Alguém que fale/ensine wolof e saiba português?

Is strange if I use the expression "If I'm not wrong" when I'm not sure about the info I'm giving? This is just an attempt to "transplant" a mother tongue expression, "se eu não me engano". I just wanted to know if makes sense, if ppl commonly use this expression, and stuff. Actually I often use this expression, not necessarily with English native speakers but I have no idea if that's ok or if makes sense. Lol. I also would like to be corrected if I made any mistake in here. Thx.

Randomness The end of a journey is the beginning of another It seemed that wouldn't goes right but went Now it's time of wideness as is time of uncertainty as well A great field of activities, a great return What was made of what was made, what is going trhough Just right now The curtain goes up, the curtain goes down What does happen when the curtain goes down? Life is happening all the time Time is passing all the time Sparse time will become greater, for a while A break, a breathing, a way of living Experiences, transcendences A wire, a path, a tangle swirl mill till...

Singing a song. Maybe tomorrow the good lord will take me away. I never had patience enough to cell phones and still don't have. Overall I don't care about it, althought I recognize that can be an useful gadget in some situations. There's no much time ago I used the same outdated cell phone for years. I was not following the "last trends" of this product, I had no idea of what was a SmartPhone (I just knew this thing existed, at least) and I simply didn't care. Things started to be boring in situations which I had to do group work and the members wanted to use WhatsApp to change informations. I didn't have WhatsApp cause the model of the cell phone I had was incompatible, so at the end everybody agreed that we could create a group on Facebook. Very recently I acquired a SmartPhone and I just use for many specifical things. I hate access internet on the cell phone for example. I just do when it's the only option. But I really liked the idea of apps. I thought so cool and I tried different ones, turned to different goals and according to my different interests. As singing is one of my interests I also searched apps related to this. One of the ones that pleased me the most was Nana. I wouldn't like to do an advertisement for free but it's a sad consequence. I will overcome this soon. So, basically Nana is an app where you can record some songs not only using your voice but also other musical instruments if you know how to play any. The other thing I also thought really cool was the possibility of collaborations. You can search for a song and see if some member already recorded, and you can collaborate with the instrument you know how to play. It's like you were forming your band. I did some collaborations. The first one was with the song The House of the rising sun, originally belonging to Leadbelly but recorded in a little bit different version by The Animals. After all this became the most knowed version. This was the result of my collaboration: https://nana-music.com/sounds/02ebbfb3/ I really liked and I do think Nana is one of the best app for music lovers that I've found since right now. However, the app also have its limitatios as the short time reserved to record a song (Personally I don't consider this a problem). But also have a bunch of other problems. Anyway, considering the positive aspects I do think it's a good app that enables a exchange space very interesting and shows how music really transcend borders once you can collaborate with different people around the world.

July 25th. Benguela Day and International Day of the Afro-Latin American and Afro Caribbean Woman. July is one of the best months for me. In this month we have winter (my favorite season)in some parts of Brazil, I was born and also July has the best Commemorative or significant days. The International day of Rock, the lyric singer's day are some of examples that I can mention. One of the important dates that still is coming and already brought lots of people together around events is July, 25th. Here in Brazil is a important day for black brazilian people remember Tereza de Benguela figure. This is a very recent date added to our calendar in 2014 when the Chamber of Deputies approved a proposal of the Senate. In the meantime the International Day of the Afro-Latin American and Afro Caribbean Woman was included in the Brazilian calendar. Tereza de Benguela was a quilombola leader. "Quilombola" is a word we use to refer to enslaved black people who ran away from slavery regime reuniting themselves in locations which was named "quilombos" or "mocambos" as a form of resistence and fight for freedom. Today we use the word "quilombola" to refer basically to communities with own ways of life, who has historical relationship of occupation and resistance in a determined area, claim their afro-Brazilian ancestry and identify themselves as quilombola. They are recognized as being part of the traditional populations whose has its rights guaranteed by the Federal Constitution of 1988 and other legal devices such as international treaties. They are also often involved in land disputes and environmental issues. Tereza de Benguela is part of a process of evidence of historically erased black figures. She took the lead of the "Quilombo de Quaritetê" after the death of her husband José Piolho. For a long time we had only the figure of Zumbi dos Palmares, who led the Quilombo dos Palmares, as a symbol of the black resistance. It is equally important that we highlight female black figures with participation in different spheres of society in different times and recognize the double oppression which they face. In what concerns to The International Day of the Afro-Latin American and Afro Caribbean Woman is a result of the First Meeting of Afro-Latin American and Afro Caribbean Woman in 1996 in Dominican Republic. It ends up being a important date that is added to the other in Brazil, referring to the memory of Benguela. After all, July 25th introduce itself as a great opportunity to give visibility to the black woman's struggle. Long live to the July 25th .

When a childhood dream come true but you don't wanna anymore Now just happened I was not dreaming until my dream come true Cause I didn't wanna this anymore At this point of my life I can't celebrate this achievement Cause I'm no longer that person who wished something without knowing about I was wishing Now I can see further trough the years and acquired experience Now I can see further in all of senses In the figurative sense and in the literal sense But what matter this time is the literal sense I can see further cause I am wearing glasses I'm wearing glasses cause now I have myopia Wearing glasses was one of my innocent dreams when I was a child To have myopia was not But nothing is really terrible as I'm making it sound with my dramatic and enigmatic tone If I consider the positive side, I do look good wearing glasses However this happening brought me questions about what had influence to myopia introduce itself in my life I think that certain conditions favored this situation an this involve other people and requires me to take actions if I do confirm my hypothesis I'm doing researches about different issues related to this case In what concerns to myopia, it seems that many things are uncertains and non-solved within medical community I still have other steps ahead but I wrote enough. The story ends, the journey continues. This is my weirdo story, based on actual facts, in its shortened version that could inspire a boring movie or a bigger bedtime story. Thanks for reading. Double thanks if you corrected. I do appreciate your contribution in my slow learning process.

Being portrayed in the Street On may, 10, Wednesday a curious thing happened. I was leaving the building where I study after an exam when I saw a guy at the bottom of an statue that stands in front of the building, in the middle of a Square. He had short dreadlocks, beard, was wearing a T-shirt, bermuda shorts but I didn't note what type of shoes he was wearing. In his hands he brought a clipboard with some draws and a pencil (a charcoal pencil according to my bro when he saw the drawing). Actually I didn't see him but he saw me. He talked to me, introduced himself in "Portunhol" (Portuguese + Spanish), told me he was from Colombia and asked me if I would accept a draw of myself and I could give a "heart contribuition back". I accepted, so I sat down there at the bottom of José Bonifácio Statue in front of him and awaited the result. In the meantime I was observing the Square surroundings, curious people spying the drawing and expressing their evalution in their faces, people who live in the Streets or use that space the most of time for some reason (Idk how I could translate an expression used in Brazil to refer to people who "are" the Street but we use the word "situação" (situation), not just because at least who studies about this population understand they're not necessarily homeless but exist other reasons as the initiative of don't have a look from a "lack" or something like that. Indeed people who are in the Street are very diverse and is extremely difficult for example think a public policy who attends most of them). Anyway, I was there trying to keep myself stopped, observing the Square surroundings and wating the result. I guess that all the process took more or less 20 minutes and the result is attached. I just saw Jorge (his name) there that day and since then nevermore. For the first time I wrote a short text. Or I believe so.

What it means when ppl say "You're in a funnel"? Would this mean that something makes impossible or difficult to reach a goal? I've read this expression when I was trying to solve a porblem with Babbel app. The attendant who answered me used these words.

"Do you speak 'Brazilian'?" "Which variation?" Ok, this title is just a joke. We talk Portuguese in Brazil, not Spanish or Brazilian althought there's a linguist who defends European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese as different languages. He is Marcos Bagno and he is a polemic person, no doubt. In certain way is possible agree with some of his arguments (not exactly about this subject). I just wanted to talk about our internal variations. Brazil is diverse, I think that everybody knows. Our differences also involve conflicts but most of us try to pretend we're all very lovely with each other and united. An imaginary about "us" was built and people try to legitimize at least in their speeches. Coming back to our internal variations. Another day I was talking to a distant friend. She is from Belém do Pará, where I lived during 5 years and I'm from Rio de Janeiro. Our conversation became funny since she, first: sang a "paraense" song to me and second: sent me the lyrics. I didn't know many of the meanings of some words used along the lyrics as "visagem", "pavulagem", "mangar" (I just was not sure about one of the possible meanings of this word). Furthermore, there was expressions and folkloric regional creatures that I didn't know. And look, I lived in Belém for 5 years, terrible. I asked my friend if she understood the lyrics (lol), she said yes so I started to ask her every about every words which meaning I didn't know. At some moment there was a word which meaning she didn't remember. I just laughed and said I would search the meaning later. I still have to look for the folkloric creatures I don't know too. Suddenly I thought about how crazy is all this thing and how complex may be learning a language besides how its taught, in general in a standardized form despite all the nuances a language might have. I also thought how you're always learn even when you in theory belong or participate of some culture. Telling the truth this occurs in part because it's not just a culture, are a bunch of cultures and an hegemonic culture that tries to sustain all the others or even place itself as the one and this is so strong that at times but just at times we forget these "simple" details or that there's more than what you live. I at least believe that I'm not saying something new in some aspects. I just wanted to bring an issue from a currently episode I found funny as practice English as well, once I've almost completely stopped practice. I would like this was a short text but I failed again.