Brazil, Life and Perserverence!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 19 degrees, cool, sunny and slightly overcast. Today is the eve of the Brazilian bank holiday, Corpus Christi, a Roman Catholic feast and holiday. Brazil is predominantly Roman Catholic, though less so than in the past. Today, the religion is shared between the Catholic Church and a multitude of evangelical churches, but Catholicism remains the primary influence. […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 17 degrees, cool, sunny and slightly overcast. I’ve been having issues with the power cable for my laptop. It’s quite old, probably at least six or seven years, and I have already replaced the cable at least once before. Cables seem to be an issue for me. I bought a Google Watch 2 three months ago, and […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 18 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly cloudy. It is a bank holiday in England; I don’t know why, but it is. I don’t have classes until four or five this afternoon, so I am free to do something good until then. I am up early, having a typical morning, talking with Julie, exercising both inside and outside […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 19 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly cloudy. It’s the day after I made the big decision to go back, to return to Brazil. Yesterday, I bought a KLM flight ticket, and if everything goes smoothly, I should be back for Yasmin’s birthday. I will fly on the morning of 6th June, transfer in Schiphol, Amsterdam, and in […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 18 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly cloudy. It’s Saturday, and a big day for me. I have just bought my flight ticket back to Brazil. After a few arguments with my mother last week and the uncomfortable feeling I’ve had since dating Julie, I’ve been considering going back to Brazil for at least a couple of months […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 18 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly cloudy. One of the habits I have grown to love and appreciate here in England is going to a café or coffee shop to work. I had journaled at the Portuguese bakery in Flamengo, Rio, several times and enjoyed it, but not as much as here in England. There are two […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 18 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly cloudy. It is Thursday, the day after a dreadful argument with my mother. I feel somewhat guilty for shouting and criticising what she has been doing all her life, and, more recently, for my visit to England and going out with Julie. It seems that the saying, “a leopard never changes […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 15 degrees, cold, overcast, rainy and miserable. It is Wednesday, the middle of the week, and the day that sets off a series of events that could change everything. From morning until early afternoon, it was just normal, exercising, having an early conversation with Julie, working on a blog post, and giving classes until about 2:00 p.m. […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 15 degrees, cold, overcast, rainy and miserable. My first experiences with Amazon are truly quite amazing. Until this week, I had never used Amazon. The company entered Brazil relatively late; I used some other Brazilian online retailers but never Amazon. Friends in Brazil and Julie have raved about their efficiency, especially in delivery. Last weekend was a […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 21 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Monday, the beginning of the week, and the storm is brewing, though not climactic. I am not sure exactly what kind of storm it is, but for sure, it is with my mother in the eye of it. My relationship with my mother has always been difficult and […]