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Live your dreams- Interview with Taíra Maciel

2/10/2013

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I met Taíra in 2010 at the school where we both taught English as a second language. I had just returned from the USA and she had just come back from the Netherlands. We both shared dreams of traveling: I ended up in Belgium and she went to Mexico. Today she's back in our town, blogging and working with what she trully loves: fashion!

Here's an interview with a girl who's living her dreams: 
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Ana: What inspired you to live abroad?

Taíra: I always loved traveling, meeting people, cultures and I already had this desire to know other countries, so it was easy for me to make this decision.

Ana: Where did you live and what did you do?

Taíra: I lived in Amsterdam for 1 year. I was an au pair, so I took care of 3 beautiful kids and I also studied English during 6 months. Living in Amsterdam was wonderful! The city is perfect and very ready to receive foreigners. I had the amazing opportunity to go to museums, restaurants, parks, parties, know the culture, language, food... everything possible!

Besides that I knew a lot of Brazilian au pairs and they were part of this dream, during all the year we had a lot of fun. In my free time I was always traveling with them. I made a plan: know a country per month, and I did it. It was an amazing experience!
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And then I lived in Mexico for 2 years, working as a model. Over there I traveled a lot too. I know a lot of cities in Mexico, and also in the Caribbean and the USA. Living in Mexico was a great experience as well because it is totally different from Europe. Life in Mexico is not that easy. The city is too big and life is a rush. But it was also an amazing opportunity!

Ana: What did you love most about it?

Taíra: I loved living the culture in general: language, people, food and habits. But the most important for me was the experience of living alone, and also knowing a lot of countries.
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Ana: What was the most difficult part of your experience?

Taíra: It was very difficult to be so far away from my family and friends. I missed them a lot.

Ana: How has living abroad changed you? What important things have you learned?

Taíra: Today I can say that living abroad changed me 100%. I am a better person. I know how to deal with the difficulties of life and I know how family and friends are important in our lives.

Ana: Do you think that the experience still influences your decisions and what you do today?

Taíra: For sure! When I arrived in Brazil, after 1 year of living abroad, I was sure I would like to travel more. I had an opportunity to go to Mexico and work as a model, so I did it and loved it a lot. It was perfect!

Ana: How was your re-entry in Brazil?

Taíra: It’s always very difficult to get used to living in Brazil again, especially in my city, which is smaller.  I was used to being free, to traveling when I wanted and in my city it is very difficult to get a good and cheap air plane ticket, and there are few flights. Besides that, everything here is more expensive. In Amsterdam and in Mexico I had a better life (thinking about money, traveling or shopping) than here in Brazil.

Also a very important point is living with the family again. I lived alone for 3 years, and now I am living with mom, dad and brothers, I need to get used to it again. When I arrived everybody was very happy! They missed me as I missed them. Nothing was changed! They were here waiting for me.

It was difficult to decide not to travel anymore. I decided to be in Brazil because of my family, friends and mainly to have a stable life. But it is hard! I am always thinking about traveling again.

Ana: Tell us about the work you do now.

Taíra: I’ve always worked as a model, since I was 13. I did it in Mexico for 2 years and now I am back in Brazil, working as a Fashion Consultant and Fashion Blogger and I am loving it. I am always in fashion events; I do interviews for TV, talking about fashion and I also teach fashion to saleswomen in clothing stores. In my city this is very important! It’s big! Now I see that I am working and studying hard to get where I want, I am in the middle of that!

I studied Portuguese in college, and I also taught English for many years. I loved the experience, but I prefer working with Fashion.

Ana: Any advice for those who dream of living abroad or following their dream career?

Taíra: Just do it! It’s worth it!
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You can find Taíra on her blog: Também é Moda, Facebook and Twitter. 
2 Comments
Taira Maciel link
2/10/2013 11:24:46 am

I loved it! Thanks!!!

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Ana Elisa
2/10/2013 01:35:15 pm

It was fun!
And congrats, you're doing amazing work :)

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