HOLA is Spanish and means hi, doesn't it? How is life in Brazil, is it really as dangerous as they say in the TV? Maybe you can tell me a little bit of your country, in Spanish, then I can correct your sentences! Oh great, i want to learn English with you. It am so happy that you will help me. Thank you lots and lots. Where do you live? I live in Switzerland, near the city of Basel. I'm a student of economics. The border control was in the middle of the Andes mountains, at an elevation of around 2000 meters above sea level. The forest around us was covered with snow and the scenery was breathtaking.