Hi!! I'm Mariana, from Brazil! I'm looking for someone who could help me a little bit with weekly English conversations and in exchange, I can help you with Portuguese as well (or teach you from zero). If you are interested, please, let me know! Thank you!

WHETHER VS IF -> I'm going to the cinema whether you want it or not. -> I'll write the essay depending on whether the topic the teacher chooses. -> They are not coming back home if you keep this behavior. -> I would have gone there if she had asked me sooner. -> She didn't know whether to drop her classes or not. -> Marcus would probably take notes about every topic whether he were asked to do it or not. -> If I go there I'll probably stay. -> Whether I want it or not, it is happening! -> I'm failing this subject at college this semester even if I pass the next exam. -> Let me know whether we are having class this night. -> Let me know if you are going to our parent's house. -> Do you know whether your sister is coming? -> You are going whether it is her birthday. -> Do you know if they are planning to invite me to the party?

Je vais décrire ma maison Ma maison a deux chambre, une grande cousine, une salle de bain et un salon. Les murs de ma maison sont tous blancs sauf le garage qui est gris. Mes chiens restent dans le garage parce que le garage est très grand. J'ai aussi fleurs dans le garage parce que je n'ai pas un jardin.

My lunch break today This is a picture I took today at my lunch's break where I have between one and two hours to spend on (I just use one hour for that, it's enough time to eat and rest). I usually lunch at the same restaurant every day despite there are a lot of other ones nearby, but at Fridays, I go to Subway (yes, not really a smart idea switching real food for a sandwich) even though there are other fast food chains like McDonald's and Burger King (my favorite) also nearby. I'd like to tell you a little about how restaurants work in Brazil, well, at least those where I eat. Commonly they have to two systems for serving food: "Ao quilo (by kilo)" where you pay for the weight of the food in the plate and the "self-service" one where you can eat freely and pay one value. I get the "self-service" so I can eat the amount I wanna eat without worrying about price. The rules for "self-service" can vary from one place to another, but, until now in my life, I just went to places where I can eat freely (how many rounds you want to). The restaurant where I go I pay 12BRL (3.55USD) but there, there are other choices of food systems like "pratos-feito" where there is one kind of special dish and they 'mount' the plate of food for you but is more expensive depending on the dish. Back to the picture, that's what I ate today. Rice and beans (it can't miss in a Brazilian plate of food), french fries (I usually get these every lunch), tomatoes, red pepper, carrot (row and cooked), corn (I love corn), lettuce and "frango a passarinho" which is a way of making fried chicken (one of my favorites too). Well, thanks for taking a time and read my text. I'll appreciate if you could make some corrections, I'm trying to improve the way I explain my thoughts and ideas, to know new daily terms, how to tell someone something in a way I can be better understood. I used to academic e technicals texts so when it comes to daily actions I lack in lots of details. Thanks a lot again.

Acerca de mi dia Hoy fue un dia muy caliente y cansativo. Aunque sea algo como uno feriado, yo pase todo el dia estudiando y haciendo lecciones de video acerca de control de version. Tambien, en este feriado de cuatro dias yo vi Prision Break antes que vuelva a la tele. Necessito gestionar mejor mi tiempo, entonces, me voy a poder hacer todo lo que quiero e todavia descansar. Me levanto a las 6 de la mañana, y salgo al trabajo a las 7 y solo vuelvo a mi casa a las 11 de la noche, despues de la universidad. Tambien tengo clases a los sabados de las 9:40 de la mañana a las 1 de la tarde. Estudo durante el almuerzo o en el autobús.

About my day Today was a very hot and tiring day. Despite is kind of holiday today I spent my whole day studying and making a video class about code version control. Also, in this "four-day-holiday" I was able to watch Prision Break before it comes back to TV. I'm looking forward to manage my free time better so I could do everything I want to and also rest. I usualy wake up at 6am, go to work at 7am and just go back home at 11pm after college. Also I have classes at the Saturdays from 9:40 am to 1pm. I usualy study at my lunch time or while I'm at the bus.

Introducing the State of Minas Gerais Hello Everyone. Today I’ll introduce you the Southern Brazilian State of Minas Gerais. It’s the second most populous, third richest and fourth large state of Brazil. Ingrown between loads of beautiful not too high mountains in Brazil’s countryside, Minas Gerais has an agrarian and mining economy mostly, however, in its bigger cities tech industries are too important as its farms. Better known as Pão de Queijo land, Minas Gerais is rich in diverse food, culture, historical cities, and awesome places to practice radical sports like skydiving, mountain climbing, falls climbing and rappel. Despite of not having beaches, Minas Gerais has amazing waterfalls and lakes (natural and handmade by hydroelectrics) leading people to have a not so beach life and a much more camping life. Full of museums of history, paleontology (Peiropolis, which is also a village in the city of Uberaba), loads of big and small historical cities (like Ouro Preto, Tiradentes, Mariana, São João del Rey, Diamantina) and all of this old stuff people can see past and modern times living side by side in cities like Belo Horizonte (the state capital city) as well. Belo Horizonte is plenty of modern museums and modern architecture. For those who like drink, Belo Horizonte – the Brazilian bar capital city – have more bar per capita than any other city, a busy night and a calm days if compared to São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro’s days.

Introducing me Hello everyone! My name is Mariana, 22 years old and I’m from Brazil. I’m looking forward learn English and Spanish. Korean is welcomed as well. I’m finishing college this year and I’m already working at my study field as Software Developer. Overall, English is mandatory for reading technical documents, however, good communication skills and writing is a differential. I love Spanish and I have some close friends living in some Spanish-speaking countries, so I’d like speaking with them better and visit these places where they live soon as well. Korean is my new love. I’m a huge Asian culture fan, nowadays, I’m trying to learn Korean because I’m very fond of k-dramas and K-music, therefore I’d like to watch and listen to them without subtitles and this sort of things. Also, I’m a great admirer of Samsung and LG and how they work with technology. I have to improve my English because I wanna work better in some Open Source communities as well. Good communication skills will help me be more participative in some projects, also make a better job such as translating documentations and stuff.