Saudade is a Portuguese word which meaning is to miss a lot something. A few days ago I received a parcel from my house with a lot of things: food, magazines, clothes and some medicines (this is important). I have reminded the Spain's smell and taste, the Santaella's taste and smell. And I have felt a strong homesickness, a lot of 'saudade' (I'm going to my country in a week but I can't go to my village...).
Hace poco aprendà esta palabra portuguesa gracias al departamento de Brasil que trabaja con nosotros. Y para mi asombro acabo de descubrir que saudade es una palabra admitida en español (la recoge la RAE). Y precisamente saudade (un sentimiento más fuerte que la nostalgia o la añoranza, quizá algo asà como la morriña gallega) es lo que me provocado el paquete que recibà hace unos dÃas. Entre gran cantidad de comida (jamón, queso, chorizo, magdalenas...) y medicinas (de vital importancia esto) habÃa un ejemplar del libro de la feria de mi pueblo, una revista que se publica anualmente coincidiendo con las fiestas de Santaella. Las fotos de amigos, conocidos y paisanos han abierto la caja de los recuerdos y ha aflorado la saudade. Además, estos dÃas he recibido muchas felicitaciones (a través de las redes sociales o las que le han hecho llegar a mi familia) por un artÃculo que escribà para esta revista. Es una carta que habla de la emigración y que quiero reproducir aquà Ãntegramente:
This is my second week in my new job and everything is going well. I have changed the washing machine for the PC, and at the beginning it's more difficult because I'm learning to manage all the software. Also, yesterday I signed the contract. Maybe it was the best present for my birthday.
Yesterday I was watching the Notting Hill Carnival. It is a big parade with different group of people dancing, playing some instruments (drums) and dressed up. It was interesting but for me is not a proper carnival. It's just a lot of percussion, dances (usually not really nice) and not very ingenious and original fancy dresses.
Last Sunday finished the Olympic Games. I have seen several things, but 
This morning I went to the Olympic Park to see a handball game: Norway Vs Korea. A friend of mine had tickets and she wanted to share them with me. Thanks, Helen! It was amazing!!! We saw this game and a little bit of the next one: Montenegro Vs Angola. And also we had a look at the sport facilities: the Basketball Arena, the Olympic Stadium, the Velodrome, etc. I feel like I'm in a bubble. And I feel like I'm in a bubble also because something very good is coming for my professional life. I don't want to say anything at the moment because it isn't absolutely sure, but I'll tell you more about that in next chapters... 
