Bonjour,
je m'apelle Marion j'ai 23 ans et vis actuellement à londres. J'y est déjà passé 7 mois et compte y rester jusqu'a fin decembre, soit un an en tout.
A mon arrivée j'ai effectué des cours d anglais dans une ecole, j'y est rencontré un ami qui est devennu par la suite mon 'boyfriend", on est restés 6 mois ensemble, 6 mois fous amoureux l'un de l'autre...il est partit il y a déjà 3 jours, on se parle tous les ours longuement sur internet.
En France je suis diplomée d'une ecole de commerce specialisée dans la mode mais n'arrive pas a trouver ni un bon travail en France ou à Londres.
Je souhaite donc poursuivre pendant un an mes études, pourquoi pas tenter l'experience brésilienne?
je souhaiterais apprendre le portugais pendant un ou deux mois dans une école a sao paulo et ensuite trouver un stage dans une entreprise, dans l'idéale française.
Pensez vous que ce projet est réalisable?
Ou puis je étudier sans que cela soit trop couteux?
Ou puis je me loger ?
A quoi dois -je faire attention ?
Combien de temps avant dois je faire la demande de visas?
Puis je reellement apprendre à parler portugais en un ou deux mois?
J'ai parlé de ce projet à tout mon entourage, ils sont tous ravis, mes parents m'aiderons financierement, le seul qui semble reticent est mon boyfriend bresilien. Il pense que j'ai pris cette décision trop rapidement et ne veut pas que je fasse ces choix là de ma vie en fonction de lui, je pense qu'il a peur que je puisse un jour lui reprocher ce choix.
Je suis un peu perdue, car c'est vraiment ce que je veux, je pense que cette experience peut vraiment m'enrichir et m'apporter des avantages que d'autres personnes n'auront pas en europe.
Qu'en pensez vous?
Merci
Bonsoir.
Je n'ose pas vous répondre qu'à l'égard de l'apprentissage du portugais.
Moi j'estime qu'un, voire deux mois sont largement insuffisants pour cela, surtout si vous pensez à vous en servir professionnellement.
Je vous conseille donc à commencer à apprendre le portugais tout de suite, à Londres même, et intensivement.
Tâchez d'avoir un prof brésilien, ou du moins d'acheter des méthodes "portugais brésilien", car notre portugais est différent de celui parlé au Portugal, surtout à l'oral.
Bonjour,
J'ai été assez surprise en lisant ton message car j'ai eu l'impression de me reconnaitre! En effet, je viens de passer un an à Oxford, à étudier l'anglais et j'ai rencontré là bas mon "boyfriend" non pas à l'école mais grace à ma colocation deux semaines après mon arrivée. La question sur le fait de se séparer n'a jamais été évoquée. Cependant, après de long mois de réflexion et de recherches on est arrivés à la conclusion que le plus simple était que je parte vivre au Brésil (décision énorme et difficile, étant donné que j'avais commencé des études de droit), et commence à étudier ce que j'aimais vraiment: l'architecture ou la mode! J'ai passé plusieurs semaines à rechercher des écoles de langues à un prix raisonnable sur Sao paulo, et j'ai fini par trouver! Le problème est ensuite d'arriver à rentrer dans une "bonne" université, et pour celà il faut passer un vestibular tout en portugais, et toutes les universités sont payantes (ex: FAAP 2500reals par mois mais c'est la plus chere). J'essaie de me renseigner auprès de certaines universités si elles ont ce "vestibular" approprié pour étudiants étrangers; Ca fait déjà un mois que je vis sur Sao paulo, et l'adaptation n'est pas si difficile, mais le contraste est énorme par rapport à ma ville (je viens de cannes). Prend ton visa à l'avance car ici c'est impossible de l'avoir; Ici les stages ne sont pas si difficiles à trouver si tu as acquis un niveau raisonnable de portugais! Petit conseil: démarre dès maintenant!
Je te souhaite bon courage
préviens moi si tu débarques sur sao paulo
Coucou,
merci beaucoup de ta réponse, je commençais à déprimée un peu et à me dire que cela serait impossible. Ton histoire me donne beaucoup d'espoir, je vais donc continuer et m'acharner pour pouvoir partir.
j'ai déjà trouvé quelques ecoles, dont une qui permet de faire des stages ... J'aimerais savoir qu'elle l'école que tu as choisis? et par la même occasion j'aimerais garder contact avec toi et pourquoi pas nous rencontrer à Sao Paulo quand j'y serais. Le fait d'avoir une personne comme toi qui a vécu, ce que je vis est très rassurant, de plus quand je viendrai à Sao paulo, j'aurais au moins une personne avec qui parler français et échanger nos experience.
Je te donne mon adresse msn : marionboitel1@msn.com et mon prénom est marion (petite précision :prénom imprononçable pour les brésiliens!)
Honnêtement en lisant ton message je pense que tu as pris plus de riques que moi je ne vais en prendre. Peut être pourais-je t'aider si tu veux vraiment travailler dans la mode? Il se trouve que je suis diplomée d'une école de commerce spécialisée dans la mode, cependant je n'ai absolument aucun contact au Brésil, mais crois moi j'y travail....
J'éspère avoir de tes nouvelles bientôt pour que nous puissions parler plus longuement.
Merci encore
jai vu cette conversation entre filles et je suis tres intéressée
mon cas est certes unpeu différent mais ça revient au meme
je veux aller minstaller à MACAE à partir de septembre 2009 et unpeu avant si possible, moi je suis africaine et je vis en france mon ami est français et il vient de trouver un VIE làbas (MACAE)
je voulais donc trouver une inscription pour apprendre le portuguais dans un premier temps puis aller la fac dans un deuxième temps car jai un master en france, pensez vous que ce sera compliqué? déjà pour l'université ces chaud ne comprenant pas portuguais je n'arrive à rien trouver
merci pour vos réponses
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