Aims for the year.

I have actually managed to sit down a while ago to write down what my aims for the year were, but then didnt get around to sharing them. And in the absence of anything exciting happening this week i thought i write them here instead. As i began writing the list below i realised just how neeky it is to write objectives for my unrestrained wandering of world, but alas it is me, and i like order.

- To experience new things and have some adventures.
- To get to know Xss better
- To seek God and his purpose for us in the future
- To get back to basics
- To get a suntan
- To grow closer to God and get back into praying and reading my bible everyday.
- To learn a new skill or two.

I think for me the most important one is getting a suntan and i have been working on this regularly. Unfortunately wearing vest tops and working outside has got me an interesting mutli-tonal effect going on. Which is what i was aiming for, as it adds depth to my body.

Really, i am most concerned with (not worried) about seeking Gods purpose in my life. I know that most of you guys are not Chrisitians, but i believe we all have stuff we are supposed to do with our lives. Like being in the right place at the right time to say something encouraging to a stranger, or donating an organ to a certain person. I think that once we have fullfilled our purposed we die and God allows this as it is nicer in Heaven than on earth (however sad it might be for those left behind). However the converse means that i think we are all here for a purpose whether we are fullfilling it today, or whether we are waiting around for a certain task (we are not even aware of) well into our 70´s. I think we can use our lives for good, and want to know what to do with mine. There are unique things that only you can do, as no-one has the passions, talents and life situation that you do. I know i love teenagers, i have experinced eating disorders, i enjoy kickboxing, and i am passionate about chocolate. Now i just need to work out how these combine. As you can tell from my objectives list above i am very methodical, so now i want to know the aim, objectives, quater marks and scoring system.

In other news, i have now managed to have at least three very embarassing conversations with Gabi (Gabriel, male, 22, Brazillian, works on maintaince with me and Ailton). The first took part shortly after i arrived and involved me painstakingly explaining to him that florist and forest were every different words in English and pateintly explaining what a florist was (with actions), whilst smiling immencly, only to find out that Florista is the Brazilian word for forest. shame.

Last week, Gabi and Ailton were talking about ´Jonny be good´, so as i am getting to know them better and better i thought i´d be a bit bold and sung loudly, ´Go Jonny, Go, Go, Go´. At which both men looked at me oddly and continued sweeping leaves. In the quiet confusion afterwards, i could hear Gabi´s radio in his pocket (playing through speakers) playing a song with the words ´Jonny be good´ in, but not the original or anything that resembled the epic Chuck Berry track. They had no idea what i was talking about or why i had shouted ´Go Jonny, go, go, go´! I decided not to talk for the rest of the morning.

The third thing is actually a situation which occurs fairly regularly. Working maintance is very fun, partly becasue it is like being in first school again, trying to sort things out, ´does the yellow circle go with the circles or the yellow things?´ sometimes we sweep dirt off the road, sometimes we sweep the dirt off the dirt? i try to do as the others do and blend in, but sometimes Gabi stops me after i have been furiously sweeping for 10 minutes, and says ´LE, you dont have to do that bit, its clean´. Why do these things happen only when you are trying to be cool and make new friends?

Gabi and Xss. Or Ronaldo and Beckham.

Unfortunately, someone managed to dye Beckham´s t-shirts slightly pink in the wash with a red towel. No-one likes pink on men, but with only 5 t-shirts to his name, it will sufice for football.