MBA... finalmente!

Fecha Original de Publicacion: 16/06/2007

Luego de dos años de estudio duro y esfuerzo, llegó al final la etapa de la Maestría. Es increíble como pasa el tiempo, todo lo que se vive y aprende, más allá de las aulas, los casos, los trabajos y los examenes.

Al fin y al cabo, te das cuenta que lo más importante que te llevas son los amigos y los momentos que compartes con ellos. Con gente que te enseñó no solo de la vida, sino ampllió hasta tu vocabulario y tu acento, ya que terminas hablando de todo un poco, desde boliviano hasta salvadoreño... y con quienes compartías no sólo las largas jornadas de estudio, sino el día a día, bromas, fiestas, momentos tristes y otros en los que ya no dabas más.

Les doy gracias a todos y cada uno por ser mis maestros en ese periodo, por darme una leccioncita de vida y acompañarme en esa etapa del camino tan especial.

Siempre los llevo conmigo, MAE/MBA 49, INCAE!

Obrigada Brasil!! Eu sempre vou lembrar de vocês!!!

It´s been two months since I left Brasil and I never took sometime to write something about it. I always wanted to go, it was one of my "dream places", and finally I got the chance to go there, live there and fall in love with it even more.
I can say I am already missing the language...the sexy way they talk, samba, caipirinhas, as churrasquerias, Rio, Sao Paulo, the beautiful beaches, the diversity and kindness of the people and the way the enjoy life, but specially, my dear friends: Luila, Henrique, Fabiano, Ana, Silvinha, Nacho and all the people I met there, who in such a short time, became close friends of mine.Now I am back to finnish my master studies, but I just want to say... I LOVE BRASIL!!!!I´ll be back ;)

Meus amigos queridos do Brasil

If there's anything I miss from Brasil the most, those are my friends!
Lu, Henrique, Fabiano, Ana, Silvinha... eu sempre vou lembrar de vocês!!!



 

Gramado

This is Gramado, it´s located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. I took a plane to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and got to Porto Alegre, where I was supossed to meet my friend Fabiano and his girlfriend.
Then, the next day we drove to a wonderful canyon in the Sierra Gaucha. We continued our trip to Gramado, a beautiful city in the middle of the sierra, with lots of things to do. You can find incredible places to eat or drink, churrascarias, chocolate stores... we had an excellent time.
Thanks Fabiano and Re!!
Foi tri legal!!!Tché!!




 

Buzios

This is Buzios, in the coast of Rio de Janeiro, just 2 hours away. I had an awsome time there and the best caipirinhas in Brasil. In Buzios, you can visit lots of small beaches.
I also got to meet a group of capoeira dancers. Capoeira is a typical martial art that comes from the times of the slaves in Brasil, it´s really interesting.



 

Paraty

Some pictures in Paraty, near Rio de Janeiro, where I spent a weekend in July.


 

Brasil... World Cup's dream is over...

but it was nice to share it with them!!!

now, I'm with Italy and Portugal...

Culture Shock??

Fun to imagine that after all I've been through, I would feel it...but yes, I am. The language part has a lot to do with it, let´s just hope phase 2 passes quickly.

The term culture shock describesthe anxiety produced when a person moves to a completely new environment. This term expresses the lack of direction, the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment, and not knowing what is appropriate or inappropriate. The feeling of culture shock generally sets in after the first few weeks of coming to a new place.

Often, the way that we lived before is not accepted as or considered as normal in the new place. Everything is different, for example, not speaking the language, not knowing how to use banking machines, not knowing how to use the telephone and so forth. The symptoms of cultural shock can appear at different times. Although, one can experience real pain from culture shock; it is also an opportunity for redefining one's life objectives. It is a great opportunity for leaning and acquiring new perspectives. Culture shock can make one develop a better understanding of oneself and stimulate personal creativity.

what a viewwww!!!! Río's view from the Corcovado...

 

Río de Janeiro....!!! :-)

My pictures from my recent visit to Rio de Janeiro. Here's me at the Corcovado, and at Ipanema beach.

Pictures of Sao Paulo

 

Marissa Monte Concert

Concierto Marissa Monte
Originally uploaded by caroocampo.

Marisa Monte is a brasilian singer of samba and other modern popular brasilian music. I was in her concert in Sao Paulo last Friday. So cool!! Check out more about her @: http://www2.uol.com.br/marisamonte/hotsite/abertura.htm

Natura

natura 1
Originally uploaded by caroocampo.

This is the company I work for in Brasil. And that picture is just a small part of the whole building.

Tudo Bem!!!

I have two days already in Sao Paulo. Got here on Sunday night and Monday I was already working.

First impressions - The city is huge and chaotic in a way, but I like it. My flat is located near avenida Paulista and it has a great view of part of the city.

The company is huge, I didn't imagine the size of its operations. They have 3 plants in the site, all working under the Just in Time (JIT) system, with more than 3,500 employees and the design of the installations is gorgeous. Its sorrounded by a "foresta" which is also owned by the company. Sustainability is a very important topic for them.

I won the lottery with this job. I'm going to be working in the Corporate Brand Governance dept. Natura is the #1 brand in Brasil in the industry sector. It's fun, but almost every brazilian loves (and I mean it...) this brand.

Appart from all this, I'm really enjoying my stay. People have been so kind and eventhough I don't speak portuguese, I'm starting to understand the conversations and I hope to be talking in portuguese soon!