU friends, this
music are dedicated to all lovers. I want to share this wonderful treasure with
you. Oliver Koletzki first started producing music in the eighties. At aged 13,
he started taking guitar and piano lessons. His inspirations were Breakdance
and Hip Hop music of the early nineties</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> Why not listen to
this new electronic music. I choose this lyric because it’s not a conventional
music and inspires me. A very close friend from France Nicolas Sorel sent this
music to me by mail. He is a quite famous DJ, he has a company who does music
for stores, and hotels. Also he is playing in Alcazar a nice nightclub a Paris.
When I was moving to New York he gave me a precious gift a very nice selection
of music with hundred fifty music. It’s a nice selection and I use than to make
my dinner ambient nicer. Also it’s the connection between my two worlds, Paris
and new York and helps me to be myself. This group is from Berlin, German and I
love this city because I went once to Berlin for vacation and I was impressed
by the ability to reorganize of this city after the fall of the Berlin Wall. So
this music also shows the modernity of this amazing city. This city is also the
capital of electronic music. I especially like this music because is about
unconditional love. Compared with others love music this music is </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;">this</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Noteworthy Bold'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;"> simply perfect</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> to</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;"> late night meditation</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Noteworthy Bold'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;">Awesome track! </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Noteworthy Bold'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;">Just</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Noteworthy Bold'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;"> Perfect!!!!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial;"> This music makes you dream
and transports us to another reality. So it’s an occasion to know this music
and travel with this love lyric. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;">He
has</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Noteworthy Bold'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 200%;"> got brilliant
talent, and she has a serious voice !!! THIS IS ART! THE ART OF MUSIC! ENJOY</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> it!!!</span></span></div>
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in New York? I don’t have a rule for this but, I’m very lucky because I could
find some very nice new friends in this huge city. One of the worst things
about relocating is leaving behind your network, friends and family, but for
going ahead we need to recreate a new life. I moved to New York and I began a
new chapter of my life. I moved to this city with exactly zero friends or
family members waiting for me. I didn’t worry about loneliness, because I’m lucky
and I have my husband as partner in this new challenge. My priorities were
first find new ingredients for keeping cooking and secondly should be able to
find new friends for share my cook. I chose to do English class to improve my
English and also I was sure that I would met some new friends. It was true
because I found some nice friends there. We have one thing in common we are
foreign!!!! For sharing with my new friends my cook I invited them to have a
dinner in my home. The dinner was like United Nations because It was present in
this dinner friends from, Spain, Japan, Turkey. Brazil and France. It was
amazing!!! For dinner we had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pistachio, Little pate with dry meat and butternut with yogurt sauce, Some Portuguese
cod cream, some Brazilian bread cheese, quail eggs with ratatouille and caviar,
Carpaccio with pesto, pinholes and balsamic reduced. As the first dish I made
avocado roll stuffed with crab, herb salad and guacamole. For the main course
we had lamb with vegetables (potatoes, onion comfits, garlic carrots et mini
pore) polenta and sauce of lamb. Then we had Roquefort cheese with guava paste
and had as dessert Panacota (Italian vanilla cream) with some raspberry sauce,
raspberry Macarron and raspberry agar.
All home made did with all my love and passion. The dinner was
wonderful, the lamb was softy and very tasty. Everyone face was like shine. My
husband and friends were very happy. The next day, everyone writes to say how
tasty was the meal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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movement I found these adorable friends to share my cook. Living in another
country opens up a world of opportunity for new bonds, powerful friendships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-53579655726159983902012-03-25T21:06:00.002-07:002012-03-26T16:30:02.938-07:00<br />
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wonderful opportunity to know better New York and all it's great attractions
that we can find here. Also the weather helped a lot because it was sunny and
warm very attractive to walk and explore this magnificent city. So, I explored
some museums. It is better to expand our knowledge visiting museums and
happier than spending time and money in material purchases like clothes and
handbags. I love to shop, I’m a normal girl but I prefer doing something more
intellectual and cultivate this time. So I spent two days in MOMA, one half day
in the museum of New York City, another day in Jewish museum and one evening in
MAD (Museum of Art and Design) museum. It was a surprising experience because
these hours in these museums provide me one positive and relax experience.
Going to the museum is like traveling in the time or stepping it. We always
learned a lot with this interaction and also provide us a lot of inspiration.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: 1pt; line-height: 150%;"> I was alone in
this big city because my husband was traveling for work. Here in New York I
have some friends that we are used to go out to try the New York restaurants.
They love food as much as I love it. Also is nice to try a new place with good
company. So a couple of friends that knew I was alone this week invited me to
go out with them. So I accepted and also I asked if I could bring my friend’s
husband with me. Of course I asked my friends permission to ask her husband to
go out with me. We went out to an Italian restaurant in upper west. I enjoyed a
lot in this dinner. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: 1pt; line-height: 150%;"> In the end of my spring
break my husband came back from his business trip and was so nice. Some Brazilian
friends of us were in New York so we booked one table in “Boulud Sud”, a new
Mediterranean restaurant. At the end we ate alone because ours friends was
stuck in 5th Avenue in the Saint Patrick’s pared. In the end was great because
we had a romantic lunch with champagne and also some special dishes because I
have a friend of mine who cooks there. She used to work with me in Paris as an
intern. It was a pleasure experience and also was great to share this moment
with my lovely husband. If you are lucky enough to live in a town like New York
where there are plenty of restaurants we need to start having fun with trying
new ones. It can be risky to eat at a new restaurant but think of it as a
wonderful opportunity to find the pearl rare. If you don't like it, at least
you gave it a try.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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In the evening we went out to see a great Japanese documentary “Jiro
Dreams of sushi”. It was a great and inspiring movie. Sunday we went to take
our brunch in the MAD(Museum of Art and Design) restaurant a interesting spot
to be with a wonderful view to the central Park and upper west. The food was
good and we have a great time with Jazz live music. Finally my spring break was
a nice with cultural moments and some great food experiences.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-63618053616622504482012-03-08T16:37:00.000-08:002012-03-08T17:01:56.513-08:00<br />
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only for pleasure. I’d had a lot of chance in my life because I had an
opportunity to visit a lot of different places in the world. Also l lived in
three different countries. I use to live in Barcelona (Spain), Paris (France)
and now New York (USA). Living in another country we need to habituate so I’ve
learn a new language like, Catalan, Spanish, French and in this moment I’m
learning English. Living away from your country can be a really interesting and
unforgettable experience, but at the same time it has very important effects on
one's life. The most significant effect of living away from home is the
independent behavior that grows inside of you also my husband became also my
best friend. It’s nice? Isn’t it? When I lived in Barcelona I felt the pound of
responsibility. For the first time in my live I was obligated clean my room,
wash my clothes, and organize my expenses, for the first time I have a good and
strong meaning of responsibility. Being independent and responsible will help
you get through life every goal you want to achieve. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">Living
far from home, even for a short period of time, can be really hard at the
beginning. We have to remember that all changes are difficult, but they are
necessary to go through them to build character. Most important of all, it
helps us appreciate everything we have. Not realizing how lucky we are can be a
really bad mistake because things don't last forever. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">Living on your own far from
your family gives you a lot of experiences. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">I’m
incredibly grateful to have lived in so many beautiful places around the world.
I’m from an amazing country and I love having the opportunity to share it with
others. I truly live a full and abundant life!</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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travel consume dream .My husband used to travel a lot there for work. I was all
the time complaining because I wanted to go with him to see this mysterious
land. Last winter was very cold in Paris and my husband invited me to go to
visit Dubai, the most famous glamour city for tourism in this moment. I was so
happy to finally know this place built in the middle of desert a real modern
oasis. The Dubai Government is not a monarchy, aristocracy, democracy or
communist. It’s a hybrid of a few types that became the kingdom of Sheikhs,
whom rules the Emirate. Since 1833, one royal Sheikh family has ruled Dubai.
Family </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 150%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Al Maktoum</span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">The climate in Dubai is warm to
generalize. In winter the temperatures are better, when It gets real hot and
often humid is in summer. It’s common for the temperature to be over 100°F. It’s
desert after all! This experience was a disappointment for me. I was expecting
a city with a lot of traditions and customs, but I found an occidental city
with a lot of traffic, pollution, and no sidewalk. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Firstly, when I
arrived there I realized that you are obligate to take a boat, car o taxi to do
everything because they don’t have sidewalk. Even in the beaches you need to
take a taxi because they are private and they have walls separating them. My
dream a modern Oasis built in nowhere, became a deception for me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Dubai is not very big. There are a lot of people in a small landmass,
more cars, more traffic and congestion, more pollution as a result of vehicle
emissions and never-ending construction. When you think you are in the middle
of nature in desert, fresh air, but it’s not truth. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Dubai attracts tourists, expats that move to work. As
of Dubai’s infrastructure was not built to handle this people movement. The
culture is very diverse. The population are mostly immigrants who are working
in Dubai. The biggest immigrant population is from India, leban followed closely by
Pakistan and Iran.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">A big wave of
Europeans and Americans has also flooded Dubai since 2001 mainly for career
reasons. Sounds like America don’t it? It’s quite surprising to observe the
diversity in Dubai. When I go there I was surprised. I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">t was like New York you can find
there all country, languages etc. But there they are not integrating like in
New York. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">The poor are looked
down upon and you won’t find the equal treatment and respect that you see here
in the USA. That is one thing I absolutely cannot tolerate. My blood boils when
I see one human being treating another with such harshness and rude attitude.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I absolutely hate Dubai freeway driving. Not only are people nuts, but
the roads were just not set up to handle the massive traffic volumes.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"> This city is empty, cold without
personality. What I want to saw is on city artificial, and all the amazing
things like culture and customs are lost. For example you can’t walk in the
streets or beach. You need a taxi because all are private. I felt like I was in
the middle of a railroad with building.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Although I have written about the many negatives about Dubai is that I
personally dislike. Dubai is beautiful there is no doubt about that. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">It’s a charm city with all beautiful
architectural building and beaches. It’s
amazing to know that before was a desert, without noting even water,
electricity and now we can find every thing we want or desire. In this city in
the Middle East offers also an amazing snow setting. How I sad before every
thing is possible. Also the food is delicious tastfull. It's funny being around a city like this. The Park Hyatt Hotel were I was being, Its a magic place. It was a pleasant experience this incredible nice Hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">I didn’t find
all the scenarios that I had imagined. It’s a metropolis like ours, one copy of
a occidental a city with the same hotels and restaurant branches. However, I’ve
learned that with all the traditions they have, they want to be like the
occidentals. It was interesting to see those transformations, but is somewhere
I’ll not return to, because it is empty without soul.</span> </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-13346836396667738332012-03-04T18:35:00.001-08:002012-03-12T06:37:13.754-07:00<br />
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I have a second hobby which is horse ridding. It is much more than a ride it is a
family tradition. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">I love horses.
In my family we learn how to ride a horse like every body learns how to ride a
bike. We are crazy about horses. My family have a breeding of horses in a small
village 4 hours from Sao Paulo. It’ s a very lovely place with beautiful
landscape, lots of flowers and trees. We can also see sugar cane fields, soy
been and corn. My family plays Polo, very beautiful sport, but only for men.
Nowadays women can do Polo also, but when I was young it was a sport for man.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"> What
I like most is riding with my friends and my family because it’s a very pleasant
experience. We can get a new perspective when we ride a horse. When I was younger
I did endurance as sport and competition. It’s a very hard competition because you
are given only one map with times and kilometres and you need to know very well
your horse and find how many kilometres your horse does on step, galloping and
trotting. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"> Riding
a horse is also something very personal.
A horse is very smart and he can really learn a lot if you teach him.
Also I think horse is the best friend we can have.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"> When we are not in Brazil, my husband and I enjoy to see jumping and dressage competition. Last year We went to Hermes competition in Paris and a very closed brazilien friend Doda win the competition. My twin sister she was for a moment one the best jumping amazon in Sao Paulo.</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"> Every
winter I go to Brazil with my husband to my family farm and we spend a lot of time
riding horse. My husband learned also to love horse and ride them. We use horse
also to go to another farms and see friends and family. We do once a year a
family ride, that every body all ages can enjoy to ride a horse. It’s a magic
moment, there are some carriages with water, juice and beers and others with food.
In the middle of day we stop to have a barbecue and in the end we have evening
party. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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miss a lot my horses. I’m lucky that my husband loves horses also, so we go
once a year to my family farm to enjoy them.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-6965227348851623062012-03-04T12:05:00.001-08:002012-03-12T06:29:09.796-07:00<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #ff3dd1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">Once, I was in New York inside a taxi
and I though I was die. Un Friday, November 2012, I was just moving to New York
and I was crossing the city between Upper West and Downtown to do my
relocation. I was living in Third Street with Forty Second Street in my husband
enterprise apartment. Waiting for the end of our movement we lived there. It's
taken a lot of time because we bring all ours stuffs from Paris to New York.
For some days I had this routine to go organizing the new apartment during the
day, and come back to the other for open the door to my husband. We have only
one key. In these days I was not habituated with the New York subways so I done
the crossing street by taxi. I choose taxi, first because I was afraid to be
lost and secondly lot for convenience. My scariest night begin when I was in
the taxi and I saw that I forgot my wallet in Upper West.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had a very long journey and when I saw my watch was so late and I thought that
perhaps my husband was waiting for me in the another apartment without key and
I realize that I forgot my mobile in Third avenue. I closed the apartment and
took a taxi as fast as I could to try to arrive and open the door for my
husband. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #ff3dd1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">My husband is a very kind person, lovely
but he hates my way to forget always my mobile and every thing. He thought that
I lived in a very dangerous way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #ff3dd1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">I took a taxi. I was relieved when I
picked one. I was talking naturally with my taxi chauffer, very kind person,
how loved Brazil and soccer. We were very near third street when I started to
look for in my handbag for my wallet to see if I had enough money for the tip,
and nothing. So I try to find my telephone and I also wasn’t there because I
forgot in Third Street. I didn’t know how the better way to say my taxi that we
need to come back, because I didn’t have enough money. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #ff3dd1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">When I said
him that I have a problem and we need to come back because I forget my wallet
in Upper West and I was truly sorry. He asked me to call my husband and I said
that I forgot also my phone. His face stays serious. He clearly has no interest
in my deposition. “Look young lady, I’m habituate to theses story about money
and Brazilian are always so cleaver and you don’t have also a mobile </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff3dd1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 21px;">phone? Are
you from this planet? The way he said it, made my stomach hurt. It isn’t really
the stomach pain I have before, it was like nervousness before final exams, I
was really afraid.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #ff3dd1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">He was crazy,
very upset, and said that Brazilian people were the thieves, and only a lunatic
can be out home without phone. I was afraid. Suddenly I realize that probably
he will kill me and send my body pieces in Hudson River.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #ff3dd1; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;"> So we came back for upper west, but in
the way he stopped in a junky food store and said me to wait because he was
hungry and now was my time to wait. He looked the door. I was afraid, and also afraid that my
husband could also go to the another apartment and took my wallet before me. So he
came back to taxi with a plastic bag smelling strong, but I was speechless. We
arrived in sixty Two west, sixty second, I went to my apartment and when I took
the elevator my husband was inside. I was relieved and he said that he had my
wallet with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the same chauffer for came back again to Third Avenue. My husband said to me
that like always I loved to live in dangerous I was almost relaxed and safe in
my husband arms. All this complications is normal for human complexity and for
the first time I feel part of this big city and I thought that this evening was
the first of many adventures in New York.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">Last
Friday, I have a lunch with some new friends, and I realized how lucky I’m. In
only few months I have a great friends. Is gorgeous have friends who </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">Goes Great
Together. Perhaps, Some people in life were just made for Know each Other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">Coming back to Friday, We were having a lunch together, a French
girl, Japanese girl and me Brazilian girl. It’s like United Nations. We speak
English. We laughs a lot with ours differences. And is like we know each other
all ours life. It’s great. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">Moving to another country opens up a world of opportunity for
new experience and powerful friendships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">For example, my French friend is like me, she talks all the
time, she has an opinion for every thing. Our friendship, started in one
Charity dinner here in New York. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">The event is black-tie
for men and women can wear long dresses. It was a delightful event. We
danced a lot and we share ours visit cards. Our friendship started, when I
invited them (My French friend and her Spanish husband ) to spent thanksgiving with us in our home with some another
friends from Bolivia and Venezuela. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">My Japanese friend I meet in NUY, she’s
lovely, very nice and I don’t know why but we liked each other in the first
day. And now she is like a sister for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">My Bolivian Friend we meet in a marriage
in Brazil and when I came here we saw each other, and she is great, she know
all about shopping in New York, and we are thinking about work together doing
some catering here in New York in her association “New York Junior League”. She
does the social and I cook.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">My American friend is Funny, a very good
example for someone who lives in New York. She was born in France, from
American Mother and Irish father. She’s catholic, and next month she’ll be
marry an Indian Muslin. It’s great!!! She is very nice and she works as a
critic gastronomic in NY. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">My Spanish friend, I knew in the first day on NYU presentation. She's charming and in the first day we saw that it will be a good friendship.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00d300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt;">How you can see my adventures in New York is very complex is not only about food is also about friendship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-39574167090176832372012-02-15T20:42:00.000-08:002012-03-12T06:40:36.553-07:00<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; line-height: 64px;">Twins……</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 200%;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 32px;">It
is impossible not to like my sister Regina. She lives in Sao Paulo with her two
daughters Thais and Gabriela, husband Roberto and her dog Zidane.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; line-height: 64px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 200%;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 32px;">She
is incredibly nice. “It’s true” She is the most inspiring person I have ever
met. She is a huge part of my life, my every day. She has a gentleness and
humanity that’s rare nowadays. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 200%;"></span><br />
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charmed life, there is one thing that she does very well being focused in her family,
daughters, her husband and me. She's a very successful architect.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 200%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Regina is born a few minutes before her fraternal twin sister me, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1974.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">Bound by birth but with widely different
temperaments we grow together. The daughter’s of Maria Beatris and Francisco
Diniz Junqueira were raised with a lot of love and happiness. Sharing a room.
Even when an ocean separated us, even when we thought we are two, We are only one. We complete ourselfs. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Twins share
special times, happy and sad days, as they are always somehow connected by
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">We are very
closed. We are identical twins.. We studied together in the same class, and I
can't imagine my life without her. Despite we are very identical. We have different
characteristics. I'm more active than her, more sociable and more emotional. I
love the fact that I have someone who is always by me and give me a support in
all things, whatever I do. We have spent twenty-eighth years together. When she
got married I was lost.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"> Our
husbands are very closed and friends. They know that we need to talk every day and
also when we meet each other they know the'll not exist for one day, because we need to
update ours mind. Her daughter are like mine. I’m crazy about them. They are
adorable.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Finaly, she is the best wife, the best mom, the
best sister and best friend. She is beautiful over and over again. It’s fun
being around her. She’s like a child almost, with a lot of energy and
enthusiasm.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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to taste a star Michelin restaurant. This year we commemorate before the date,
cause my husband will be in Japan next Thursday. This ritual we do all year
since we married even before. So this year, we went to Daniels, a very nice restaurant
in Upper west side. A French cuisine inspired in by the New York market. This
is the moment every one dreams of, mostly a gourmand person like me. I was
wondering and dreaming to go to this restaurant since I came here. So it’s a
dream that came true. I’m think I’m starting to love this city. When we arrived
we gave our coats, and I was wearing a lovely red dress and my husband didn’t
know that in this restaurant they have a dress cod, and his wasn’t wearing a
jacket!!!! Bad news!So they gave us one jacket, Uff!, my dinner was saved.
There was also a couple after us that also forget the dress cod and gave also
another jacket to them. I think for me was a little bit strange, but they are
used to face this kind of situation so the have jackets for clients. We have a
love round table in the middle of restaurant room. The food was wonderful,
tastily perfect cooked. I’m lucky because my husband also asked one delicious
wine that was a perfect marriage with our food. As I took as start frog legs
with wild porcini mushrooms, confit leek, crisps lollipops, garlic coulis and
my husband asked sea scallops with celery mousseline, bottarga and Buddha’s
hand lemon vinaigrette. As main course I ate Lamb loin, artichoke barigoule
(cooked in acid liquid with vegetable), with beans puree and my husband roasted
veal tenderloin with creamy polenta, crisps sweetbreads and mushroom. In the
end we finished with a cheese selection and apple pie, chocolate cake with
almonds cream. Delicious!! It was so romantic!!! The place is gorgeous. Taste,
taste, taste, it’s the best food I ate since I came here. Le service was
perfect too. We finished in kitchen because I want to know how we say “Mise en
place” in English. Here in USA kitchen they say preparation (Prep) when we want
to do all organization, portions, before the service. Visiting the kitchen we
knew the Chef Eddy Leroux</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-size: 23pt;">a lovely person and also
we was presented to the top Chef Daniel a friends of my French chef. They gave
me a signed menu and invited me to cook with them, before I start to work in
the new restaurant. The kitchen brigade always impresses me. It’s like orchestra
where the efforts of some cooks can do a wonderful food. It was a delicious
celebration. I have a great husband. We are perfect for each other; it’s the
true love!!! </span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-57363493096836070302012-02-10T05:41:00.000-08:002012-02-11T20:33:05.057-08:00<br />
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and brunoises tomatoes, pinholes, scallion comfits, mozzarella “burrata” and brunoises
red peppers comfits, after risotto with shitake mushroom, chanterelle mushroom
and porcini mushroom, for the middle <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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the end we’ll have Italian “Panacota” a vanilla cream with raspberry fresh and
compote.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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ingredients I need. I this place and we can find good Italian food, good bread
and good fish…. It’s beside Budakan, a nice Chinese restaurant in New York!!! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">When I came back I try to find another place that I
thought was near there and I got lost, but I finally I find my way in the end. The
problem is always the same I'm a lost girl my brain came without a Gps …Even in
New York the easily city in the world … I can lost myself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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cousin Denise will came this evening for dinner; She is lovely and lives here
about 20 years now. </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 23.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-effects-shadow-align: topleft; mso-effects-shadow-alpha: 40.0%; mso-effects-shadow-angledirection: 2700000; mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-shadow-angleky: 0; mso-effects-shadow-color: black; mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius: 4.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-shadow-pctsy: 100.0%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">Today was a lovely day. I waked up with good moon. I arrived at English
class, the halls all quiet. In the morning we saw a lovely movie and in the
afternoon started my history of New York classroom, so amazing and interesting.
I met there a nice Korean girl that does Business for musical arts in NYU. She
works really hard. She does Language school all mornings and college in the
evenings. She has homework from both. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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she said that I needed to write for improve my English. So here I am. When I
was arriving in home I met some old friends in street in upper west and we went
to take some coffee. After I went home to do a dinner for my husband, because
he arrives from Chicago today and Saturday he’ll travel again to Japan. I did a
very simple tasty truffe Boudin (French sausage) with chicken sauce and mashed
potatoes. When something very simple is well done is delicious. For dessert we
took same French cheese and home made Tarte tatin(sort of apple pie). My
husband said that the dinner was delightful. Tomorrow we will go to Daniel for
Valentine day, because he’ll be no there in February, fourteen. Tomorrow will
be Friday and I will do fat morning( does mean I’ll sleep until late) ! <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-27701999362751596332012-02-10T05:19:00.000-08:002012-02-11T17:30:58.106-08:00Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OIRE6iw-ws4?fs=1" width="459"></iframe>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-86797525247204160292012-02-08T21:44:00.000-08:002012-03-12T07:01:46.242-07:00<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>English is like football; you score more with a hard
work.</b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: large;">Today I started a new book “Something Borrowed”. My new challenge is try
to read one book for week.. This is a promising book. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqEPB4heyzz3nR8jflRyA0DAZ-wahsiVkapiJ_4rytXTvq2iSzUIA7uhjQ9w53pH1g6YghlV5IOBmzF93EzbvTvrzxUJf9QFB0cu6xz_9dmQBL2_11gmDTVb1vUS4ULCZ4F9GKGNk8sY/s1600/SomethingBorrowed.jpg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqEPB4heyzz3nR8jflRyA0DAZ-wahsiVkapiJ_4rytXTvq2iSzUIA7uhjQ9w53pH1g6YghlV5IOBmzF93EzbvTvrzxUJf9QFB0cu6xz_9dmQBL2_11gmDTVb1vUS4ULCZ4F9GKGNk8sY/s1600/SomethingBorrowed.jpg.png" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Morning classes was ok we talked about a
very depressive book called Angela.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"> This kind of said
history is good for see how luck we are. We did also a fire evacuation. For
lunch I went out to lunch with Soleidade and Ayako in “Pain Quotidian” a
comfort food restaurant. In the menu we can find, salads, quiches, cereals,
soups, etc. I have a very good time and also we practice our English. The
afternoon, I had very interesting conversation; we talked about “Cultural
shock,” The feelings and experiences we can have in a new country after leaving
our home. Even me one person very open-mined can be sensitive to this
shock. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: x-large;"><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Cultural </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Shock has phases :<o:p></o:p></span></b></u></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">1-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;">The Honeymoon Phase; this is a fun time. Everything is exciting.You love the differences, meeting new people, tasting new foods.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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attitudes, you have had enough of the food and just want mom’s. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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negotiate, and you can regain your sense humour.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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comfortable enough to enjoy our new life. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #351c75; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">5-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">The Reverse culture shock Phase; When its time to return to home or a new change.</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Today!!! Giants Parade!!! What does mean? Super
Bowl!!! Its something very cultural like
Libertadores in Brazil. Here is more important than Oscar!!! You can imagine the greatest city in the
world win. Its like when Paris Saint Germain against Olympic the Marseille. The
day whem all the city of New York celebrates. And our Major Bloomberg will give
them the keys of New York for congratulate the team on the win.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was there simply because my English classes are there. I saw every thing by my
window, and I can say The confetti rained down from the sky and there is no
greater sight that seeing New York City enveloped by toilet paper. The Key’s
history traces back to medieval history in Europe, when city visitors actually
needed a key to get though walls and gates. But today it’s only symbolic honor
and can’t open anything.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The street was crowd and with my classemates Serena
and Ayako we went to eat at “Pret a Manger”. After we came back to our
afternoon classes and surprise, my teacher wasn’t there because She’s a biggest
Giant fan!!! If you love Giants you can look for this coolest teacher her name
is Maxine.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Renatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802255323852321852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829256538609902885.post-10180336159421462512012-02-06T17:41:00.000-08:002012-03-12T07:06:07.803-07:00<span style="background-color: magenta; color: lime; font-size: x-large;">Monday,February, 06 2012</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt;"> I was born in Brazil in the 1974s,
and I've lived in two different country’s like Spain and France. I
have a twin sister Regina, even if we grow up together we have
a widely different temperaments and now we live in different country’s.
I'm married with a lovely French guy named Xavier, and we have a bizarre
language in home. I speak Portuguese with him and he French. We decided to
speak each one the maternal language to not have the misunderstood. I'm here
because my husband has been transferred from Paris to New York to
assume a new position.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Palace in Vendome square. I've worked there for 8 years and now I'm here for a
new experience. I was very said to live Paris, because I've learned to love
this city and I've just bought a new apartment that I've spent a year to
renovate and I've lived there only 6 months and we received the news that must
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt;">New York. So in November 2011 we moved and
now I'm here!!!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt;">In the beginning was very difficult,
"I felt like a fish out of water". We decided to bring with us every
things like furniture’s, lamps, pictures, and we did by boat. The difficult was
that we first put ours things in boat and after choose our apartment that was
quite difficult because we needed an apartment that we can put all ours stuff inside.
So, I've visited a 30 apartments and we loved just 2 of them. Then were in west
side and another in uptown. In the process, for both buildings, they asked to
provide letters of reference because these apartments were coop apartments, and
this kind of rent is quite complex. We were lucky because we had a very good
broker and very nice friends that made letters and in the end we were accepted.
Now we are really new Yorkers and we live in upper west side, a quite nice
neighborhood. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt;"> The next steep to live in New York was find the best places to
buy food. Yes Food. To cook is a very important word for me so even if the
kitchens in New York are small. The only thing I love as much as cooking is
traveling. So something very important for cook is INGREDIENTS. We can’t do a
great meal with second-class ingredients. We must seek out the best. So I
started a new adventure, find the similar ingredients I had in French, here!!! I
decided to follow the Zagat guide and try to find the best foods shops in New
York. The idea was pretty nice because I found myself with a challenge, and for
the first time I stopped to feel sorry to myself and now I try to get back my
life. I explored every week one section, neighborhood. I was surprised that we
can find very good ingredients in New York and the most surprising is that we
can find every thing in this city. Nothing is impossible here!!!There are very
nice places like “Lobel’s” a very nice to buy meat in upper east,” Raffetto's”
a makers of fresh pasta in Houston street, “Murray's” a nice cheese market in
Bleecker street, “Lobster Place” a seafood market at Chelsea market, a lovely
place called “Eataly” a shopping center for Italian food in Flatiron neighborhood,
“Fairway” and “Cittarella” in upper west, “Agate and Valentine” in upper east
side, “Dean and Deluca”, “the Sullivan Bakery” in theater district 47th, “Petrosian”
in fifty avenue, etc.... </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt;"> So the next steep was learn English, so I went to explore
the University’s like Columbia, Hunter and NYU. In the end I choose NYU so I'm
here now writing this blog that is Homework for this school and a new challenge
because I’ve never write a blog before. So here one last thing I'd like to
mention. Enjoy your days in New York City.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was to find in New York the best place to by meat. Firstly it was hard because
not everyone has the same taste as you. So I try to ask different people. The
good think is that I learned a lot how worked the subway lines and buses in
this city. One day I finally found the best butcher in New York,
''Lobel's" at Madison Avenue. Immediately I asked some information and I
placed my order for the next Thursday. I asked for a Lamb saddle, a Veal
scallops and some slice of Beef Carpaccio.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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husband called. When I finished my test I called him back and he asked me
"how I could spent a lot of money5 in a butcher store?" I was
surprised because when I placed my order, I was so happy to find that wonderful
store that I forgot to ask the price!! So I said I was very sorry but as Chef a
need to use the best ingredients. He laughed and said, "Next time please
ask the price before!!". The dinner was wonderful, the lamb was softy and
very tasty. Everyone face was like shine. My husband was very happy and I was
forgiven.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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