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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian: Myself
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian. My name is actually Elaine, but even coworkers wouldn't know that. The story behind this could actually be a little post. Now I'm in my late 20's and have been married for over 2 years to my wonderful husband Chris, who is the reason why this blog exists. Now the ones traveling down there and up here are all from my side, including my good friend Louise, who's come for my birthday a few years ago. My first home is in a city called Recife. From Andrea (Kiwi, D...
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian: "Can I see an ID, please?"
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian. Monday, April 25, 2011. Can I see an ID, please? The US Government (read: USCIS –United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) made it so painfully annoying for me to come and go, I couldn’t leave the country, couldn’t fly within the country and, to top it all of, I couldn’t even drive around my block! While waiting for my ultra-bureaucratic Green Card, I went through one Brazilian Driver’s License and 3 (three! Different MN Licenses in 6 months.
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian: April 2011
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian. Monday, April 25, 2011. Can I see an ID, please? Posted by Laine Torres. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Born in Brazil, Laine lives in Minnesota, loves to write and is, well, a complicated foreigner. Can I see an ID, please?
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian: (UN)interesting facts about myself #001
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian. Friday, October 29, 2010. UN)interesting facts about myself #001. Every week I'll have a tiny list (10 topics) with random stuff I find kinda obvious or completely unexpected about myself or the ones surrounding me. Shall we open the can of worms? Even though I'm from Recife, where the temperature is high 80º's pretty much all year long, I hate the heat. I'm a proud germaphobe. My voice is horrible but I sing (secretly) all the time. I very much believe in God.
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian: My hard times in HS - part 2
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian. Tuesday, December 21, 2010. My hard times in HS - part 2. This text is part 2 of 2. Please read part 1 here. After being bullied all throughout 5th grade (equivalent of 9th grade for American schools), my mom decided to transfer me to a bigger school. I then went to where my best friend Louise attended. (I mentioned. She even came all the way from Brazil to see me a couple years ago. She's awesome! Louise and I were always together during recess and intervals...
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian: January 2011
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian. Monday, January 17, 2011. And this blog is another one of my hobbies (I even have two, one in each language I speak with different purposes and everything) and it could not be different. I barely started and I have already taken long vacations from it. Posted by Laine Torres. Sunday, January 9, 2011. This last week something funny happened. By funny I probably mean weird. But it had the purpose of showing me what I already knew, it confirmed it.
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian: My hard times in HS - part 1
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian. Monday, December 20, 2010. My hard times in HS - part 1. When I was still in Middle School I was very popular. I had the most friends, some of the best grades, knew all the teachers and all this kind of stuff some kids effortlessly have. Kinda like some movie you'd see with some teenage drama (I love those, by the way.). I had good grades and the school, even small, had a great way of teaching. We decided I'd stay. Posted by Laine Torres. Que história mais ho...
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian: December 2010
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian. Tuesday, December 21, 2010. My hard times in HS - part 2. This text is part 2 of 2. Please read part 1 here. After being bullied all throughout 5th grade (equivalent of 9th grade for American schools), my mom decided to transfer me to a bigger school. I then went to where my best friend Louise attended. (I mentioned. She even came all the way from Brazil to see me a couple years ago. Shes awesome! Posted by Laine Torres. Monday, December 20, 2010. Another Fri...
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian: Contact
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The intricacies of a (complicated) Brazilian. I would love to hear from you. Please send your funny or dramatic story to lainebartley@gmail.com. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Born in Brazil, Laine lives in Minnesota, loves to write and is, well, a complicated foreigner. Can I see an ID, please?
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