The concept of "Building a Memory"

Hello there!

First of all, let me introduce myself:

I am Aloísio Júnior, a 25 year-old (till the moment I'm writing this, duh 😂) christian, English as Foreign Language teacher in Brazil, and bass player at the church I attend to. I always loved music, since I was a little baby, and their meanings, being instrumental or not, and always tried to bring a meaning to my life through them.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, memory, is the ability to remember information, experiences, and people. Let me focus mainly on experience. For me, songs are like experiences you live. They always remember us of moments and situations and even people. And just like a construction site, I'm building (and sharing) my memories with you.

The original idea started back in 2010/11, where I wrote and shared not only songs but also videos, comic strips, readings and my opinion on various topics. If I'm not mistaken, since 2013 I've focused more on music than other topics, though sometimes I write different things.

And what does this have to do with this blog?

Well, the original idea is still alive and kicking, but written in Portuguese. Throughout my life I've met some non-Brazilian friends, and also some Brazilian friends who love English. What am I doing? I'm taking those notes and putting them in English. Construindo Uma Memória is my blog's name in Portuguese, which in English can be literally translated as Building a Memory.

On August 23rd, 2018, I started a series called "SMS". This series is named after the old text message system, for I send my interpretation of songs on my friends WhatsApp or Telegram numbers. As long as time allows me, I'll try to translate everything from the series from the very beginning, and not forgetting to put the last one written together with the Portuguese.

If you're curious on watching/reading what I have already written in Portuguese, you can check it on construindoumamemoria.blogspot.com.

Finally, there are both Instagram and Facebook pages from my original blog, and a main playlist on Spotify and Deezer, concerning the SMS series.

May the peace of God be upon you, your family and choices.

Aloísio Júnior