Happy 2009 to everyone!
Hi everyone!
First, I want to say that I am really happy to be a blogger for a month. It is an honor and a great way to start a year. During this time I hope to improve my English, and I expect that you help me. I hope to hear about you and I wish that you help me to write this blog during this month.
Let me talk about myself. I am 31 years-old and I live in Fortaleza, the capital of the State of Ceará in Brazil. Fortaleza is a sunny city near beach. But I was not born here. I was born in São Paulo (the Brazilian biggest city ), and when I was 3 years-old I had to move with my parents to Pereiro (one of the smallest). I came to Fortaleza when I was 15 years-old. I had to do it because there was not good schools in Pereiro. I wanted to go to the university, so I had to move to a city with better schools.
I studied economics at Universidade Federal do Ceará. Actually, I am doing Master’s Degree in Transportation Engineering at the same university. About my job, I’m working as independent consultant (I will talk about it later). Before, I worked in a construction company, in a bank and in a railway company.
When I was 18 years-old I started to study english. Since the first class I enjoy this language. But I had to interrupt my studies for sometime because I had to work and there was not much free time. Now I am back (and in a great style, don't you agree?).
I want to thank to BBC for the opportunity to write this blog. And a special thanks to Dima Kostenko (from BBC).
Happy 2009 to everyone!!!
Comments
Hi Marcos, Welcome to the blogs:) I hope you enjoy the month ahead. It will be nice to get know more about your job and your place where you live especially because is sunny city near the beach on the contrary the place where I live. Best wishes. Ewa
Hello Marcos and welcome to this blogland! I hope you will enjoy writing your blogs over the next month and we as commentators will be with you. Do you know that the Statue of Christ the Redeemer is on the list of the new 7 wonders of the world. Best wishes, Naheed
Welcome Marco! I hope you have a wonderful time here. Besides, I´m looking forward to hearing about your life in Fortaleza. Best wishes, Ana Paula.
Welcome Marcos, Brazil is one of my favourite countries. I've been to Rio de Janeiro, Salvador de Bahía, Morro de Sao Pablo, Buzios and Florianopolis so far. However I've never been to Fortaleza. I heard that the beaches and the landscape are outstanding. By the way, your English is very good. Hope to know more about Fortaleza through you. See you, Cris
Hi Marcos. Happy New year for you too. Your story is very interesting. I wonder how it was for you coming to live in a big city, after most of your life in a smal one? Nice picture. What Christ is that? Best regards.
Hi Marcos, welcome. You're going to receive all our support. Take a deeply breath, relax and enjoy this wonderful month that you have in front of you. I'm loking forward your interesting points of view about any matter. See you soon, Toni
Hello Marcos! I hope you are enjoy your writing in this blogs.ofcourse I will be waitting for your describe more about your study and life in Fortaleza.Best wishes Kosal.
Hi Marcos, happy new year 2009. It is a good time to share some experiences through bbc learning site in the early month because it is the year of 2009. Number 9 in Thailand, I believe it is good number that show wealthy year. I hope you enjoy this blog and feel free to write something that is interesting to all of us in term of your career, working places, and travelling places on January much more. Better luck next time.
Hi Marcos and welcome to the blog. It's always nice to see someone from Brazil blogging again. And it's funny because even being from the same country it's as if we weren't because we live so far away from each other. There are other friends like Ana Paula, Adriana, Monica, all from Brazil, but so far away from one another. It's interesting to think about it. Anyway, I'm very happy and I'm sure we'll all have a lot to hear from you. Welcome and best wishes, Mauricio.
Hi Marco, cordially welcome to this blogland. You have followed the steps of Ana Paula and Andri to become the third BBCLE stundent bogger from Brazil. Your first blog entry is nice, I am looking forward to reading your coming blog entries. Best wiahes, James.
Hello Marcos, Happy new year, with a warm welcome. I'm really glad to meet you as the blogger of the first month of 2009 . It would be nice that, during the January that you are still in the joyful christmass mood,tell us, how did you celebrate the christmass Eve, and what's your planing for the new year? Best wishes. Karoun
Hello, Marcos! I thought what would be interesting for you and found these facts: the length of railway in USA is 194 731 km, in Russia 87 157 km, in China 71 600 km, in Argentine 34 463 km. Brazil is on the 10-th place with 31 543 km. Despite these facts it seems to me, that Brazil is a good country to live and to work in (under the protection of Christ). I hope to know more about sunny Brazil from your blog. Best wishes. Tanya.
Hello Marcos wish you wonderful new year. I will try to read your writing. Be happy, Deepak
Hello Marcos, Welcome to the blogworld from a Renewable Energy engineer to a transportation engineer. Nice to see you in blog. I hope we will have a great chat during this month.
Hello Marcos. Happy 2009! I am from Brazil as well and I went to Fortaleza last year. It is an wonderful city. Many sightseeing points and an outstanding nightlife. I´m looking forward to hearing from you.
Hi Marcos, Lets share your life and study in Brazil. Good luck.
Hi Marcos, Welcome to the blog and I hope you enjoy your time here. I am a new member and just posted a few comments. I am enjoying it so far and hoping to improve my english. This is my new year's resolution to work on my written english as much as possible. I have never been to Brazil, so don't know much about Brazil. Through you I will gain more information about Brazil and hopfully one day I will visit Brazil one day. So far I have found out that the weather in Brazil is warm, there are more beaches and about the beautiful statue. Looking forward to hear more about Brazil in the coming weeks. Your english is excellent and you seem to be hard working and dedicated person. Wish you best of luck. Regards Rabail UK
Hi Maroc, I am Sara from Tunisia I study Business English. The most two things pleased me your strong will to contine learning English after a period of interrumption, also, the picture it's so wonderful. Finally, I hope that you have a nice time here
Hi MARCOS, It is nice to see your picture in front of the huge statue. I am happy to be a part of the bloggers and this system. I am impressed by the way that you have shaped your career and your impetus for learning English language has brought us the commonality to understand people of different nations and culture. Have a great career ahead.
Hi Marcos, my name is Jack. I'm come from Taiwan. Nice to meet you. Thank you for sharing your story. I learn a lot of things from your article. Sometimes,learning English isn't a simple affair to do. You have to work,so there was not much free time. I wish that I can learn English well and I hope my English is as good as you.
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