quinta-feira, 14 de junho de 2012

Dia da Raça

também conhecido como dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas.
Justiça seja feita à comunidade emigrante, julgo que nunca festejei este dia enquanto estive na Lusa pátria. Em baixo está um pequeno video que captei no salão de festas da comunidade Portuguesa em San Diego.

terça-feira, 5 de junho de 2012

Finally the Zoo

September 9, 2012 will be the 4th anniversary since I first set foot in San Diego. Almost 4 years ago (Sep/9/2008) as I was taking my last connection flight, from Philadelphia to San Diego if memory serves me well, I began to realize how much my life was about to change; just as I was getting closer to my new reality.
My memories from that last flight are crystal clear. I was sitting in the aisle, the middle seat was empty and there was a lady sitting by the window. To help pass the time, one of the things I did during was to open a letter that my sister had given me with specific instructions to "open in San Diego only!". I was nervous, need to distract my head, so I decided I was close enough to open the letter. So I did it! There was a picture of her and a few lines wishing me luck for this adventure. I guess this was all it took to break the ice. The lady sitting close to me noticed I was anxious and perhaps a bit scared and she engaged a conversation. In a few minutes I was telling her all about me; my sister (that she had just seen in the picture) and the rest of the family back home. I guess she immediately felt a midst of sympathy and sorry, and told me to drop by her place on Sundays. Her words, as I remember, were something like this: "my children usually come to the house on Sundays, and my grandchildren are always running up and down the house, one more person around won't be a problem. You'll have fun. Come!". 
And what does this has to do with the Zoo? You might ask...
Simple: the lady that was traveling by my side hold an important position at the San Diego Zoological Society. She gave me her business card (which I still have) and told me I should visit the Zoo. I told her I would do so. Just didn't thought it would take me so much time do it :) My parents and sister came to visit by the end of April and we went together to the Zoo on May 2nd, 2012.