Globalization?

There is no globalization process going on. It is over, and we are all alike throughout the world. Students are the same, they write exactly the same words. I might be the same too.

What America is About

Now I know what America is about: ontem ao sair da sala vi que todas as luzes do predio ja estavam apagadas. Tateei o corredor ate a luzinha de Exit, e fui para casa comer Thai food de pacote.

Food for Thought

Two dramatic questions occupy my mind here in Pittsburgh. What should I teach? Should I buy nice kitchen utensils? I think I need nice kitchen utensils. After all, I will eat out of them for almost an entire year. There are many books on Brazil in English. I am atordoada with them, but I know that eventualy they will form a lively flow of stories, just like in my previous courses.

I was in Pittsburgh once, but it was dark and I didn't notice it much. I was in the company of friends and family, and it's them, in the end, that we remember.

I am in a country I know well, teaching about a country I know little about. The country I know little about - Brazil is not for beginners, the books say - is my country and I believe I miss it. I believe I miss it, for how can one be sure of feelings when they first arrive?