Above is a picture of my cousin, Coelho--on one of his days off.
I keep in touch with all my cousins in the Azores, and we usually exchange emails, jokes...etc.. My cousin, Jose Carlos, who I call "Coelho", (rabbit) usually sends me the most emails, probably because he has a lot more free time. He is a fireman who lives on a small island. Most all of the houses/buildings there are made of stone and cement. I imagine most of his work is dealing with small brush fires, and accidents that may occur at the airport. The other day he sent me another email requesting my phone number at work and at home. Knowing my cousin, I knew he was up to something, and although I really wasn't expecting a phone call, sure enough, I got a phone call at work!
"Is this Julie McQueen?" (I don't know why, but he likes calling me that...)
"Coelho!? Is that you?!"
My cousin has found a great new service online! It is pretty amazing, and it took little to convince me to join. I am now a member of SKYPE. Check it out at www.skype.com. For a few cents on the dollar, you can make international calls anywhere in the world. It is pretty cool... Check it out! I've sent emails to all my other cousins to let them know about it.
I just got another call from Coelho this afternoon. This is the latest Azorean update of Terceira: Weather conditions, cold and windy. Price of gas: Almost $4 a gallon. What did my cousin do today: Played a round of golf, went to the American Air Force base, and had a Whopper at Burger King (newly opened at the base) and then surfed on EBAY looking for Sugar Daddies (the candy), and new parts for his new mountain bike, called his cousin (me.) Apparently, it is cheaper for him to call me than his own mother whom happens to live on the same island.
If you are thinking about changing careers, think about being a fireman in the Azores. This is a description of his work week: He worked Wednesday and Thursday, and Sunday, then he got 5 days off. On his days off, he spends time with his wife and little girl, and plays golf, tennis, and mountain biking, and he still has time to call his cousin (me) in California just to shoot the breeze. Life is good....
3 comments:
How sweet to think of you! Yeah, what a great job! Where do I sign up?
Mary
Oh! I have had that saved to my favs and keep forgetting to check it out. I picked it up at a couple of European journals I read. So glad you stay connected to your family. I do too. Tell your cousin his leisure time is a VERY small compensation for what HE does...good man. ;) C. http://journals.aol.com/gdireneoe/thedailies
Julie,
Of course you forgot to mention that all this chatting and web-surfing is done only at weekends and never while you're at work! lol
If your cousin is Coelho, does that mean you are a female rabbit? (just following the Italian principles here so forgive my ignorance!)
Tilly xx
http://journals.aol.co.uk/tillysweetchops/Adventuresofadesperatelyfathouse/
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