How far did you have to travel to attend elementary, junior high and high school, and how did your get there?
Because I moved often, the answer for each is different.
In the first (and third) school, in Rio, the school was just over a block away so I walked. Even in kindergarten, I do not remember anyone walking with me.
In the second school, in the USA, the school was a little further but I still walked. I was probably in the 1st grade at that time.
At the fourth school, in Tupã, the school was a little over 2 blocks. Nevertheless, I still walked. I was in the 3rd and 4th grade there.
The 5th school I attended, also in Tupã, the school was many blocks away... at least a mile. Because the brazilian school system is different, it is hard to say whether it was junior high or high school; it was called Genasio. By that time, I had a bike so I either rode it or walked.
The 6th school I attended was in the USA. It was a middle (junior) high... 9th grade. I lived about 10 miles from the school and therefore had to ride the school bus. I walked the half mile to the bus stop or was driven there by one of my parents... usually my mother.
The 7th school i attended was back in Brazil where I attended the same school I did before. I was there for 2 more years... including repeating half of the 9th grade. I have come to realize that when I returned to the USA for college, I had barely the 10th grade education.
Monday, October 21, 2013
MEMORABLE VALENTINE
Describe the most memorable Valentine you ever received. Who sent it to you?
I never received a memorable Valentine. In Brazil, there was not the custom of sending cards even though they did commemorate Valentine's Day. It was something celebrated between actually people in a serious relationship: dating, engaged, married, living together.... Since I was in neither, I did not have a reason to participate. While in the USA, I did receive the little cards given out at school but then none of those was memorable. Valentine's Day just does not play that prominent a role in my life either then or now.
I never received a memorable Valentine. In Brazil, there was not the custom of sending cards even though they did commemorate Valentine's Day. It was something celebrated between actually people in a serious relationship: dating, engaged, married, living together.... Since I was in neither, I did not have a reason to participate. While in the USA, I did receive the little cards given out at school but then none of those was memorable. Valentine's Day just does not play that prominent a role in my life either then or now.
SPECIAL CALLING
Did you ever feel that God had a special calling on your life?
Yes, I did. When I was 13 years old, I "heard" God calling me to be a doctor. Becoming a doctor was the focus of my life for many years. I purchased a monthly issue of a medical magazine, studying chemistry outside of the classroom, and talked to doctors... all in order to be ready for college and medical school. I did not make it. My education in Brazil was just not good enough for me to make the grades in college. Foolishly, I believed that since God wanted me to be a doctor, "he" would overcome any problems. Since then, I have had many other "calls", all of which have failed. I no longer believe that God "calls" anyone.
Yes, I did. When I was 13 years old, I "heard" God calling me to be a doctor. Becoming a doctor was the focus of my life for many years. I purchased a monthly issue of a medical magazine, studying chemistry outside of the classroom, and talked to doctors... all in order to be ready for college and medical school. I did not make it. My education in Brazil was just not good enough for me to make the grades in college. Foolishly, I believed that since God wanted me to be a doctor, "he" would overcome any problems. Since then, I have had many other "calls", all of which have failed. I no longer believe that God "calls" anyone.
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