splash!

Now that temperatures are dropping I remembered that 3 weeks ago I was actually splashing in an outdoor swimming pool in Hampstead Heath.



If someone had told me that in October I would be taking my swimming suit on an outdoor pool in London I would have send them to the doctor! But it happened and it was great! Crowded, noisy, cold water, hot sun and marvellous!

There are several outdoor pools troughout the city and, if you prefer something more "natural" you can actually swim in Hampstead Heath ponds!




Still weather has been gorgeous. I love cold sunny autumn days!

one month

So without really noticing my first month in London flew by!
It has been extremely rich and also a rollercoaster of emotions but I've been hanging on. Maybe, like the image I took above, still feeling a bit lost.
London is a weird city... every 1 in 3 people I cross in the street is not speaking english. Maybe I can give you an idea of how "foreigner" this city is when, at the supermarket, the cashier asked me where I was from. I hadn't even spoke and I've been told I look english (well, probably not but what is english that's my point?). Is it that maybe everyone is always from other place?
Everybody seems to be here in some kind transitional phase, even english people, even if it's been 10 years in town!
It is not helping that in my course we are around 43 students from 18 different countries and only 3 are english (and the only one from London has an italian mother and a japanese father, very londonner I guess). With so many different nationalities and cultures around I sometimes feel I actually moved to Babel Town. I also wonder how this feels for an english person? Do they love this gigantic multicultural community or do they feel their culture is being destroyed by this flow of people?
And then there is London, beautiful London, Victorian London with it's brick facades, with the pubs, with the double-decker bus, with the amazingly beautiful and amazingly big parks. London like an odd scenario to woman in burka, punks, yuppies and young portuguese girls trying to feel a little less lost.

from camden to hyde park - part 4

in the end i wanted to reach peter zumthor's pavillion for the serpentine gallery, but it was too dark...

via pan am

above image by me crossing the andes between argentina and chile.

Via PanAm is a beautiful trip that photographer Kadir Van Lohuizen decided to embark on to capture the big theme of "migration". The americas (from north to south) have an incredible history on this subject and Kadir's photographs have a very poetic sense.

It is also an curious project because it was developped as an iPad app and there is an interesting reflection on these new digital supports on the british journal of photography.

(via the portfolio project's facebook)

from camden to hyde park - part 3

from camden to hyde park - part 2

steve jobs

i'm no apple fanatic but i must admit this guy was special.
i have posted this video before but it is always good to remember this speech:




stay hungry. stay foolish.

interview

hey! i was interviewed! you can read it here at {a place for twiggs}.

psss! and you can buy the beautiful image above here. ;)

from camden to hyde park - part1

On the amazing sunny days London gave me I've walked like a maniac trying to catch every ray of sun available. Here is one of those walks. Hope you enjoy. London light is so beautiful.

indian summer

London is beautiful these days.

6 months can be a long time. 6 months fly so quickly.

I'm writing these words from my old but confortable appartment in Camden, London. It's been some exciting days (feels like weeks) and I'm still digesting so much novelty.
Since it's been about six months since I last posted properly I decided it was fair to give you an idea of the last months before moving to London.

I've seen my friends babies grow so much and some new ones have joined the family. I've been to family meetings.

I've been out for dinners at crazy chinese restaurants and mistery meals with new friends. I've stayed in for dinner with close friends.  I've been on parks having yummi food in picnics. I've celebrated 5 years of a great love.

I went to my first bullfight. I've seen a friend getting married. I've been dancing for days in a music festival. I've sold my photographic prints on fairs and had a great foreign fan. My grandma has helped me :) I've applied for a master and have been accepted.

I've done a journey of a lifetime from Saint Petersburg to Beijing by train. I've had the world staying at my place with couschsurfing. I've visited my childhood places. We've left the appartment where we were happy. I've hurried to the hospital to visit my grandma. I've left Lisbon for London.

And here I am. Now. Ready.

Ps: 
On a side note, I will write this blog in english. It's a way to get more used to my new everyday language. I am by no means fluent in english but hope you can all understand what I write. I would love to translate what I write to portuguese but, honestly, I don't think I'll have the time :). Thank you for understanding.


A partir de hoje, vou escrever em inglês. Já o fiz e sempre é mais uma maneira de me ir habituando a esta minha nova língua do dia-a-dia. Não sou fluente em inglês mas espero que compreendam o que escrevo. Gostaria de oferecer uma tradução para português mas, honestamente, acho que não vou ter tempo :). Obrigada pela vossa compreensão.

long live moshimoshiii

eu sei eu sei que deixei este blog ao abandono mas nunca me esqueço dele e fico sensibilizada pelos visitantes que ainda aqui continuam a passar.
estes últimos meses foram uma montanha russa e os próximos ainda vão ser mais e eu quero vir aqui contar-vos tudo, mas hoje é só um post com um convite para me visitarem amanhã na feira urbana da graça.
vai ser a última feira em que vou participar este ano porque uma das novidades é que vou mudar-me para londres em setembro!
vou ter algumas fotografias novas, como a que ilustra este post, e que também podem ver na loja online ( kanpai.etsy.com ) e descontos para escoar o stock! quem quer uma coisa bonita para a casa?

vencedor! winner!

and the winner is:

parabéns!
caro/cara superM envia-me um e-mail (letterstosushilover [] gmail.com) para combinarmos o envio!

muito muito obrigada a todos os que participaram e me ajudaram a escolher novas imagens para a loja! obrigada também pelos elogios e incentivos, sabem sempre tão bem.
a todos os que participaram no sorteio gostava de oferecer portes gratuitos em qualquer impressão da loja!
se quiserem aproveitar escrevam-me!
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congratulations superM!
thank you so much to all of you who participated!
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e quem ganhou no facebook? vamos lá ver?
and who won in facebook? let's see?

busy people

o google reader diz-me que tenho 88 seguidores, o feedburner que tenho 117 subscribers e no entanto para o sorteio só se candidataram (até à data) 2 pessoas. por mim tudo bem, só tenho um calendário para oferecer mesmo, mas vamos lá pessoal que aqui não paga nada e ainda aproveitavam bem 10 meses do calendário!

senão terei o maior prazer em enviar a prenda à rita ou à sílvia (som de tambores a rufar).

é só até amanhã.

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google reader tells me I have 88 followers, feedburner that 117 people subscribe this blog and yet, until now, only 2 people have participated in the giveaway. it's fine for me, i only have one calendar to offer anyway, but come on guys it's really for free and there are still 10 great months to use from the calendar.


if not i will be very glad to send the gift to rita or sílvia (drums rolling).


you have it until tomorrow.

sorteio! giveaway!

hoje percebei que fevereiro, mês que mal dei conta, está quase a acabar. estou a sentir este ano a escorregar entre os dedos e não estou a gostar.

e então, sem perder mais tempo, hoje quero partilhar um presente convosco. tenho ainda dois dos meus calendários e decidi oferecê-los não em um mas em dois sorteios!

1º sorteio: para os meus leais leitores aqui no blog

{ um calendário + uma fotografia 5x7 à escolha da loja }

só têm que fazer 2 coisas:

a) visitar esta galeria online e dizer-me qual das imagens gostavam de ver como impressão na loja

b) qual das fotografias disponíveis agora na loja escolheriam (não se preocupem, se forem os vencedores podem mudar de ideias)

deixem o vosso comentário neste post até próxima quarta-feira 2 de Março.
o(a) vencedor(a) será anunciado na quinta!

2º sorteio: facebook!

{ um calendário + uma fotografia 5x7 à escolha da loja }

só têm que ir até à página do kanpai!, clicar em "gosto" e repetir o processo:

a) visitar esta galeria online e dizer-me qual das imagens gostavam de ver como impressão na loja

b) qual das fotografias disponíveis agora na loja escolheriam (não se preocupem, se forem os vencedores podem mudar de ideias)

o prazo limite é também na quarta-feira, dias 2 de Março.

podem deixar um comentário aqui e no facebook, aumentando assim as hipóteses de ganharem o sorteio!

haverá um vencedor no blog e outro no facebook.

podem espalhar a notícia e partilhar com os vossos amigos e leitores.

boa sorte!

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i noticed today that february, a month I hardly noticed, is ending! i'm feeling this year slipping through my fingers and i'm not liking it.

but today i want to share a gift with you. I still have two calendars of mine and decided to do not one but two giveaways!

1st giveaway: for my beloved readers here at the blog

{ a 2011 calendar + a print 5x7 of your choice from the shop }

you just need to do two things:

a) visit this online gallery and tell me which of the images you would like to see on my shop .

b) tell me which of the prints now at the shop you would choose (don't worry, if you're the winner you can change your mind later)

just leave a comment on this post before march the 2nd. Winner will be announced on thursday.

2nd giveaway: facebook!

{ a 2011 calendar + a print 5x7 of your choice from the shop }

Just head to kanpai!'s page, "like" it and repeat the process:

a) visit this online gallery and tell me which of the images you would like to see on my shop .

b) tell me which of the prints now at the shop you would choose (don't worry, if you're the winner you can change your mind latter)

Deadline is also next wednesday march 2nd.

You can leave your comment both here and facebook and increase your chances of winning!

You can also spread the news and share this giveaway with your friends and readers.

Good luck!

ave mundi luminari

quando o ave mundi luminari saiu eu queria ser como a ângela silva. ontem à noite voltei a querer e tive saudades do rodrigo leão mais clássico. mas depois a ana vieira  mostrou-me que há espaço para os dois.

all is full of love #5

all is full of love #4
all is full of love #3
all is full of love #2
all is full of love #1

a night out

a wonderful month!

e hoje celebrámos um mês de fotografias lá no "a wonderful year". Já só faltam 11! :)
sempre achei que estes projectos "365" eram muito difíceis de manter por isso nada melhor que fazê-lo a dois! e esta foi a desculpa perfeita para eu e patrícia voltarmos a "falar" pelas nossas imagens!

e gosto de compromissos que me obriguem a fazer algo que adoro!

esperam que estejam a gostar...

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today we celebrated a month of pictures over "a wonderful year". Only 11 more to go! :)
i always thought this "365" projects were kind of hard to maintain so nothing is better than do it with a friend! and it was the perfect excuse for patrícia and i restart our conversations with pictures!


and i love a commitment that forces me to do something i love!


i hope you're enjoying...

the bermuda triangle of productivity

Só substitui "twitter" por "google reader". Raios partam este vício internético!
Alguém desse lado também se sente sugado pela internet?

Post original aqui e podem comprar o poster aqui.

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I would only replace "twitter" for "google reader". Damn you internet addiction!
Do you also feel sucked by the internet stream?


see original post here and you can buy the poster here.