GOOD NEWS

It has been long time since I last wrote.

However, for a good reason: I have got a job! Finally I am working on the wine trade.

I must confess, I am over the moon! Though, I have been madly busy.

The business has a wine shop and a cosy restaurant.

My duties are to do a little of everything. However; as I am not an octopus, neither the day has more than 24 hours; I concentrate my focus on the most important and urgent tasks, each time - not hard to make that decision when you wish to be mentally healthy in two years time.

Among those errands, there is the responsibility to organize events related to wine and also to participate in events organized for other organizations.

It has been a great experience. Mostly good, sometimes not that fun. For that I mean the whole thing, included the cultural aspects involved on it.

fish out of water

It can be confusing to feel like a "fish out of water" in your own country. But, I very often have that feeling and, to adapt yourself to a way of life somewhere can take a while, even if this place is your homeland.

After been way from Brazil for a while, I found amusing some differences from other places I have been so far. But, there is one that represents much more than the action itself: to not spit.

Why should I be concerned about people who don't spit the wine they are tasting?

_ That is their wine. It is their right to like it and to spit nothing of it.

Yes, that is a personal choice. I personally; working with wine and tasting samples very often - sometimes early morning and sometimes loads of them in a short period of time - prefer to spit it and be sober.

It doesn't mean I don't appreciate a glass or two or even more when sharing it for pure pleasure.

What I find really sad is to see people drinking wine because they believe it is not elegant to spit in front of others or because a wine has been presented by its producer.

Would be it chic to became an alcoholic, or to work dizzy for the sake of not breaking someone else’s heart?

I don't even think to empty a glass in wine tasting is graceful, for me it is tasteless.

I believe that the act of not spitting say a lot of us.

It shows how much about "appearance" we are and also, how keen on taking advantage on other’s expense we are - considering that the sample of wines are usually free of charge.

Perhaps I shouldn't be talking about my compatriots. Maybe I should shut up and not to say bad things about poor national habits. However, this is my country, the one that I love the most and which I want to feel part of it.

This is the reason why it matters to me. This is why I am writing these and sharing my feelings.

What a dramatic Latin wine lover I am!

Well, I never forget my roots.

Cheers,