So today was my first day working back at the university of Tsukuba. Everyone was commenting on how “I had been away for 1 month”, and if I had “enjoyed my long vacations”… This kinda sucks, because I’ve been to Brazil for only 20 days, and only 10 of those were actual vacations. The first […]
So far, I have been able to live on non taxable income (scholarships, fellowships, etc). So I never had to learn much about how taxation works. But now that I am working “for real” (not that I dont consider PhD to be real work), I had to learn how the income tax (among others) work […]
Zombies are one of my favorite things :-) And two weeks ago I had the chance to take part in the Zombie Walk RJ 2011! For those who do not know, a zombie walk is an event where a lot of people dress like zombies, gather like zombies, and shamble the streets while moaning ¨braaaaains¨, […]
Two weeks ago, I had this nasty ear infection. The doctor treating me said she wanted me to check with her again on a bi-monthly basis, because the left side of my nose cannals was too small or something like that. When I told her that I was going to Japan in 3 months and […]
In this one year I have been living in this city, the one thing that makes me livid, is how freaking RUDE people who work here are. There is no concept at all that being nice to your customer is part of the product or service they are selling you. You pay, they give you […]