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Bernarda Maia March 13th, 2008

I’m a Brazilian woman who lives in Australia since November 2007. I lived for one year in Melbourne, and now I’m currently living in Sydney. Many posts that you’ll find here are related to my new life down under, but you will also find lots of things about my professional experiences.

My blog’s name is a joke with my Brazilian nickname (Bê). Bê has the same phonetics as the letter B in Portuguese. The word lado in Portuguese means side, so I though about the expression B-side, and that this could be a good name for a blog. This B-Side idea made me research a bit and I figure it out that I could register my blog in Belgium so I could have a dot be domain and that’s what I did!

I try to write in both languages, Portuguese and English. However some of the stories, I write mostly for my Brazilian friends, that’s why they are only in Portuguese.

When I arrived in Melbourne, I received another nickname, so you can call me Bernie, that I’ll happily answer.

Things that you might like to know about me

I’m an amateur photographer; I’ve got a bachelor degree in History and I taught K-12 students for 8 years; I’m a book – and Kindle, lover; I’m an -intend to be- runner who loves challenges.

I am not proud to say that I’m an internet addicted, but it is one of my passions since I fell in love with it when I was only 13 years of age. So why not cultivate this passion?

And that’s what I’ve been doing every day. Usability and Information Architecture became my everyday reading on websites and books. I’m very interested in it after years working as a web content editor, where I had my first contact with it. I’ve been studding these subjects by myself to improve my skills and hopefully get a job in this area. Along with it I’m doing a Diploma in Communication and Media at TAFE, which I’ll finish by the end of 2010.

You can also find me on:

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I’m also the owner of the most beautiful Golden Retriever named Larry, but he passed away in April 2011 in Brazil and is very much missed.

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Sou Brasileira mas moro, desde o final de novembro de 2007, na Austrália. Já morei por um ano em Melbourne e agora vivo em Sydney. Portanto, muitas das coisas que escrevo aqui são fatos sobre minha nova vida, mas também sobre as minhas experiências profissionais.

Como muitos outros blogs, a idéia do meu blog surgiu pela vontade de escrever a minha visão das coisas, por isso pensei no lado B, então junto veio a brincadeira com o meu apelido no Brasil (Bê) e de registrar o domínio na Bélgica, dando origem ao lado.be. Contudo, quando eu cheguei em Melbourne, eu ganhei um novo apelido: Pode me chamar de Bernie.

Sou também fotógrafa amadora, costumava ser professora de história e lecionei por 8 anos (sou graduada em história), amante dos livros e do Kindle, Uma viciada não muito orgulhosa em internet e atenta a este mercado e uma (pretendente a) corredora que adora desafios. Usabilidade e Arquitetura de Informação fazem parte das minhas leituras diárias, após trabalhar alguns anos com edição de conteúdo web.

Eu prometi a mim mesma que traduzirei meus posts para o Inglês assim que puder.

Sinta-se a vontade:

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Tenho um Golden Retriever chamado Larry que infelizmente faleceu em Abril de 2011 e cuja falta é muito grande.

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