Jobs. jobs, jobs...

Here's a bit of what I do when I disappear from my blog for months at a time (when I'm in Rio, Brazil)...
Perhaps because I don't find this part so interesting since I feel it's just "going through the motions" most of the time.


But there are some great times, highly educational times... tiring? -Yes. but I've also made some great friends and met some really interesting people in this line of work. ;) What is this line of work?   
Mostly reception at international events, conferences, fairs, business dinners etc. Some interpreting/translating involved from time to time. Modeling. Filling in as an extra in commercials and/or movies.

Sounds fun? Well, some of it is, but not so fun when you have to stand ALL day in 5 inch heals, while looking still looking sharp and smiling, always smiling.* XD






Anyway, here are some pics:
(Some are a couple years old)

Commercials:

 

Interpreting:

Interviewing

(*"Smile and wave boys, just smile and wave." -Skipper the Penguin ;D)

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More painting, painting...

 

...Confined to the basement (for lack of better space) for a while to get these done...


Oil on Canvas.

Look Ma, I made it myself. :P 

(I even got painting overalls and everything!)



 It feels too good when it's over. (but it's never good enough)

A Picasso copy for a Birthday present:

In Acrylics!? I hated painting with that stuff, (feels like wall paint. wtf?) ...I guess I'm just not used to it.

Art/Work

Painting my way out of Africa (literally! )

Painting for a Hotel...

Preparing the canvases.

Sorta' finished product.

A couple family portraits...

Forgot the get a photo
of this one's drawing. :(

Again didn't get a photo of the finished product.

Tranlating for "Youth in Action"...

I was invited work as a translator at a youth event for a week. Sort of a youth exchange program, a EU sponsored project...The theme was about Racism and Xenophobia etc.
Anyway, I ended up having a lot of fun in the process, and made many new friends from different corners of the world.
Participants came from: Spain, Holland, Sweden, Mexico, Bolivia and Brazil! (others from: Latvia, Canada, Germany)





Doing what I came for...
(this guys was a pain to translate to! :P)

Cool dreds guy.
(and easy to translate for)
very interesting stuff he talked about...
...not everything is in the History books!

Schedule...















Workshops...

Everyone seems to enjoy hugs! :)

Joining in some games...

It's all about trust...

Yet more hugs... (some game)













Hilarious skits...












Portraying social exclusion and prejudice.


The classic...

...More "energizer" games.

Partying

...Finally
a night out
in the town.

Brazilian cultural night!!!

Lot's of caipirinhas and samba...

Marcos,
(my favorite
Hobbit!)
about to
dive in
for some
candy.
:P

I think it was
a Dutch thing!

Swedish night, with Sverige chicks.

Tasting some of the Bolivian Ron de Coca(which you're not allowed to bring into the country. but they didn't know that.)

A hug, turned into a group hug - gone out of hand!
-Literally!

The ancient and
over-used elevator...

Visit to a "backstage" training project...
(translating again!)

Ppl trying to be creative on a hangover day. :P


Interviewing...













Outings:









Inside

Outside Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio

Museum visit...

Probably the only "Favela" museum the the world.
All about The Maré community (slum)

Walking thru the Maré...
(together with an "insider" guide of course)

Bus Ride

Me, probably trying to sound smart and explain
something I know nothing about. jk!
(They wouldn't know anyway would they? :P)



Visit to the Maracanã Stadium...

Posing Rio's "MIB"outside the stadium...

You do NOT want to get on these guys bad side!

Visit to the Corcovado....

...And the Christ
goes to....
ME!!

My cute new Mexican friends...

Mario, too funny!


Bikini guy at Copacabana beach...

...Having fun in the sun.

Awseome!
Didn't even know this photo was being taken.

Yet another group shot! :D Last day.