am i going crazy? am i putting too much expectations in what is going on?
i can never tell what you're thinking, can never tell what you're feeling... it kills me to think that i did something wrong when i don't have no idea what... it breaks me to think that i am getting attached, and that you might not be. it even makes me feel crazy knowing that, deep down, these feelings are just silly, and that i am not kidding myself... that you do, in fact, care about me.
i don't like being this kind of girl. i've always been sure of myself. with you i can one moment feel safe like nothing bad is ever going to happen, and then, a moment later, feel like the world might be collapsing... not that it is your fault, but i don't like to be the "needy" girl, the girl that is always going after someone just because of her need to feel like others care. No, i don't like to feel like i'm always going after you when, in fact, we should just be going after each other.
i don't like to feel "afraid" to kiss you or hug you just because you might think that i never leave you alone, or to tell you about what i do all day just because it might bore you... or even to tell you what i feel for you just because it might scare you off... and it kills me because that is exactly who i am! i am the girl that likes external signs of affection and all kinds of romantic, even cliché things. I'm the girl that needs to talk about her day just to be able to process what happened, and if it is worth worrying about it or not... but most of all i am the girl that wants to tell the world what i feel for you... it is crazy how something that feels so right most of the time can actually feel so weak and vulnerable some other times... but then again, i guess it is just part of the getting to know you process, and, even if it hurts sometimes, i do believe that i am getting to know you piece by piece... and i am also learning not to take you for granted...

"És o sol a brilhar em fios de água
Ao nascer deste dia.
És o céu, meu amor e minha mágoa,
Um mar de imensa alegria.

Canto de alegria,
Sonho a minha vida
Mundo novo para mim.
Peço a Deus que guarde,
Me guie e proteja
Nesta estrada sem fim.

És o tempo que passa e que voa,
Num instante melhor;
És o adeus que partilhas, que magoa
Para lá do que ficou.

És branco, amarelo,
Cor daquela flor,
E o perfume sou eu.
És o azul do beijo
Que jaz escondido
E em segredo se diz.

És a esperança do olhar que procura
Um gesto de amizade;
És o fogo, o calor, a ternura,
És homem de verdade."

it's the first time i'm posting in portuguese, but i'm listening to this song and can't avoid pasting the lyrics here...

vulnerable

you came slowly, step by step... you made me feel alive... in a short amount of time i dropped all my guards and let you into my heart... i asked you to take care of it, to make your best not to break it!
and this is how you made me vulnerable! this is how you took away everything i always took for granted... and the funny thing is that i am convinced that it is a good thing... is it?

how i wish you were here...

i'm feeling a bit bored, or jealous, or something else that i am still yet to figure out what it is. this is probably weird to thing, or to feel, but when you just want to do something, or be with someone, everything else just seems pointless. you every day activities, that have always felt normal, suddenly lack of enthusiasm, just because your head is busy thinking of something or someone else...
me, i just wish you were here...

let the sunshine in

this blog was first meant as a place for me to place a bit of my feelings. i'm not that good at drawing, painting or sculpting, but i do find in writing some inner peace. it's been a while since i last wrote. much as been going on around here, but both my mind and my heart have been quite synchronized, so there's been no need to just poor my soul out...
well, today i'm not in synch anymore. i don't know exactly how i feel, but something's off... you know when sometimes all you want is a hug? well, today is one of those days, and i look forward to the end of the day so that i can have my so wanted hug...
i assume better days will come... even if it seems like it's going to rain all weekend long, i'm pretty sure that the sun will shine again sooner or later...

nothing much to say

just because i seem to have a reader that actually cares if i write here or not, here goes another post :)

life has been busy lately, and even if i've been on vacation for the last few days it does not mean that it has been any less busier. 

life's given me plenty to feel happy about, work is going great, science is still on the same place, but my understanding of it has greatly increased, and my social and personal life is going incredibly well, and i couldn't be happier :)

so no, today i don't have anything deep to write, nor anything that sounds thought out... all i have to say is that i'll try to come and say hello more often, and well, Lia, when will we go grab a cup of coffee?

classroom

i love teaching. i had done it in portugal, before coming here, and i found that it was an amazing experience. the fact that you need to get your mind organised before explaining your thoughts to others lets you connect loose ends on your knowledge.
anyway, i've started teaching in france. i've realised that it is harder to express myself in french rather than in portuguese (nothing new here), but it turns out that it is a great exercise, since i must not only express my knowledge on the subject, but it also makes me use a more formal french... anyway, it is really cool, and i'm very very happy to be teaching again!