the insideoutsider view

an experience in facts and fiction, myth and reality, being in the world as an insiderout. my subjective view, hopefully with enough objectivity to get your attention

Life in Translation

Well , a big translation came up so it's gonna be a lot of work and very little play for me for good while. At least it's a book which great. I'm just so bored with translating manuals and reports... and that is good for me as it will be published in the US with my name on it, always a chance for more work.

life of a freelance: grab the work when it's there cause you'll never know when the next job will come.

It's French into English which is OK, except that being surrounded by people spaeking Portuguese I start getting linguistic interference, that's when your brain will insist on coming up with the word in the 'wrong' language. Still some $$ will be a nice change from getting paid in Reais.

Some wich me luck guys and see you all soon

posted by: medusa at 12:22 | link | comments |
work, translation, languages

A Special Life

This is the first post of a series of biographical notes. A reevaluation of my life. An individual's life is a complex set of insights: subjective, poetic, mythical, objective... However those aspects are intertwined and inseparable.

In the end we're left with a personal parable. Wether this should be told or not I don't really know. If I attempt to tell my story it's mostly for my own benefit. There are times when we look back and what we see is always different. In that difference is perhaps the interest of the telling and, eventually, of the reading.

So in fact what I am posting is just another series of snapshots, reread and reviewed from a different point in the universe of being.

The picture I chose relates very well to how I look at my childhood today. Something real but also magical, going into the depths of the first years and giving a voice to the little girl that remains firmly a very important part of myself.

She is brave and sensitive, and loves plunging into the unknow. She's attracted to the mysterious and loves the world in it's multifaceted windows. She is intrigued by people and never tires of trying to see their true faces.

She has a wisdom of her own that was fundamental to my survival through the many events that make up the time line of my life. Twice she nearly  drowned but perhaps she loves the depths so much, she is so adventurous that the episodes did not leave a mark.

posted by: medusa at 22:31 | link | comments (3) |
art , politics, travel, life, learning, freedom, world, creativity

Noddy Land

In a comment to my post of september 27th Ms Sian Norah says:

Of course Ms Norah HAS EVERY RITGH to disagree with me on matters of her countries domestic isues. However, she HAS NO RIGHT to denigrate my country implying that because I am brazilian I have no right to my opinion on american foreign policy. The fact that my country isn't perfect is neither here nor there, at least Brazil has no pretensions on being the the world's police.

It seems that quite a number of americans have a misplaced pride in teir country and are not able to take a square look at America's role in the world. America's history of vile interventionism is almost totally ignored by a majority of americans. One gets the impression that they have whatched too many holywood movies.

Ms Norah also seems to think that Brazil has a monopoly on harboring nazi criminals....  One would wish they could once in a while pick up a history book, or read an article, or find some information online (sic*).

I love my country IN SPITE of it's problems, corruption, abuse of power etc.. but i do not allow myself to turn a blind eye on any of those things. That's something I learned very early in life. Instead I fight against this with all my heart. But one cannot fight if one doesn't know the truth...

Again Ms Norah's argument about Kurdish children is quite amazing, so in order to save children we kill more children....

American interventionism is more than documented, it's a fact of life. But perhaps Ms Norah problem is really that Brazil is just a  'cucaracha' country _ not quite on the same level as the superdupersuperpowerempireeverreadytosavemankingfromitself.

I have had first hand experience of america's backhanded activities in 3rd world countries. My family went through unimaginable fear and terror from the persecution by the US BACKED BRAZILIAN MILITARY DICTATORSHIP . My father OPPOSED THE REGIME AND HAD TO FLEE OR DIE. i guess i should be grateful for that, as it has ennabled me to 'travel and see the world' and as a bonus to become profficient in three languages. THE PRICE WAS A LITTLE STEEP, BUT NEVER MIND....

I realise the truth is not always pleasant (and how I do realise that!) sometimes you need a strong stomach to take it, but if anyone has the guts there are some (a very small selection in fact) interesting links listed below.

Dolan | The Bush Doctrine and US Interventionism
History of US Interventions in Latin America
Brazil Marks 40th Anniversary of Military Coup
CIA Urged to Comply With Law, Release Information on U.S. Government’s Relationship With Former Nazis
Brazilian daily reports multinationals aided Latin American death squads GM, Chrysler, VW implicated

posted by: medusa at 13:21 | link | comments (1) |
brazil, politics, peace, war , human rights, america