Christmas day, after lunch. What to do with that?
In Brazil, many families do not celebrate the Christmas night. Following the portuguese tradition we are used to have a very big Christimas lunch. From time to time things get unusual and now we find most of families having barbecues that last all day long.
Ok, you had your barbecue or you were on someone's but what to do now? Beers are hot, you had eaten as much as you could and all your relatives had made the jokes or had told the histories of their lives again...
Had you remembered this should be a birthday party? Yes, at least a very special one because the owner won't appear to sing "happy birthday with you". He is always there, every day of your life, taking care and loving you.
It is not too much to send Him a nice thought, something like "Hi Jesus, thank you for comming every day". Why don't you try to do it now, it's ontime yet. Merry Christmas!

After long holidays or a long time off work, its natural to be a little "slow" to come back to the working routine. But I discovered its possible to work feeling as if you are still in holidays. How? Is just a matter or keeping peaceful and open to listen more than speaking. People are anxious to show their opinion, their side of any situation, their problems wainting for solution... Don't worry. Things were in when you were out, and so they will keep going.
Relax after a long working day doing something you like, remember the places and people you had met during your holidays. Stop & think before get nervous, anxious or before to loose the control of your peace. It will take at least one year for you to take another break, so, try to extend it inside yourself.

Discovering Canada

Canada is a surprising country. If you are about to visit, wait until Springs come again. Average temperature in October (when I was there) was minus 10 some days, sunny days!
Be aware you had understood the bills you'll have to pay in the country. Many shops and restaurants don't inform the label prices are before taxes (high ones for Latin standards). But there are no fees in the good roads and there are lots of clean public whashrooms everywhere, if you need. Belive me, you will need.
The old Quebec city is the ancient city with medieval walls, charming and precious. Do not miss the sun going down from Chateau Frontanac main square. The picture was take on Thousand Islands Cruise They are all artificial islands built by millionaires who wanted some private summer houses.... they wanted, once they had it. Now everybody visit the lake, bordering USA, and I wondering where the millionaires had gone for privacity...
Make sure you can speak some words in french. Canada is a bilingual country. That's a nice exercise for your brain - if you do it until midnight. After that, is a problem to remember simple words as "water" and "key" in any bilingual system.
I liked the expericence. But I can't say I liked the country. It's too large to be known in a few days. Even the Canadians are still discovering it. Happyness to knwo there are so many news things to discover in world becoming smaller each year. Nice holidays at all!

Hurry on a big holyday?

It's incredible; some people are craving for some time off work and just in time there is a big
holyday. They stuff their cars with lots of cargo and go... somewhere they can spend 6 hours or more to arrive; somewhere they get jammed in a traffic jam; somewhere they pay two or more road tips and they forget the only aim of everything - to relax a bit.
Before going back home from this big holyday, spend some minutes planning the best way. You can save time, patience and money. Big family? Spread them in more then one only vehicle; why do not take a confortable panoramic and softly arranged bus to go back home instead of to be packed as a suitcase with the rest of the family in a van?
Pets ? Take care of him. They are your forever. They do not know why everybody is moving away on a single weeked. Eldery relatives? Stop some times to allow them to rest and to breathe, to feed and to release themselves. Be patient, at the end, it was your choice to "enjoy" a big holyday away from your house and your things. Better luck next time!

Had you thought about how long you've been preparing, packing, thinking and working hard on your next holidays?
After being around plenty of times working, I'm about to have the first real holydays in years, just because that will be my time for myself. I'm going to Canada soon and my expectations on there are close to zero.
It makes of this holydays the ones with best chances of being the best holidays.I suggest to the eventual readers of this that try to carry less weight in the suitcase of any trip: expectations! When you do that, you left behind worriness, counts to pay, strategical planning on everything and you are just enjoying yourself once in your life. That's what I want to do now. If it works, I promisse to registre here and to practice in life. See you.