I Teach the Good English!

Me: Ana Cassia, please make a sentence using the word 'sausage'.
Ana Cassia: I don't like to drink the water from sausages.
Me: Hmm... good to know.

Alex: Teacher, your hair color is like what rabbits eat.
Me: Thanks, I think.

Me: What do you tell someone who's being a nuisance to you?
Zukalas: I will tell him to go have sex. And if he doesn't have a girlfriend, go find a prostitute.

Me: Tell me something that happened to you by accident.
Renata: My son.

Me: Are you married?
Lucas: No. I'm not married, but I'm test-driving now.
Me: Huh?
Lucas: Yes, test-driving.
Me: Do you mean before marriage?
Lucas: Yes.
Me: So, you are engaged?
Lucas: Yes.

Wellington: Walking down the aisle in a wedding is like walking to my death.

Trials and Tribulations

Currently located: (Still in) Arujá, Brasil

54 days in Brasil and counting...

• I was suppose to have transferred today to Pomerode, the "most typically German of all German towns of southern Brasil." However, that never happened. When I first signed up to work in Brasil, I thought I would be experiencing Brasilian culture. Had I wanted to live in a German town, I would've moved to Germany. Makes sense, right? Also, living in the area that produces Victoria's Secret models isn't exactly a confidence booster.
  
• I've all but given up learning Portuguese. For some reason, every time I make any attempt, Japanese comes out of my mouth.
• Brasilian BBQ count: 6 with 2 coming up.
• Callan still sucks, but now, it's somewhat manageable. That's because I don't really follow the book anymore. Haha... (Just like old times.)
  

Since I don't have much else to write about now, here are some pictures of my wonderful little town.

The meat store!

Local tagging. I actually like it. It's not really vandalism when you can actually see some theme.

Happy April Fools Day!

Oops! UCSD Sends Acceptance E-mail to Wrong List University Fails Basic Math, Gives Rejectees Hope

By ERIC S. PAGE Updated 11:32 AM PDT, Wed, Apr 1, 2009

UCSD gave thousands of students a reason to smack their heads and say, "D'oh!"

UC San Diego -- a school for the smart ones, supposedly -- mistakenly congratulated nearly 29,000 applicants on their acceptance, according to university officials.

Earlier this month, about 17,000 students were offered admission for the fall, leaving nearly 29,000 hopefuls out in the cold. But on Tuesday, the school's communications office said an e-mail was sent Monday afternoon to all 46,377 students who applied for admission -- including the 29,000 rejects -- welcoming them to the campus. A half-hour later, school officials said, they realized their mistake. Almost two hours after the first note went out, a second e-mail was sent, apologizing to 28,889 freshmen applicants for the mistake. "No member of this department is more acutely aware of the emotional roller-coaster that this could cause for our applicants," Assistant Vice Chancellor Mae W. Brown said. An anonymous parent told the Los Angeles Times it was a "colossal screw-up." Similar incidents have happened at other schools -- including Cornell in the recent past, the paper reported -- but the UCSD incident was the biggest "screw-up." *That's my alma mater!*