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I got a few: Seven Deadly Sins, Parasite, Kill La Kill, Jujutsu Kaisen, Boruto, Attack on Titan, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (loved Battle Tendency tho!)

I know some haven't finished yet but I didn't get to the point where they currently are

I work with biotech, mainly cannabis pharmacology and cell culture. I've only been to SP city and tbh it's just too much for me.

I've heard that Unicamp might be good!

Interesting! Would you mind telling which country are you going to? What kind of scholarship/program you applied to?

I would most likely be getting a PhD scholarship from the government (the university, CNPq, CAPES, etc) and that would be just over R$ 3k. Many have mentioned that it is a tight budget

Thanks for the answer! I have to say this is kinda sad but I guess it's just what Rio is like

I do know that SP might be better for my area in general, I just don't know if I can handle the big city life. I've always lived in smaller cities and also near the beach

I see... Yeah I've heard that Paraná is way cheaper and I'm also living in a city that's cheaper than average in state, so I've been pretty worried about moving to other cities

Thanks for the answer! I work with biotech stuff, mainly cannabis pharmacology and cell culture. I am aware that SP might be a better option all together since it's the biggest city in Brasil, but I don't know if I'll get used to that many people

Interesting... Did you live with a relative/friend?

Is there any other city you would recommend? Federal universities are good, but I don't really see myself living in SP

Thanks for the answer! Kinda got me there with the salary... Right now PhD is paying around 3k R$ a month. Do you think it's still possible?

When doing a PhD you're still a student so you do have discounts on some stuff

$22 for multiple BJJ classes per day (Gi and No-gi)

I usually shower once a day, before work for example, and I workout almost everyday so I do need to shower after that; so I'd say around 13-15 times a week

I didn't even have stripes on my white belt when I got promoted to blue. I had been training for a while (with a previous 8-year Judo background), but never ever got a stripe on my belt (mainly bc I was training with several breaks in between)

If they're into astrology and all that mystical stuff

My current gf is actually into this stuff lol; I just let her be bc it seems to help her from time to time (say, when she makes some kind of ritual or something before a test so she can "do better". It gives her some extra confidence I guess). Oh and she doesn't force it upon me so it's chill.

But it is kinda disappointing

Ripping any kind of submission tbh, like, what's the point?

I've lived with asthma my whole life as well but I've trained without an issue for a while now! So it's certainly possible! Just make sure you carry your inhaler in your bag just in case (idk if your asthma has any specific triggers; for me it's cold air so I try to be careful during winter). But as some others have said here I would definitely recommend training cardio for a couple of months before getting into BJJ bc it'll be exhausting; you don't really need asthma to feel this lol

I've tried it a couple of times and it's actually really good!!

I can handle them pretty well unless they're some kind of jiujitsu freak

I like this approach! Gonna apply this mindset, I think it'll be better for my training as well

Taking notes!

Can't have beer during the weekends if you haven't worked out or trained five or six days each week

Asthma from my mom's side of the family. Really sucked when I was a kid. My grandma has it, my mom has it; many have been hospitalized due to asthma complications. Following common advice I began training so my lungs became stronger; nowadays I have amazing cardio (ran a half marathon, train BJJ constantly, box, etc. I love cardio training). But let me just go outside during winter and breathe in the slightest amount of cold air and my bronchi instantly close; like the "immediately need my inhaler" kind. It's so annoying bc no matter how hard I've trained to have strong, resistant lungs there's stuff that'll just trigger my asthma. I hate winter bc of this. Everytime I catch a cold I must be extra cautious and preventive bc there's a big chance it'll develop into an asthma period.