...12.1... taue's reply...

Hi  Dad:

I’ve  just  finished  reading  your  last  “philosophising  parts”  10, 11, 12.

Reading  them,  it  seemed  like  a  book  of  history  of  Brasil, Ipanema, Rio..
culture  in  general,    cool.

In  your  last  letter  you  talked  about  Teresopolis,  that  you  were  shy,  etc…
very  similar  to  myself.  Me  too  I  had  this  paranoia  of  thinking  that  there  was
something  wrong  with  me,  due  to  the  fact  that  I  wasn’t  able  to  know  how  to  talk
with  people,  as  I  thought  they  were  not  very  interested  in  the  things
I  would  like  to  say.  Sometimes  I  used  to  think  ten  times
before  I’d  say  something, for  being  afraid  that  I  might  not  be  accepted
by  the  “group”.

But  I’ve  improved  a  lot,  and  nowadays,   I’m  not  as  good  as  peter,
who  easily  gets  along  with  everybody,  but  I  am  more  confident  towards  myself.

Regarding  Evy,  I’ve  noticed  that  she  is  also  very  shy,  specially  when  she  is  with
people  that  she  doesn’t  know.  I  should,  maybe,  try  to  do  something  so  that
she  doesn’t  become  a  person  like  you  and  me,  but  rather,  like  peter.

What  do  you  think?

Hugs,   Taue.