Brazil is my native country. I was born in 1976 in a city very much like

New York called Sao Paulo. I lived there for  seventeen years before I moved

to France. Ever since I was a child, I have wanted to become a doctor. As a

child, I always wondered about  the human brain, anatomy, and how every little

part of the human body worked. When I completed seventeen years old, I moved

to Grenoble, France. Brazil is a very special place to me. When I was living

there, I learned that compassion holds together the millions of people from

different ethnic background, religion, and economical status that live in

Brazil.

        I decided to attend college in France to enrich my education and help me 

to achieve my goal of becoming a doctor. Also, as a natural human  instinct, I

seeked for new experiences out side of my native country. La vie en France

etait  formidable.  Europe and specially France awakened the resting notion of

world history that I had within myself. France was like pages of a history

book turning into three dimensional figures and becoming alive again. C’etait

vraimant fantastic!  It was also in France that I encountered one of my main

inspirations for life, Felippe Rozentzvaig. After living in France and

Perugia, Italy, I moved to the United States to live with Felippe.  

        After studying in Europe for a year, I learned that one of my favorite

hobbies is to learn a new language. I can learn languages quite fast and enjoy

it very much. I also enjoy any science class, specially chemistry. 

        Three years ago, I came to this country and started to learn English. I 

have been living in Gainesville, Florida since I arrived. I will graduate from

Santa Fe Community College in the summer of 1998. After, I plan to transfer to

the University of Florida to continue my studies and dedicate my professional

life to the studies of the human body and mind.