It is a bit more convenient for my English-speaking friends. I was born in 1967 in Limeira, a mid-sized city in the southeast region of Brazil. When I left, the city had about 150,000 people and it was considered one of the largest orange producers in the world. Oranges, oranges everywhere. Now, sugar-cane plantations have taken over.
Oranges trees are too expensive to maintain.
Anyway, I digress. I moved to the US is 1985, when I was 17 years-old. I have an uncle who lives in Arlington, Texas, and he graciously put up with me for 5 years while I worked on my BS in Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. I Played a lot of indoor volleyball and once in a while found time for some studying. I also met my wife at the vball court.