Life is not that serious

Life is not that serious

Life is not that serious When this Greek guy named Tassos came to take lessons with me, he already spoke a little Portuguese, but he wanted to be a carioca. Our classes were on Saturday morning. I always amazed by how he put into practice all the things he learned,...
The family and the bank

The family and the bank

The family and the bank “The bank manager asked about my family!!! What?!? Why?!?” I heard this at a conference for entrepreneurs from all over the world held in Lithuania. The speaker was Simon, an American who is currently one of the world’s...
Cross-cultural Ponctuality

Cross-cultural Ponctuality

Punctuality It was a Monday morning when British expat John, or João as he likes to be called, came to class extremely angry with Brazil, which was a surprise to me. He worked for the Olympic Committee, which was building the Olympic City to host the Rio 2016 Olympic...
Niteroi Cultural Immersion Experience

Niteroi Cultural Immersion Experience

Niteroi Cultural Immersion Experience Today was a day to develop Portuguese skills, get to know the charms of Niteroi and to have a cultural exchange between Brazillian teachers and our American and Indian students. The challenge: to go to a new city being guided...