diamanda75

well, i am a teacher. i used to teach literature classes in an university in my country: Brazil. i studied 5 years and doing my masters of arts now. my reasearch is about literature and RPG. i like teaching and i hate at the same time. it is difficult here in my country. teachers here are underpaid, we have lots of work and not much recognition. it is a political problem, very complex to discuss here. the thing is, to teach is a gift, u can improve it like music, but u have to have talent. and be prepared to everything, good or bad. and have strong beliefs. and the desire to share the knowledge.

try the beats (beatnik movement in the 60's)... kerouac, ginsberg, fante, etc... or edgar alan poe, emily [bleep]inson, tenessee williams, flanery o'connor(short stories) or hemingway, paul auster, anne rice, stephen king, hawthorne and thoureau (i dont like them, lol) or poetry books: sylvia plath, modern poets(lots of good african- americans) sry i listed too many, but im a literature teacher...

yes... i love my name, but everybody calls me diamond, and i dont have patience to explain that it is diamAnda, from Diamanda Galas, a singer. i would change it to janaÃÆÃâÃâína (brazilian name, means queen or goddess of the seas) or bjÃÆÃâÃâörk (singer) or siouxsie (another singer).

i do... since i was 13. now i'm 31. i dont wanna quit at the moment. i really like it. i know all the problems about smoking, but it's a choice. a stupidy one. but a cigarrete and a cup of coffee after lunch is fantastic.