A Decisão de Sofia

Sofia tinha vinte anos e estudava Direito na Universidade de Coimbra. Era uma boa estudante, mas não era feliz. Passava as noites a pensar no futuro. Pensava nos anos que ainda faltavam, nos exames, nas aulas que não gostava. Pensava, sobretudo, naquilo que realmente queria fazer.

Sofia was twenty years old and studied Law at the University of Coimbra. She was a good student, but she was not happy. She spent her nights thinking about the future. She thought about the years still to come, the exams, the classes she didn't like. She thought, above all, about what she really wanted to do.

O que ela queria era estudar Arte. Desde pequena que desenhava tudo — a família, os amigos, as ruas antigas de Lisboa onde cresceu. Mas o pai pensava que Arte não era um curso sério. "Pensa bem antes de tomar uma decisão", dizia ele sempre. Sofia pensava. Pensava muito.

What she wanted was to study Art. Since she was small she had drawn everything — her family, her friends, the old streets of Lisbon where she grew up. But her father thought that Art was not a serious course. "Think carefully before making a decision," he always said. Sofia thought. She thought a lot.