THE DARK SIDE OF HALD

THE DARK SIDE OF HALD

Once student at Hald*, you will never be the same person again. It is not an exaggeration for the school project name is Changing students for life.

And it is true that we experience many good things when we are there. Just the fact that you are in another culture alone brings such a amazing learning opportunity to ones life.

But there are many hard times as well, and that’s what here I call THE DARK SIDE OF HALD.

In my view there are three faces of the dark side, that in my experience where the most significant:

- The reverse Cultural shock ( 1) ,
- The risk of having a event or a loss in the family(2) and
- The risk of meet so different and special people, that you probably never see again (3)

- The reverse cultural shock

o I think I went to deep. I really dig in the culture, to the point of feeling myself as one of them. It was amazing to see how I really enjoyed the good things about it and how the bad where not that bad. Therefore, my shock coming back was harsh.

o On my time back home I´ve been dreaming of Norway for at least 1 year. It was hard to adapt to very common things at my own culture, such as food, TV, and the way people relate with each other.

Lucky me I hold a personal relation to God, and therefore, in Him I found a way to make this hard time positive.

First, the “depression time" ( when you think life is worthless) is finally over, and now I have a better view of the bad and of the very good of my country/culture

Endurance and patience are virtues not very exercised nowadays. I had the rich opportunity to be practicing it, what could bring one more faith and humbleness.

- The risk of having a event or loss in the family

o My grandparents, moms parents, are very close to me. I even leaved a childhood period with them. They had the golden jubilee, 50th years of marriage, while I was in Norway. It was away too touching to watch the tape and to realize that I wasn’t there.

o My grandmom, dads mom, died while I was there as well. It was weird. It was even more weird since I said her: “Wait for me, I am coming back on one year”. To not be able to attend the funeral was the hardest part.

Conclusion for the weekend…

Ressuscitou/Ressurection

RESSUSCITOU

ESTAVA PENSANDO EM RESSUSCITAR O BLOG. MAS EM QUE IDIOMA DEVERIA ESCREVER, JÁ QUE ALGUNS LEITORES NÃO FALAM PORTUGUÊS?

JÁ SEI: VOU INTERCALAR UMA POSTAGEM EM INGLÊS E OUTRA EM PORTUGUÊS!!!

RESURRECTION

I AM THINKING ABOUT A RESURRECTION FOR THIS BLOG, WHICH ONCE WAS NICE TO HAVE UP TO DATE. BUT IN WHICH LANGUAGE IT WILL BE BLOGGED?

WHAT ABOUT ONE IN PORTUGUESE , AND THE OTHER IN ENGLISH?

long time ago

its a long time since last i wrote here, but since the public from this blog is my friends outside Brazil I havent had much to tell, unless about the amazing visit from several friends. it has been a pleasure to have u here. I am starting with a new blog trying to improve tourism in BRazil. See u there...............
the page is
http://whybrazil.blogspot.com
see u there

to my norwegians friends

faat ikke visa , men men

jeg er trist for aa ikke komme naa!

vi satse paa at jeg komme en gang, kanskje snart?

Det e jo toeff, tenke mye paa Norge , men jeg proeve aa laarer aa stole paa Gud og se at hans trofasthet er store en bare ein tur til norge..Ser fram til turen som en dag kommer!!!

snart ferdig med utdannelse, blende av mye foellerse !!!!

sees , ganske snart ..Tro paa Gud Han skal fulfoere det!!!!!!!






velkommen til Brasil alle sammen

3 semanas de bike na Noruega

De Tromsø (69°40′N 18°56′E) à Bergen (60°22′N 5°24′E )

Data: de 16/06/07 até 05/07/07 (20 dias)

Percurso total por Estrada @ 1800 km

Por Leandro Dobre Baptista dos Santos, Graduando de Administração de Empresas na FEA-RP!

Uma pausa na faculdade e fui 2 anos viver na Noruega: estudar e trabalhar, conhecer o mundo. Neste periodo a minha paixão pela natureza cresceu muito. A cultura daquele país e muito influenciada pela natureza, pois o país possui fiordes e montanhas.O montanhismo e esqui são paixão nacional.

Pensei em uma maneira de fechar com “chave de ouro” o meu período de estada no país, e por que não fazer uma viajem de bike?

A viajem aconteceu em junho/julho do ano 2007, ”verão” norueguês, e estas fotos são registro dessa maravilhosa experiência.

A viajem durou 20 dias, da cidade de Tromso (69°40′N) à Bergen (60°22′N)!O percurso por Estrada equivale à uns 1800 km. Fiz o trajeto pelas vias costeiras, utilizando estradas e feries que trafegam cortando os fiordes.

Foi voando de Oslo, trazendo a bicicleta e os equipamentos até a cidade de Tromsø, ao norte do círculo polar ártico,lugar com a Universidade mais ao norte do mundo,onde estava rolando um inverno de 3ºC e chuva: isso me desanimou no início

A aventura teve três etapas: a primeira parte, quando contei com a ajuda do amigo norueguês Tor Harald (Toto), experiente em viagens de bike, com uma travessia da China no currículo! Fomos desde Tromsø até o extremo sul das ilhas Lofoten! certamente a parte mais bonita do percurso, com claridade 24 horas, sol na meia noite, e natureza exuberante! Muito bacalhau, turistas de trailers e tranqüilidade: a região é pouco habitada!

De lá tomamos um barco cruzeiro, de carona com uma amiga que trabalhava no tal barco.No continente Toto me deixou! Começava então a Segunda etapa, onde Judith, da Alemanha, se juntou a mim, para cumprir o percurso “centro norueguês” desde Sandnessjøen (@ 64º latitude norte) ate Molde (@ 62ºl.n.)

Infelizmente Judith ficou ruim do estomago em Molde, de onde continuei só a terceira etapa, a dos grandes fiordes!Essa foi à parte mais difícil, pela solidão e cansaço: com subidas de até 1000 acima do nível do mar, onde passei por regiões de neve, montanhas e fiordes: O ponto alto foi o Fiorde Geiranger, considerado patrimônio natural da humanidade pela Unesco!

A bicicleta já estava cansada e em Byrkjelo (@61ºl.n.) fiz a ultima parada antes rumar para Bergen, cidade onde a aventura terminou!

Ficou muita saudade, da natureza, dos amigos que visitei (visitei 7 deles durante a viajem) e com as dificuldades da viajem ficou também muito aprendizado!

Agradeço a Deus que me sustentou durante todo o percurso e me deu força para cumprir uma aventura tão longa, mas muito bem recompensada!

Quem quiser saber mais sobre essa e outras aventura, e dicas de viajem econômicas e de aventura, na Europa e América do sul, fique a vontade para entrar em contato leandrodobre@hotmail.com visite também o blog leandrodobre.blogspot.com ( em inglês)1

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TROLL HATTEN - Norway

Fear the Lord and give he glory, because he creates the earth and every thing in it

It is very nice to see the pictures in exposition, to the trip I made together with Tor Harald and Pia, besides that i visited many friends, such as Anne and Anders in Eide, Anders in Eide and Andres parents in Molde, Kristin , Ragnild in Aalesund, and it was very fun I also Appeared on the local TV . Giving interview about the exposition and the trip.. they changed it a lot ( edition) but... it was fine ..

HERE I AM STRUGGLING TO BE A WITNESS OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE UNIVERSITY, AND TO SHARE HIS AMAZING SALVATION, AND WORK ON THE RECONCILIATION WITH THE HUMANKIND, PLEASE PRAY FOR THAT!!

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Viajem de Bike na Noruega

Exposição de fotografias de Leandro Dobre Baptista dos Santos, graduando de Administração De Empresas FEA-RP, que realizou a viajem de bicicleta na Noruega, das cidades de de Tromsø (69°40′N) à Bergen (60°22′N),em um percurso que, por Estrada equivale à 1800 km. A aventura durou 20 dias, cortando os fiordes pela costa daquele país! Com natureza exuberante e um verão de claridade 24 horas, as fotos são um registro que vale a pena conferir !

Waiting Visa

Some people asked me if I am going to Norway on Summer ( winter), so I am waiting for the answer for workpermit , if I get it , i Will come, if not, I dont know!
by now i am trying to finish my graduation, and i am doing good..

In Assuncion,and end up in Argentina

After greats 10 days at Conosur ( South amercicas IFES south conference), in assuncion, Paraguay, me Anderson and Paulo went to travel in North argentina, where we ve got to visit Balbina, Maria and Family, and had a great time there, included 7 colors mountains.After that , ive got 2 more days in Parguay, visiting a friend, Damaris..
My know how in traveling cheap is growing and I am planing creat a web site on that.. Today I am looking for tickets to Norway..it will be nice to come back there after a while...see u !

Travel arounfd Brasil !

Me, TorHarald, and Boerge, friends from Norway, are traveling around Brasil , after New years eve in Paulista avennue!
After that, we traveled to Petropolis, where we taken a Mountain trip to Teresopolis. I have to confess that it was wicked! never could imagine that there was so nice mountains in Brazil

Now we are in Rio de Janeiro , it rains but yesterday we had a good time in the corcovao mountain, with the christ statue




We are on our way to a nice island called Ilha Grande..

Have a nice christmas, and wicked 2008..

Ellen,Kristin and Siv Helene visiting
my grans house in Sao Paulo

It was sad to leave Jenny and Marit , after a very nice week togueter.
It was very nice to receive visit from three cousy Norwegian girls in Sao Paulo, on Saturday, 8th Desember. They came to my grandpas house in Sao , where we had luch togueter. the girls said that they look like norwegians "bestforeldrene- grandparents", something that probably is related with the generation :)We also went to Paulist avenue, a kind 5th avenue n Sao Paulo. after , a short trip to my uncle Edu house, and we finished travelling to Mogi das Cruzes, were they stayed.



Av. Paulista



Vacation in João Pessoa

By now I am in Joao Pessoa, at the coast, enjoying sommer! Nice to see some old friends, as Bruno, Karina and Silvinho, and get to know the Norwegian hald students Synoeve and Kjetil. Anja, whom has been at hald 2yerasago is on her away too!!!!



I feel happy to be here, and it very impressive to see how big and nice it is this country


João Pessoa