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    <title>Destiny calling</title>
    <description>Destiny calling</description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 5 Apr 2026 07:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>E então, novidades? | So, what's new?</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(The English version will be uploaded shortly)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Na inten&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o, antes da viagem, ia escrever ami&amp;uacute;de.&lt;br /&gt;Na inten&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o, ia falar do que me trouxe &amp;ldquo;ainda &lt;em&gt;aqu&amp;eacute;m&lt;/em&gt; da Taprobana&amp;rdquo;; do voluntariado, enquanto &amp;ldquo;consultora de impacto social&amp;rdquo;; do meu &amp;ldquo;cliente&amp;rdquo;, Learning Curve, e do extraordin&amp;aacute;rio trabalho que fazem com crian&amp;ccedil;as de meios menos favorecidos, propiciando-lhes - a par das compet&amp;ecirc;ncias curriculares tradicionais - compet&amp;ecirc;ncias emocionais e sociais, para que se tornem adultos mais saud&amp;aacute;veis e capazes; do muito internacional grupo de [por coincid&amp;ecirc;ncia, s&amp;oacute;] &amp;ldquo;mi&amp;uacute;das&amp;rdquo; fant&amp;aacute;sticas que partilham esta experi&amp;ecirc;ncia comigo e com outros &amp;ldquo;clientes&amp;rdquo;; das aulas de dan&amp;ccedil;a de Bollywood &amp;agrave;s ter&amp;ccedil;as-feiras; das &amp;ldquo;quartas-feiras&amp;rdquo;, em que nos juntamos para cada uma dar forma&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o &amp;agrave;s outras num t&amp;oacute;pico do seu interesse/&amp;rdquo;dom&amp;iacute;nio&amp;rdquo;; dos momentos culturais/l&amp;uacute;dicos/educativos, habitualmente &amp;agrave;s quintas-feiras, onde tentamos viver a cidade (Hyderabad) e um pouco da &amp;Iacute;ndia em geral; dos fins-de-semana em Hampi, Kerala, Auroville, Hyderabad (Holi!), e Goa - de onde vos escrevo; das experi&amp;ecirc;ncias de dormir num comboio e num autocarro, de andar de &lt;em&gt;tuk tuk,&lt;/em&gt; de comer com A m&amp;atilde;o direita (e s&amp;oacute; a direita), de me descal&amp;ccedil;ar antes de entrar em algum lugar (incluindo igrejas cat&amp;oacute;licas - cruzamento entre religi&amp;atilde;o e cultura!), de dificuldades de comunica&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o (nos dois sentidos)...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Na inten&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o, era tudo isto e talvez mais.&lt;br /&gt;Mas a viagem foi, &amp;eacute;, por dentro tamb&amp;eacute;m (e, talvez, acima de tudo).&lt;br /&gt;As palavras s&amp;atilde;o menos imediatas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Talvez um dia...&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://journals.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/story/147245/India/E-ento-novidades-So-whats-new</link>
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      <category>India</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 09:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Das primeiras impressões | First impressions</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_0592JPG_Thumbnail0.jpg"  /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Talvez deva come&amp;ccedil;ar por dizer que gosto de viajar e conhecer novos mundos, mas que sempre tive retic&amp;ecirc;ncias quanto &amp;agrave; &amp;Iacute;ndia. &amp;Eacute; certo que me despertava curiosidade e adivinhava que havia s&amp;iacute;tios de cortar a respira&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o. Afinal, &amp;eacute; um &amp;ldquo;subcontinente&amp;rdquo;! Mas as imagens passadas pela televis&amp;atilde;o, filmes e hist&amp;oacute;rias de outros viajantes deixavam-me &amp;ldquo;sufocada&amp;rdquo;: para algu&amp;eacute;m, como eu, que preza o &amp;ldquo;espa&amp;ccedil;o pr&amp;oacute;prio&amp;rdquo; como o ar que respira, tantas pessoas e tanta agita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o eram simplesmente demasiado.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Esta era a oportunidade perfeita: fazer voluntariado, pondo &amp;agrave; disposi&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o de quem precisa as compet&amp;ecirc;ncias de trabalho adquiridas ao longo de mais de 10 anos, enquanto me procuro no meio de tanta gente.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E l&amp;aacute; respirei fundo e rumei, qual Vasco da Gama, destemida e esperan&amp;ccedil;ada, para esse mundo novo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Para mal dos meus pecados, h&amp;aacute; um estere&amp;oacute;tipo que se confirma: tudo &amp;eacute; &lt;strong&gt;picante&lt;/strong&gt;! Muito! O meu pobre paladar, que at&amp;eacute; da banal pimenta prefere manter dist&amp;acirc;ncia, tem &amp;ldquo;passado as passas do algarve&amp;rdquo;. (E, para piorar, a compensa&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o &amp;eacute; feita &amp;agrave; base de arroz e das v&amp;aacute;rias esp&amp;eacute;cies de &amp;ldquo;p&amp;atilde;o&amp;rdquo; que h&amp;aacute; para estes lados - perceber a diferen&amp;ccedil;a entre Naan, Roti e Chapati foi um desafio!)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_0591JPG_Thumbnail0.jpg" alt="Thali @ Chutney's" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Surpreendentemente, ao contr&amp;aacute;rio do esperado, o &lt;strong&gt;tr&amp;acirc;nsito&lt;/strong&gt; n&amp;atilde;o &amp;eacute; assim t&amp;atilde;o ca&amp;oacute;tico! N&amp;atilde;o me interpretem mal: &amp;eacute; ca&amp;oacute;tico. Onde devia haver uma fila de tr&amp;acirc;nsito, h&amp;aacute; duas ou tr&amp;ecirc;s (no mesmo sentido); percebem mais de tangentes que muitos laureados em matem&amp;aacute;tica!; se for mais conveniente, vai-se em contram&amp;atilde;o; as estradas t&amp;ecirc;m carros, motas, tuk tuks, pessoas, animais, etc e tal; e o n&amp;atilde;o-buzinar aplica-se&amp;hellip; nunca (se vires um carro, apita; se vires uma mota, apita; se vires uma pessoa, apita; se vires uma cabra, apita&amp;hellip; percebem a ideia...). Para culminar tudo isto&amp;hellip; os brit&amp;acirc;nicos puseram-nos a conduzir no lado errado da estrada!!! Mas, sim, mantenho: n&amp;atilde;o &amp;eacute; t&amp;atilde;o ca&amp;oacute;tico quanto imaginava. Talvez depois de ver o tr&amp;acirc;nsito Luandense e de outras paragens africanas esteja mais &amp;ldquo;vacinada&amp;rdquo;. E tamb&amp;eacute;m imagino, e t&amp;ecirc;m-me dito, que Deli, Bombaim e Bangalore correspondem &amp;agrave;s expectativas de absoluto caos. Suponho que o truque seja evitar, se n&amp;atilde;o de todo, pelo menos come&amp;ccedil;ar por essas cidades&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_0593JPG_Thumbnail0.jpg" alt="Hora de ponta | Rush hour" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;O &lt;strong&gt;espa&amp;ccedil;o pessoal&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;eacute; uma j&amp;oacute;ia rara&amp;rdquo;. Quem o disse foi o Mo, o simp&amp;aacute;tico indiano, que nos veio dar uma interessante e &amp;uacute;til palestra em &amp;ldquo;interculturalidades&amp;rdquo;. &amp;ldquo;V&amp;atilde;o ficar especados a olhar para voc&amp;ecirc;s: s&amp;atilde;o estrangeiros, diferentes e mulheres&amp;rdquo;, avisou ele. &amp;ldquo;V&amp;atilde;o fazer-vos perguntas pessoais, como &amp;ldquo;&amp;eacute;s casada?&amp;rdquo; ou &amp;ldquo;tens filhos?&amp;rdquo;: &amp;eacute; uma sociedade baseada na rela&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o, e n&amp;atilde;o perguntar &amp;eacute; falta de educa&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o; al&amp;eacute;m disso, as mulheres aqui casam e t&amp;ecirc;m filhos cedo.&amp;rdquo;, continuou. &amp;ldquo;V&amp;atilde;o tocar, chegar perto, &amp;hellip;&amp;rdquo; - sociedade &amp;ldquo;relacional&amp;rdquo; + muita gente.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Curiosamente, n&amp;atilde;o me tenho sentido &amp;ldquo;invadida&amp;rdquo;... Mais uma vez, estou numa cidade grande, mas n&amp;atilde;o demasiado. E estou numa zona residencial pacata. Tenho tamb&amp;eacute;m conseguido conciliar bem o &amp;ldquo;tempo comigo pr&amp;oacute;pria&amp;rdquo;, com tudo o resto: os grandes coadjuvantes s&amp;atilde;o 1) o quarto s&amp;oacute; para mim, com varanda sobre um pacato terra&amp;ccedil;o/jardim de outra casa nas traseiras; 2) a simp&amp;aacute;tica e respeitosa-do-espa&amp;ccedil;o-alheio companheira de apartamento; 3) as &amp;ldquo;escapadelas&amp;rdquo; de fim-de-semana; 4) todo o grupo e as diferentes atividades que vamos fazendo; e, por &amp;uacute;ltimo, mas n&amp;atilde;o de somenos import&amp;acirc;ncia, 5) as extraordin&amp;aacute;rias pessoas da organiza&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o que vim apoiar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_0594PNG_Thumbnail0.jpg" alt="Escapadelas de fds | Weekend getaways" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E, assim, a &amp;Iacute;ndia surpreendeu.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Maybe I should start by saying that I love to travel and get to know new worlds, but I've always had second thoughts as far as India is concerned. Sure, it stirred my curiosity and I imagined there were breathtaking places. After all, it is a "subcontinent"! But the mental images I had from television, movies and stories from other travelers left me "suffocated": for someone like myself, who cherishes "personal space" as the air you breathe, so many people and so much agitation were simply too much. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This was the perfect opportunity: volunteering, putting my job skills - acquired over more than 10 years - at the disposal of those who need it, while looking for me amongst so many people. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;And so, I took a deep breath and I headed - like Vasco da Gama - fearless and hopeful towards this new world. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Unfortunately for me there is a stereotype that holds true: everything is &lt;strong&gt;spicy&lt;/strong&gt;! Too much! My poor palate, that prefers to keep distance even from plain pepper, has been suffering. (And, to make things worse, I compensate with rice and several types of "bread" that there exist around here &amp;ndash; getting to know the difference between Naan, Roti and Chapati was a real challenge!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_0591JPG_Thumbnail0.jpg" alt="Thali @ Chutney's" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Surprisingly, contrary to expectations, &lt;strong&gt;traffic&lt;/strong&gt; is not as chaotic as I expected! Don't get me wrong: it is chaotic. Where there should be a queue of traffic, there are two or three (in the same direction); they know more about tangents than many laureates in mathematics!; If it is more convenient, people drive towards oncoming traffic; the roads have cars, motorcycles, tuk tuks, people, animals, etc.; and the no-honking applies... ever &amp;ndash; if you see a car, beep; if you see a motorcycle, beep; if you see someone, beep; if you see a goat, beep... you get the point...). To top all this off... the Brits got them driving on the wrong side of the road! But, yes, I stand by it: it is not as chaotic as expected. Maybe after seeing Luanda&amp;rsquo;s and other African place&amp;rsquo;s traffic I&amp;rsquo;m "vaccinated". And I also imagine, and I've been told, that Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore meet the expectations of absolute chaos. I suppose the trick is to avoid, if not completely, at least to start with those cities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_0593JPG_Thumbnail0.jpg" alt="Hora de ponta | Rush hour" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;"&lt;strong&gt;Personal space &lt;/strong&gt;is a rare commodity". Mo said it &amp;ndash; a very nice, empathetic Indian, who came to talk to us about the interesting and useful topic of cross-cultural aspects to be mindful of. "They're going stare at you: you are foreigners, and women," he said. "They&amp;rsquo;ll ask personal questions such as "are you married?" or "do you have children?": this is a relationship-based society, and not to ask is rude; In addition, women marry and have children early in their lives.", he continued. "They'll touch you, get close, ..." - relationship-based society + a lot of people.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Interestingly, I haven't been feeling "invaded" ... Once again, I'm in a big &amp;ndash; but not too much &amp;ndash; city. And I'm in a quiet residential area. I have also been able to successfully reconcile &amp;ldquo;me time" with everything else: the main relievers are 1) my own room with a balcony towards a peaceful terrace/garden of another house in the back; 2) the friendly and respectful-of-other&amp;rsquo;s-space flat mate; 3) the weekend getaways; 4) the entire group and the different activities that we're doing together; and, last but not least, 5) the extraordinary people of the organization that I came to support.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_0594PNG_Thumbnail0.jpg" alt="Escapadelas de fds | Weekend getaways" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;And, like that, India surprised me.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <category>Travel</category>
      <category>India</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 5 Mar 2017 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Photos: India</title>
      <description>India</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Finalmente, escreveu! | At last, she wrote!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Passaram exatamente duas semanas desde o in&amp;iacute;cio desta aventura.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;O ritmo tem sido fren&amp;eacute;tico - embora, surpreendentemente, menos do que esperava em alguns aspetos! - e n&amp;atilde;o tem deixado muito espa&amp;ccedil;o &amp;agrave; escrita. Mas tentarei come&amp;ccedil;ar a resumir estas duas incr&amp;iacute;veis semanas, certamente sem lhes fazer devida v&amp;eacute;nia.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It's been exactly two weeks since the beginning of this adventure.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The pace has been frenetic - although, surprisingly, less than expected in some aspects - and there hasn&amp;rsquo;t been much room left to writing. But I will try to begin summarizing these two amazing weeks, certainly without doing them justice.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Da viagem: uma hist&amp;oacute;ria intermin&amp;aacute;vel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tudo come&amp;ccedil;ou bem, no Porto. Era um pouco cedo, mas as hostes (leia-se, eu) estavam animadas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Um pulinho, e estamos em Madrid. E que frio, senhores ouvintes! Mas n&amp;atilde;o h&amp;aacute; tempo para contempla&amp;ccedil;&amp;otilde;es! O pr&amp;oacute;ximo voo &amp;eacute; j&amp;aacute; de seguida, e ainda h&amp;aacute; que calcorrear o aeroporto para encontrar o terminal certo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mas... &amp;ldquo;no pasa nada&amp;rdquo;! J&amp;aacute; estamos a bordo, h&amp;aacute; "Wi-Fly" (modernices!) e filmes para todos os gostos.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="gouveia.ana@gmail.com" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_7617.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sete horas e pico depois, Abu Dabi. J&amp;aacute; se sente o calor. O tempo de espera tamb&amp;eacute;m n&amp;atilde;o &amp;eacute; muito longo e, sem dar por isso, &amp;eacute; hora de embarcar de novo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A bordo, o primeiro "encontro" com a comida picante. Experimentei, a medo, o molho verde apresentado, para depois, confiante, misturar garfadas com o arroz! Afinal n&amp;atilde;o era assim t&amp;atilde;o mau! Pensava eu!... V&amp;aacute;rios copos de &amp;aacute;gua depois, j&amp;aacute; estamos prontos para aterrar em Hyderabad, &amp;Iacute;ndia!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="gouveia.ana@gmail.com" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_7656.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At&amp;eacute; agora, tudo bem! Voos sem atrasos, tudo tranquilo&amp;hellip;. (embora a ora&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o em &amp;aacute;rabe na descolagem me deixe um pouco ansiosa, confesso&amp;hellip;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E eis que surge o aeroporto de Hyderabad! Como em Luanda, Angola, a fila para passar no controlo de passaportes quase sai do terminal. E, como em Luanda, Angola, o calor dentro do aeroporto &amp;eacute; de, literalmente, fazer escorrer gotas de suor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ainda fui, amavelmente, &amp;ldquo;salva&amp;rdquo; por uma senhora, do que deduzi serem &amp;ldquo;piropos&amp;rdquo; de alguns &amp;ldquo;senhores&amp;rdquo;. Nada de muito &amp;ldquo;invasivo&amp;rdquo; (at&amp;eacute; porque n&amp;atilde;o percebi uma palavra do que diziam!). Mas a senhora chamou-me para perto de si, no que entendi ser um gesto de &amp;ldquo;prote&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o&amp;rdquo; e entreajuda. Haja bondade em todos os cantos do mundo!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ufa! Finalmente pronta para &amp;ldquo;levantar&amp;rdquo; as bagagens! Ora muito bem&amp;hellip; &amp;ldquo;tapete&amp;rdquo; 4&amp;hellip; aqui est&amp;aacute;. Hmm, n&amp;atilde;o vejo as minhas malas. Diga? N&amp;atilde;o percebo&amp;hellip; As malas de Abu Dabi n&amp;atilde;o est&amp;atilde;o neste &amp;ldquo;tapete&amp;rdquo;? Ent&amp;atilde;o, est&amp;atilde;o onde? N&amp;atilde;o, n&amp;atilde;o pode ser, tenho que voltar l&amp;aacute;, foi engano. Diga? De onde venho? Abu Dabi. Tiraram as malas do tapete? E puseram onde? N&amp;atilde;o percebo&amp;hellip; Ah, ali est&amp;atilde;o elas! Obrigada!...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;O sotaque vai ser claramente um desafio&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ora bem, agora, segundo as instru&amp;ccedil;&amp;otilde;es recebidas, devo levantar dinheiro no multibanco e apanhar um t&amp;aacute;xi &amp;ldquo;pr&amp;eacute;-pago&amp;rdquo; (dos outros n&amp;atilde;o, que cobram o dobro!). Simples, certo? H&amp;aacute; multibancos ali. Hmm&amp;hellip; Este n&amp;atilde;o tem dinheiro&amp;hellip; E este est&amp;aacute; fora de servi&amp;ccedil;o! E porque &amp;eacute; que eu s&amp;oacute; trouxe 20&amp;euro; de dinheiro trocado comigo?!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nada de p&amp;acirc;nicos! Vou ligar-me ao Wi-Fi do aeroporto e chamar um Uber. O Wi-Fi n&amp;atilde;o est&amp;aacute; a funcionar&amp;hellip; E nem sequer apanho rede m&amp;oacute;vel!...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Troco os meus 20&amp;euro; num balc&amp;atilde;o de c&amp;acirc;mbios. Tenho que assinar um formul&amp;aacute;rio para o Governo a garantir que &amp;eacute; a primeira vez que o fa&amp;ccedil;o (?!). Tenho rupias &amp;ldquo;&amp;agrave; justa&amp;rdquo; para chegar ao alojamento, segundo as indica&amp;ccedil;&amp;otilde;es que recebi. E se n&amp;atilde;o chega?... Vou tentar um Uber outra vez. Boa, consegui! &amp;Atilde;h? Tenho que me encontrar onde com o motorista?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Depois de v&amp;aacute;rios minutos para encontrar o local reservado para &amp;ldquo;recolhas Uber&amp;rdquo;, de cancelamento de um motorista por impossibilidade em encontr&amp;aacute;-lo e de voltas e voltas &amp;agrave; procura do segundo, eis que o encontro, estacionado, num parque, sentado dentro do carro, &amp;agrave; espera, tranquilo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mais meia hora de viagem, chego &amp;agrave; rua indicada. Mas n&amp;atilde;o h&amp;aacute; n&amp;uacute;meros nas portas, e n&amp;atilde;o sei onde &amp;eacute;, e o motorista menos ainda. Tento ligar para o n&amp;uacute;mero que me deram, mas o meu saldo foi todo consumido a tentar encontrar o Uber&amp;hellip;. Pe&amp;ccedil;o ao motorista para ligar, e ele acede (felizmente!). A custo, l&amp;aacute; percebo onde &amp;eacute; e consigo, finalmente, (mais de 3h depois de aterrar e j&amp;aacute; a amanhecer), chegar ao quarto que me est&amp;aacute; destinado. O cansa&amp;ccedil;o &amp;eacute; muito, mas ainda houve tempo para aquecer o cora&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o com o cart&amp;atilde;o de boas vindas da _Social Starters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="gouveia.ana@gmail.com" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_7657.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E assim come&amp;ccedil;a a jornada!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The journey: a never-ending story &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everything started well, at Oporto. It was a little early in the morning, but I was excited.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A little jump, and there&amp;rsquo;s Madrid! And, boy, it&amp;rsquo;s cold! But there's no time for contemplation. The next flight is right away, and I still have to run through the airport to find the right terminal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But... "no pasa nada&amp;rdquo;! Already on board, there is " Wi-Fly " (modern stuff!) and movies for all tastes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="gouveia.ana@gmail.com" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_7617.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;7 hours and change later, Abu Dhabi. You can feel the heat already. The waiting time is not too long either and, before you know it, it's time to board again.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On board, first "encounter" with spicy food. I first tasted, cautiously, the presented green sauce, to then, confidently, mix it generously with rice! It wasn't so bad after all! Or so I thought&amp;hellip; Several glasses of water after, we're ready to land in Hyderabad, India!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="gouveia.ana@gmail.com" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_7656.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So far, so good! Flights without delays, all quiet... (although the prayer in Arabic on take-off gets me a little anxious, I admit)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And along comes the Hyderabad airport! As in Luanda, Angola, the queue to pass the passport control almost exits the terminal. And, as in Luanda, Angola, the heat inside the airport leaves you &amp;ndash; literally &amp;ndash; dripping sweat.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was kindly "saved" by a woman, from what I assumed to be "pickup lines" from some "gentlemen". Nothing too "invasive" (I obviously didn't understand a word they were saying!). But the lady called me to be near her, in what I understood to be a gesture of protection and assistance. There is good in every corner of the world!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Phew! Finally, ready to pick up the luggage! Alright... "belt" 4... here it is. Hmm, I don't see my bags. Say? I don't understand... The bags from Abu Dhabi are not in this "belt"? So, where are they? No, it can't be, I have to go back there, it was a mistake. Say? Where do I come from? Abu Dhabi. They took the bags off of the belt? And put them where? I don't understand... Oh, there they are! Thank you!...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The accent will clearly be a challenge...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well, now, according to the instructions received, I must get money at the ATM and get a "prepaid" cab (not the others, they charge twice as much!). Simple, right? There are the ATM machines! Hmm... This one has no money. And this one is not in service. And why did I only bring &amp;euro;20 in cash with me?!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don't panic! I'm going to connect to the airport Wi-Fi and call an Uber. The Wi-Fi is not working ... And I don't even get mobile network signal.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I change my &amp;euro;20 in a currency exchange counter. I have to sign a form for the Government to ensure that this is the first time I do it (?!). I have just enough rupees to get to the accommodation, according to what I&amp;rsquo;ve been told. What if it is not enough? ... I will try an Uber again. Good, I got it! Huh? I have to meet the driver where?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After several minutes to find the location reserved for "Uber pick-ups", cancelling a driver for not being able to find him and looking around and around for the second driver &amp;ndash; behold! There he is! Parked, in a parking slot, sitting in the car, waiting, minding his own business.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Half an hour drive later, I&amp;rsquo;m at the street where the accommodation is. But there are no numbers on the doors, and I don't know where it is and the driver doesn&amp;rsquo;t either. I try to call the number they gave me, but my mobile phone balance was all used up trying to find the Uber driver... I ask the driver to make the call, which he does &amp;ndash; thankfully!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At cost, I realize where the accommodations are and I finally &amp;ndash; over 3:00 after landing and already at dawn &amp;ndash; get to the room reserved for me. I&amp;rsquo;m really tired, but there was still time to warm up the heart with the welcome card of _Social Starters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="gouveia.ana@gmail.com" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/anagouvs/56910/IMG_7657.jpg" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And, so, the journey begins!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;My first post! Meanwhile, follow me on Facebook and Instagram (links to the right) for some more immediate updates.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;O meu primeiro apontamento! Entretanto, acompanha momentos mais imediatos no Facebook e Instagram ("links" &amp;agrave; direita).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Namaste! 🙏&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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