[TEST POST] A special thanks

As I had said before, more positive posts would follow the negativity from the past weeks. Inicially I intended a post per week, but lately I've been writing pretty much everyday. This is really turning into a diary, omg.

I have been going through many changes, specially since I moved to this house. I was, and still am, discovering myself.
During the past 3 months, I was able and still in the process to understand me, my influences and origins, understand my country, understand Japan, understand China, understand so much about so many things.

I changed. I started reading much more often. I started using music as not only a hobbie, but as a powerful tool. I started watching western (USA) TV again, as I often did until I started studying the japanese language. I started reading on different things online. I started applying the knowledge of what I read (in websites such as Life Hack) I started using social media in different ways. I started interacting more with my portuguese friends. I started interacting more with my family. I started doing things differently.
And now, I want to give a special thanks to everyone and everything that made that possible.

1. My family.
Without their help I'd never be here. I'd never be going through these positive changes. I'd be the same cloistered person I used to be.

2.  To my loyal friends. 
Whether from my hometown or university, I still have frequent contact with my bests. I can't have any interest in people around here. The things we like are different so we can't really talk about media. And if we were to talk about more serious subjects, well, they just don't know or don't like to give their opinion. So, yeah, thank you Portuguese friends. 

3. To my Portuguese Teachers from every grade of school.
 For just following the rules and allowing us students to develop in freer ways than in other countries.

4. To Jillian Michaels.
For being the person she is. She is an absolute role model to me. She's strong, mentally and physically. She's a businesswoman. She's a lifestyle coach. She's beautiful. She is not afraid to admit her mistakes. She is not afraid of being who she is. A true leader.

5. To my japanese teachers in Portugal.
Who still behave japanese in some ways despite being in Portugal for so many years. Being, however, educators of absolute excellence. Japan should have teachers like these in Japan. It's just unbelievable the incompetency of many teachers here, the education system here is just pitiful.

6. To Japan.
If I hadn't come here I would have never developed as I'm developing now. I love Japan, despite Japan not loving me that much.Or maybe its just my personality that doesn't fit here. Or maybe if I were in a less conservative city it would be different.

7. To the USA.
For being the home-country of my idols and most of my influences. For being the country I always dreamed of living and turning a citizen of as a kid. For accepting my great grandparents as its own people and letting them make money so that I could be alive today.

And last but certainly not least.

8. To ME.
Who despite having a mental block that lasted several years and feeling that nothing would enter my brain unless languages, continued reading and following things that would be useful in the future. In the hope that someday I would develop and all that I have been doing would be useful in some way. I always have the future in mind. I always have a safety plan in case everything goes wrong. For knowing how to motivate myself. For motivating and inspiring others (mostly classmates). For not giving up. For showing others I can do it against all the odds. For striving for excellence in my japanese class. For trying to be an absolute great soccer player (never really played in a team though). For caring about others and than with myself. Actually I cared to much. So much that it led to me stopping being myself, unconsciously knowing I was different, and trying to adapt to others. Not being myself led to self loathing. That led to my long loss of awareness and consciousness. But now I'm back. Better than ever.