Lost in Translation

I can write. In Brazilian Portuguese, that is.
So this blog is an experiment to see if I can do some decent writing in English too. (Important point: I said 'decent'. Not funny or amusing. That would be a big stretch right now.)
At this point, I must confess I am sceptic about it. However, if I never attempt some actual writing in this language, I will ever be no better than mediocre. I might still be no better than mediocre two years from now, but I will have tried and, even though this scares the hell out of me, I will know that I will have perished fighting.