in translatus

It was a very sunny day. But it was not a common Sunday, oh, not at all; it was my day: Translator's day.

When I first thought of becoming a translator, I knew there was a new world to discover, with new words, ideas, concepts, methods, etc. And I knew it was not going to be easy. Today, I see my world quite differently: words mean the world to me.

I could have become a lawyer. In fact, I studied Law and, after long years, I decided to quit. It was boring and I didn't know what to do with my creativity. Now, I'm creative in a different sense! (sometimes I need to be very creative when my clients ask me awkward questions).

Thanks to those of you who remembered me!

crypt

Visiting the crypt of the oldest abbey in the country wasn't that nice after all. While I was taking a good look at Virgin Mary statue, a woman approached to me and whispered "You're not allowed in here", "People can't visit the crypt". I thought she was wrong as other people were taking pictures of one of the Saint statues, and pictures with an abbot. I told her that there was no sign saying that the crypt was not supposed to be visited (in fact, there were signs everywhere explaining where the crypt was, as if the crypt was asking to be visited!).

But, why were they taking pictures at Saint images? (I didn't ask, but it seemed my face spoke for me). Well, she said that those people were the relatives of one of the abbots (oh, well, I didn't have any relatives there, but I'm a christian, and I'm supposed to be let in if I'm visiting a Christian church, right?) .

She gave me some time to stay there (no more than five minutes), then asked me to turn off the lights (while other people were coming in). Incredible, uh!

buds

Now that rainy days are officially over, though it is a little bit cold, I'm happy to hear the birds singing in the morning once again. Besides, my favourite plant is covered with buds.

Apart from that, I'm organizing my next holidays, and a few days off.

It's great to have a break while working hard, in the middle of the week.

strippers

I was reading the online newspaper when an article caught my attention: a woman who is running for the senator election in the province, held a party for the Teacher's Day (to which entire families attended), and as "a surprise", after delivering her speech, she presented a stripper show (it seems she danced in the middle of two interesting guys).

Now she's saying that she was "ambushed"... by whom, I wouldn't dare to ask...

raindrops

Though I enjoy rainy days, I think it has gone too far: it's been raining for days, and nights, and days. And it was almost 30 degrees, then the temperature dropped to 20 degrees, then to 16.

Even my dog is suffering the consequences of bad weather: she sneezed ten times in a role!

But, back to the bad weather issue, can somebody please let me know when it will stop raining? In general terms, I think that rainy days are great to spend time at home (doing those things you would never do otherwise!). Now I think I can't stop counting raindrops!!! (I'm going mad, you know). And the umbrella and the raincoat are a girl's worst friends when Spring is a week away!

bbq

I was invited to a bbq. You could think that going to a bbq is something nice, a moment to enjoy. But I knew there was a catch in the whole matter: she wanted to cry on my shoulder. I knew it from the moment I got there (well, I've been avoiding her for some time).

But how can I solve other people's problems? I just can't. I mean, I can listen to them, give them my support, sometimes I give them some advice, but I can't live their lives. It seems that this time I convinced her to get some help, and even though her husband didn't say a word about it, he didn't say anything against my idea (a step forward indeed).

I foresee bbq invitations and phone calls to come soon (that makes me think that I should have become a psychologist).

Pavarotti

Earlier this morning my alarm clock went off with Pavarotti's "Nessun Dorma". Then I heard that he passed away. Some days ago was the 10th anniversary of Mother Teresa's death. And Lady Di's. And a year has passed by since Steve Irwin died.

Pavarotti was incredible at singing, but also a caring person regarding humanitarian work. He sang with pop stars from all over the world just because he believed in that cause.

These four people are great examples to follow, don't you think?

one year

Dear Blog readers,

Today's a special day. Exactly a year ago I decided to begin writing this blog, and it's amazing how things have changed in a year. I remember reading Petite Anglaise as well as A baguette on my table, and those two incredible women inspired me to do something more.

And as a blog friend said, it's been a lot of fun sharing my thoughts with very interesting people! (More to come soon, today I'll be celebrating!).

blogging experience

Next week this blog will be one year-old.
How cool is that?