I am Gizelly and come from Brazil. I’ve been living in Germany for eleven years now and during this time, I’ve gotten married twice and had two kids. I also worked as an English teacher for two years at a vocational school and that’s why I have decided to get a degree in Education.
Moreover, I study Religion Education as a second school subject. Other than studying and everything that comes with marriage and motherhood, I enjoy traveling by car and motorcycle and going to concerts and art exhibitions. Lastly, I try to keep body and soul in balance, without success so far.
There is one aspect of the German culture that is shocking for me: their relationship with nudity. Although bikini bottoms in Brazil may be close to invisible, there is a huge taboo when it takes to nudity.
Every time I see adults changing clothes outdoors at a public swimming pool, I get so mad, I instinctively try to hide my children from it. The biggest problem for me is at a sauna, a place I love to go to and does so good to my body. The solution I've found is to roll myself in my sauna towel, close my eyes and enjoy the heat.