My expectations I know that everybody is a little sick of hearing, talking, and reading about the coronavirus, but I'm going to register this here. All this has become the one thing that all the world is worried about, all the counties are taking actions as long as we are learning about the effects, the risks and the treatments. All the world is united in solving the problem of this pandemic. This moment will be study from now on in schools, and we will remember and learn about the experience when we reach to the end of all this. Here in Brazil, the actions started to be taken (a little late), and the majority of the cities already closing schools, universities (private and public), but I know nothing yet on the general private sector, other than the recomendations to stay at home if possible, but the problem is that the virus is already spreading and probably these measures been taking too late. In the last two days the number of cases has doubled and the first death was contabilized, this is already really serious. The spread of the misinfomation is enormous, but at least the public health system realease an app to help to educate people and this is good. It is clear that strong measures has to be taken, I hope people undestand. I know that the economy will crack a lot, but at least the health system don't, and less people is have to die due to this situation.

Funny side of learning a new language! (to me, at least!) Sometimes I find myself thinking on my use of a word in a phrase in English. The doubt comes up because it does not fits well or I really don't know if that word really means what I trying to say (mostly write, cause i don't really speak often). And that's what I find funny, cause no matters what language are we learning (even in ours mother tongue), we often get confused by an use or meaning. Other thing, is when you are starting to learn a language that have other alphabet, like Russian or Greek (or many others) cause you find yourself kinda like a little child putting syllabes together to say a word, like I've been doing with Russian. That's it!

A little report of some advances So, since i have wrote my first notebook entry here, i have made some advances. There, i think 5 weeks ago, I had never ever had to express myself speaking. So, I decided to took a little course about "Oral comprehension". In the first day, i had to tell a little bit about me, but almost nothing comes out, even i knowing who i am (haha), and then i realized that reading and listening, there's nothing to do with speaking and writing at all. By then, i don't have discovered what is to be totally lost when you need to say something. So, i started to force me to speak in english, and the results have impressed me, cause i have started to feel more confident with myself in english, and feel more free to speak with out all that fear that catch up us and make us to be frozen. Even my written skills become better after that. I think i have started to pass the delicate part to unblock the speaking. I know this is just a little piece of the iceberg, and i am with just a little hammer and i have to brake it all. So, thanks to read this. :)

Me and english. Well, I don't know exactly, how long i've been studying english. Here in Brazil, english is one of the most spoke languages (after portuguese of course), but I never had a course or something like that, I just watch videos, series, movies, listen to the music (i do not see the life, without music) everyday. But, i never put myself to study properly the grammar and i never had a real conversation, and a few days ago, i find a tip, that says "you can record yourself speaking to see how is your pronunciation, your rhythm..." and i realize how bad i was. I can read, listen and understand most of what is said, but i'm in trouble when i have to speak or write, because I do not remember the laws of construction of the phases or I forget the verb tenses, I ruin everything. Nowadays, I am doing my masters in mathematics and I have a lot of books, notes all in english, and generally our papers requires that the abstract be in english. I feel that is time to get better, study more seriously, because I'll can do it more easily from now.