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30 sentences …

Here is my record : http://etudiant.univ-mlv.fr/~fbrin/englsih.mp3

Now I’ve justified this to myself in all sorts of ways.

It wasn’t a big deal, just a minor betrayal.

Or we’d outgrown each other,you know, that sort of thing.

But let’s face it, I ripped them off, my so-called mates.

But, Begbie,I couldn’t give a shit about him.

Sick Boy would have done the same to me if he’d only thought of it first.

And Spud, okay, I felt sorry for Spud.He never hurt anybody.

Bastard!Bastard! Open up now! Bastard!

So, why did I do it?

I could offer a million answers, all false.

The truth is that I’m a bad person.

But that is going to change.I’m going to change.

This is the last of that sort of thing.

Now I’m cleaning up and I’m moving on,going straight and choosing life.

I’m looking forward to it already.

I’m going to be just like you.

The job, the family,the fucking big television.

The washing machine, the car,the compact disc, an electrical tin opener……good health, low cholesterol,dental insurance…

…mortgage, starter home, leisure wear,luggage, three-piece suite…

…DIY, game shows, junk food, children,walks in the park, 9:00 to 5:00…

…good at golf, washing the car,choice of sweaters, family Christmas…

…indexed pension, tax exemption,clearing gutters…

…getting by, looking ahead,

the day you die.

The original Video (if you don’t have seen Trainspotting, this is a big Spoiler !!!)

The Semester is ending ! Finally ! So let’s talk about holidays. It will be the last big holidays for 2 Years ! So we have to enjoy it ! That’s why I decided to travel to Brazil in July. But why ? Let me explain. When I was in Berlin, I met Bea, my other half ! The first time I saw her, I was lost in this big city. I was alone, I thought I would never get over it. I didn’t understand German, so I went to the German courses. I arrived too late and the teacher, who was German, didn’t let me get in. And Bea came. We were both in the same situation. If the teacher hadn’t done this, maybe I wouldn’t be here telling you this…

So we talked together, half-German, half-English, and we decided to have a drink. We talked for 3 hours or even more. After three or four pint, we met Brazilian guys. We played drum and guitar all the night at the edge of the Schlachtensee lake. I learned so much. New culture, new life, new people. I began for the first time in my life being myself. After my accident I was lost, that’s why I decided to get away from my damn past life and start a new one. Life is to short, and I decide to live one day at a time. And Bea totally understood me, as I understood her ! Overnight we were friends. So we decided to meet us every day for lunch. My courses were boring, very boring. I have learned fundamental Math there. In German ! Could you imagine one second, being in a lecture hall with a hundred people , speaking German. I was a goldfish lost in the sea! I had to switch on my way. So I stopped university, and I began to work. I learned Math to secondary school pupil. I’ve earned a lot of money. So we began to travel together, to Czech Republic, Poland, and Denmark. It was very funny. We didn’t care about days, we did what we wanted to do. Everything went well for us. We started to search together what I could do in September. And we found IMAC. I was so excited, and she was too. But while I was looking for a school, we realized that we won’t be together the next year. It was sad but we decided to live one day at a time so that’s it !

I came to Paris in September, I walked away from Berlin. We kept in touch with Bea. We both knew that we were going to meet again. But when ? That was a big question.

So, I went to school, I’ve met new people, I‘ve learned new things about me, about others, about work … But I miss my life in Berlin. And one day, in December, I was looking at my bank account …. 1000€ more than usual ... I called my bank which told me that it was from Erasmus. I called Erasmus which told me that they forgot to give me the money during my exchange with Berlin ! What did I do with this money ? I bought a round-trip ticket to Brazil !