Arthur Itibere

SHARING LIFE STORIES

It all begins in the end of the 19^th century, when José Maria Lisboa, a well known journalist, one of the founders of A Província de São Paulo, had to go to Viena, in Austria for a medical treatment. He  made a long journey with his daughter, Mercedes Lisboa.

José Maria Lisboa was treated by an important doctor and his youngest son, also a doctor, called Walter Seng (my great great grandfather). After he recovered, he planned the trip to Brazil. It was at this time that Walter Seng decided to come together. You can already imagine what happened during the transatlantic trip: Mercedes and Walter fell in love with each other. The marriage took place in São Paulo, in 1901.

Five years passed, he  had settled himself in the city, and it was 1906 when the first x-ray machine arrived in Brasil and was installed in his office at Rua Barão de Itapetiniga,  downtown. Also in that year , Walter Seng founded Hospital Santa Catarina with nun Beata Heinrich and Dom Miguel Kruse. The hospital is still at the same place, at Avenida Paulista, 200.

Walter and Mercedes had for daughters and one son. My great grandmother, Leonor Seng do Amaral, was born in 1914. If there hadn’t been that trip to Viena, maybe I wouldn’t be around… But the thing is, Walter Seng died in1931, due to the effects of the radiation, since at that time there was no kind of protection in the x-ray sessions. He was 58 years.

                                                   ABOUT ME

Dear reader,

My name is Arthur Uchôa Itiberê and I am 12 years old, I live in São Paulo and I am medium height. I have average weight (I’m not fat and I’m not thin). I am outgoing and talkative. I am friendly and kind too.

My family isn’t big, I have only one brother. I like soccer and music, but I don’t like basketball. I am into a soccer team at club Pinheiros. My favorite food is Japanese, I love temaki and hot rolls. I can’t stand failing a school year, I can play the flute, but I can’t play the harp. I am bad drawing, but I’m good at volleyball.

At school I have to study hard and pay attention, but I don’t have to wear a uniform. I mustn’t shout at home after 10 pm, and I must sleep early, at 9:45 !!!!

All week I spend 5 hours working hard and studying for tests. After school I practice soccer, judo, swimming and I do volunteer work. I don’t have to do any housework, but I don’t mind clearing the table.

In the future I want to be a soccer player or a marketing manager, I’d like to like to study at USP and I want to live in London for 1 year to do a course at Harvard.