hi everyone!
I`m dead, I just returned from a trip around the center of Sampa. It may sound really strange, but I had never really been there...
And now I just want to make a quick statement... I LOVE THIS CITY! It`s a very stressy place, that`s true. You`re always stuck in traffic, it`s a huge and (sometimes) really ugly city. But it`s also a place where ANYTHING, really anything can happen. Good things and bad things... And Sao Paulo is the home of the warmest people of the world. Everywhere you go, you are met with politeness, friendliness and a smile. People are always interested in you. If you want to be SEEN, this is the right place to go. Okay, sometimes you feel TOO exposed. (That`s when some nasty guy starts calling indecent offers after you, but normally it`s only funny...)
Its a city where people of every nation in the world live peacefully with each other, because it was this variety that made Sao Paulo what it is today. To be different here makes you special, not a marginal.
I`m not talking about the higher society which exists here. I`m talking about people you meet every day on the street, in the hotel and in bars and shopping centers.
I know there are a lot of reasons that keep me from living here. But in my heart I will always be a Brazilian, and a Paulistana, because a nice thing that comes with this nationality is the fact that being Brazilian doesn`t stop you from being anything else. You can be Brazilian and also be German, or Jewish, or Muslim, or Chinese.
I miss home, but I also want to share this feeling with you. Everytime I come here I discover something new about this place...
Well, that`s it for today. I`m going to take a shower and relax a little before I go out again.
Kisses to all of you... FUI!