Caroline Kahl

Summer in the city

even if it is officially autumn, almost winter in Brazil.
But the temperatures, the sun and the view of Ipanema beach just compensate for so much. Feels like the good old Quincy Jones style at the peak of a business day, Summer in the City! Download quincy_jones_summer_in_the_city.mp3

Punk Love

Somebody asked me the other day again why I am doing what I am doing as a woman in a country like Brazil. Cause life in Europe could be so much easier.
That gives me always a very hard time to answer, cause it includes so many soft factors about what kind of life you want to live under certain kind of circumstances in what kind of environment.
Usually that explanation takes me several minutes and still Brazilians do not understand.
Nowadays I simply respond: It is a Punk Love for Brazil that I´m feeling.

Kicking you in your a..

Fake brokers in the world, faked LOIs and BCLs and other documents, working 24/7 to make a deal happen, sacrificing social life in paradise city called Rio de Janeiro. So much more to write about Life and Business in Brazil, but day to day work just absorbes your energy... and your newspaper pile keeps rising. Making clients understand the meaning of a POP and having to push my dear Brazilian providers... Making a homage to a dear business associate in Malaysia called Selvi, an admirable strong woman. Feels like wantin´ to go on flight SU 188. Enjoy this flight on commodities...Download 04_flight_su118_soda_inc. - Full Moon.mp3

About Brazilian Traders

Do you remember the film New Jack City and its famous phrase?
Live fast, die young and in between get as much money and sex as you can.
Make that S for sugar and M for minério de ferro in this country, and you will get money and die rich and... young. Crashing!
Just had an interesting conversation with my business partner on POP and POF exchange (look up those comex terms) when it comes to s... ;-)
Will be back shortly on the usual posting level, quality and quantity wise speaking, without S.G.S. certificate though and no CIF delivery to ASWP. Sorry. Times are just 2 crazy right now....

I am a Geek Girl

you can't be a geek. you're a girl. girls who like tech aren't geeks they're hot girls.
Somewhere spotted in the bloggers world...

Brazilian Nanny

and babá of little Milo, even though calling a company my baby. Your proud aunt will teach U one day how to samba, I swear.

Stages and Roses

Thank you all my dear family & friends from around the world: Brazil, Europe, Afghanistan to Malaysia for your words and gifts. Allow me to share some really special ones with you, a rose after a rainshower from Ute and some touching words fom Herman Hesse sent to me from my dear SoulSista Sibel. Cris, querida amiga: juro que vamos nos acabar no samba nesse final de semana. Não vou furar!!!!
Stages
As every flower fades and as all youth
Departs, so life at every stage,
So every virtue, so our grasp of truth,
Blooms in its day and may not last forever.
Since life may summon us at every age 
Be ready, heart, for parting, new endeavor,
Be ready bravely and without remorse
To find new light that old ties cannot give.
In all beginnings dwells a magic force
For guarding us and helping us to live.
Serenely let us move to distant places
And let no sentiments of home detain us.
The Cosmic Spirit seeks not to restrain us
But lifts us stage by stage to wider spaces.
If we accept a home of our own making,
Familiar habit makes for indolence.
We must prepare for parting and leave-taking
Or else remain the slaves of permanence.
Even the hour of our death may send
Us speeding on to fresh and newer spaces,
And life may summon us to newer races.
So be it, heart: bid farewell without end.