Busy Weekend!

Hi folks!















AIESEC International Gala

Last Friday Aiesec Calgary hosted the 6th Annual International Gala. The International Gala is an annual celebration of the dedication and achievements of AIESEC Calgary’s members, alumni, and partners. This year, the International Gala was themed as a “Global Village” reception and included vibrant cultural performances as you can see in these photos.
It was really fun, nice environment, variety of food, and many people around talking about different cultures, and I was, of course, in charge of showing them our traditional CHIMARRAO!





Kent ( He was in India last year)














Iris, me and Blanka








SNOWBOARDING















Well, one week ago I went skiing at COP and as you’ve read I had fun but totally lost and out of control!! Definitely skiing is not my sport! So, before winter’s totally gone I got an invitation to try snowboarding last Saturday and that’s what I did.
Me, Alex and Dave. It was our first time. I rented the equipment and started the lessons. The beginning was ok; I was really scared because all we hear about snowboarding it's that's worst than skiing and that you’ll be sored after falling many times.
We practiced with the instructors for 2h and then we were able to go down hill by ourselves. I had a blast! It was so much fun!! I was really happy that I could control my balance and do it!! It’s so much better than ski or ice-skating even though you fall thousands of times more!!! If I were a Canadian I’d say I would be a big fan of snowboarding!! AWESOME!! I wish I could go more and practice!! We’ll see! By the way, I’m so sored, my butt, hands, my feet…all muscles hurt!! But it’s ok!! I loved it!!

Carnaval and Ski

THE BRAZILIAN PARTY
This weekend was really fun. I got better from my flu and I was feeling able to go out. Last Saturday we had the official Brazilian carnival in Calgary. So, I went with my friends Dave, Athena, her brother, Angela, Melissa and Sean. Well, I believe more than half of people there were Brazilians and everyone was speaking Portuguese. That’s kind of strange for me. We watch a capoeira presentation, which was AWESOME! And a Brazilian band played lots of samba and axe just like our carnival! The funniest thing was seeing the Canadians a bit shocked with our songs and the way of dance. As you Brazilians know, we just jump, and walk around, do crazy things and some girls of course can samba very well but…afterwards they got into the rhythm and started dancing and jumping around!! It was a typical Brazilian carnival club taking place in Canada! Really fun!


SKIING AT CANADA OLYMPIC PARK
On Sunday I decided to go to COP – Canada Olympic Park, where the Olympic games took place in 1988. Well, my first time skiing. I loved it! I had some lessons from the instructor and i realized it’s not that easy! During the training I simply fell down in front of the instructor. And you know, it’s really hard to get up!
My first attempt down hill I went so fast, I had no idea it would be like that but fortunately I stopped and a relief breath came out!! Ufa! I’m alive!
But when I went to the ramp to go up for one more trial the stupidest thing happened! One leg got on and another got out of the ramp. Inevitably, I fell again. I was being dragged up with my ski and with my legs up on the air. It was embarrassing!! They had to stop the ramp to help me out! Well, Brazilians don’t give up right!! And there I was again! I did the same thing, went down fast but I was good!! Excited I just wanted to go again, but this time I wanted to make a movie with my camera! So, I went up carefully and down again, fast as a rocket! But I did it very well! The instructor had just told me he was worried about me, cause I was going very fast and because i I was going to kill myself if i didn't learn to how to stop very well specially going fast . So, he advised me to traine by myself the basics of stop and turn over! I was tired that time, so I did what he said and I was done! Oh, about the movie, something happened and it didn’t recorded. So, a few minutes later, 20min to be exactly, my friends encouraged me to go again and make my movie. Well, there I was again. I went up and alone, without the instructor guy. I was really thinking to myself: what the hell am I doing here??? And I started going down…As you may imagine, I was going faster and faster and I didn’t know how to stop, and I was about to crash into something, and I couldn’t help it so fell on snow again…that’s it! Recorded for life memories!! First and perhaps last time skiing!!
I don’t regret! It was AWESOME!!! I loved it! Really fun!







Eldon and me
...Good to go!

Mexican Party

Mexican food










Hello everybody!

I've been ill for two weeks already... i can't wait for the summer!!! I was pretty much sored and 'cause of my sweetheart Cassia's insistence i called my health insurance and they scheduled an appointment with the doctor. I have to say that i got really surprised with insurance service. They were really fast and easy. They booked the appointment for the same day. And called me back later. I didn't have to pay for anything. Perfect! Here it goes: World Plus Health insurance, i recommend it. So, the doctor said i have a flu and sinus infection. So, i'm taking some medicines to get better. But i just hate my sinus fucked up!!!

Anyways, last saturday i got bored of being alone and sick at home, so i decided to go to the mexican dinner party. It was great!!! I met lots of latins from mexico and chile. Everyone was speaking spanish and some of them had already visited Brazil... AWESOME party!






Diana and Messelina





















Me and David













I think i was cold....

Canadian Culture

Alex, Athena and Sean !













David - The mexican and Alex - The britt
its good to be a Traineeeee!!!!












Athena, David and Godwin - crazy people, they are my friends!!!









Well fellows, after three weeks in Canada I’m starting to be angry about this cold. But as a part of the cultural experience I’m getting used to that. By the way, today is a beautiful day in Calgary. We have the “Chinook” today. Here goes the meaning of it:
Chinook, warm, dry air mass that descends the eastern slopes of the U.S. and Canadian Rocky Mts. after having lost moisture by condensation over the western slopes. Chinooks occur mainly in winter. They sometimes replace the cold continental air mass over the western plains, causing rapid melting of snow and temperature increases as great as 40°F (22°C) within a few hours. Similar winds occurring in the Alps and elsewhere are known as foehn winds. The term Chinook was originally applied by Oregon settlers to a moist Pacific wind blowing from the direction of a Chinook camp.
So, I just love Chinook!!
How night life works? They ask for everyone's ID. Less than 18years old, go to bed babe!! But sometimes, they just try to block you from getting in, then start asking you for five pieces of ID, or say that you cannot enter with white shoes, or no less than 25 years old ! That’s sucks, because sometimes you’re in a group and you got barred, chances are everyone has to go to other place because of the assholes!!! Beer is very very expensive! They rarely party before going out, like I was very used to do it in Poland, having those vodka shots!!! How about inside the nightclubs? It’s pretty cool, fashion, good music, but about their behavior: let’s talk in person. Usually they close at 3am and stop selling beers at 2am. It’s state law!
Snow.Oh snow. So beautiful!! But sometimes we don’t have only snow; we’ve got snow showers like rain! Really! I would like to use an umbrella! It bothers you a bit, but what you have to do is take your camera and record that!! Good memories of this North Country!!
Other thing I just realized too is that in Europe we usually visit so many churches, and I haven’t seen any church so far. They do have them, but it isn’t like in Europe: churches’ tour.
Some interesting facts that happened to me in Calgary, so take it as an advice when you think to visit any cold country in this earth and Canada:
1- If you walk more than 10min wearing only jeans, your legs will be frozen.
2- If you need to buy something and have to use your fingers, taking off the gloves, you’d better be quick, more than 15sec and your fingers start burning and it takes a few minutes to recover.
3- When it's snowing a lot, the traffic is terrible; it’s a mess on the roads so you can’t drive fast.
4- They usually clean the roads and the sidewalks, but then, if you park your car, you’d wish you had a 4x4WD when trying to get out of there.
5- Please, don’t do it like me, buy the appropriate boots otherwise you’re going to have to walk as you’ve shit on your pants.
6- And if you prefer not to look like a baby walking, watch out not to slide. If you do slip, try to fall on your ass. Got it?
7- Again, appropriate boots are a good idea; otherwise, your feet will freeze.

It’s amazing to be here, living this culture experience. It’s so magic to breathe north air, watch different people's lives. Canada is really an open country, various cultures and if you’re lucky to have the opportunity to visit it, work temporally or move to Canada, you won’t regret it.