Beaches upon beaches upon beaches. Now I finally understand why a lot of Europeans move over here.
it’s time to continue
life moves fast
and this year apparently
it’s life on speed
so to remember it all:
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after two weeks of vacation
it was time to return to reality
kind of, but in Brazil
I decided to stay in Campinas
a smaller, calmer, safer city
with a population of Estonia
to stay close to the university
with the Brazilian office of our company
that I never stepped foot into
•
I moved into a student (ghost) house
and moved out the next day
to rent our very first apartment
go big or go home, in Brazil
I had many coffees and just worked
worked the old software job
and on getting a new job
worked on getting a tan
and an overdose of watermelon
worked on my anxiety
realizing that I am in fact
walking alone on the streets
in the middle of Brazil
and home is really far away
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the last month there was basically
a real-life simulation of life
we also worked outside of work
on finding any capybaras
with some success
to find the best acai in town
we worked so hard
we even found Holland in Brazil
and turns out the capybabies
actually live out there
between the windmills and swanboats
we even worked out
practicing muay thai
in a university park
(with shoes on)
in 30 degrees sun, or
rain, hail, thunder, and darkness
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the last two weeks of Brazil
I experienced the carnival
not with the huge parade
but like the locals do
a Sunday bloc in Campinas
with students and SP beats
“the easy level”
then the medium one, Ubatuba
with a million people driving
from the cities to the coastline
waiting in traffic jams for hours
with us trying to walk half the way
down a steep mountain road
I still think it was fun
•
the imminent landslides
deciding our next days
going to beaches further away
proving that I have no limit
when it comes to
caipirinhas, picanha or garlic bread
went on a small yacht trip
jumping from beach to beach
cherishing every last moment
this country and its people
had shared with me
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and for the very last days
in this beautiful country
got rid of most of my hair
bought another suitcase
to bring home the tapioca
cachaça and soap I gathered
got the “hard” carnival experience
the kind no Estonian is ready for
with thousands of people
moving along with the truck
where BaianaSystem was performing on
it’s terrifying, but it’s an experience
and that’s what life is for
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just like that
my 6 weeks in Brazil were over
with São Paulo airport security
deciding when it’s time to let go
as quickly as a passport stamp
the book of Brazil was closed
muito obrigada ❤🇧🇷
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Epilogue:
even that far away, in Brazil
I celebrated Estonia’s independence day
with a piece of cake
because it’s that easy
for it to be taken away
and voted in the national elections
for a party that has no impact
but at least I didn’t support
whatever is happening right now
over there, I also decided
to not stay in Estonia anymore
got a new job, and a new home
in Norway, where I’m now
still around the same pond
so this blog of life will go on
✨
Inspiratsiookean 