Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, hot with a clear sky. It is the first day of carnival, and Copacabana is bustling with a diverse mix of people. There are street vendors, tourists from other states and countries, many homeless people, and chicken thieves. It is essential to be cautious and watchful to avoid any theft or harm. I was […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, hot with a clear sky. It is Friday before the carnival, and rain is forecasted for during it, but I do not really care. I will stay home, watch films, study, and drink wine. Today, I had classes that lasted until 5 pm. Finally, I was free, which was a relief. In the evening, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 35 °C, boiling with a clear sky. I woke up at 4:30 a.m., made my bed, got dressed and headed out to the street by 5. On my way to exercise at the end of Leme, I stopped at the 24-hour luncheonette on the corner of my street to buy a cafezinho. I always enjoy having […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, very hot, sunny and stormy. A lazy day! Why a lazy day? No early-morning exercise, no online study, and few classes to give. It is the eve of the carnival, and already, the atmosphere in Rio is different. People have resigned from working at their normal pace, and now it is a countdown to […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny and stormy. I have caught up on the back entries from my journal; now I am all up to date. I have just arrived home from a workout at the end of Leme; I’m now drinking green tea, ready to have a shower and begin classes. The morning workout was brutal. Lately, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny and overcast. I am excited to write today. I do not know why. Is it because I am enjoying this new journaling exercise in my life? Or is it because this morning was quite unique? I woke up at 4:30 a.m., fully aware that I had to be back home by 6 […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, hot and overcast. I was up early yesterday and again today, at 5:30 a.m. on a Sunday. I am arriving at the end of Leme for a workout, and I am astonished! What I forgot to mention yesterday was that there was an enormous temporary stage for Carnival, with speakers, steel partitions/railings, diesel generators, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29 °C, hot, sunny, and a little unstable. IT IS THE JOURNEY, NOT THE DESTINATION!!! The journey is more important than the destination. Sometimes the destination changes, but the journey remains the same. It is what we have. Without it, we have nothing. When we overly focus on reaching the destination, we overlook the journey, where […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny and a little unstable. It is Friday, marking the end of the workweek for some people. I usually have fewer classes today, but completing them can be more challenging. Even though I will finish earlier than usual, the day and classes often seem to drag on. It is a psychosomatic response to […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny, and a little cloudy. Yasmin is currently with me. She went to bed in a bad mood last night and, unfortunately, seems to have woken up in a similar mood for school today. At times, maintaining patience and dealing with constant negativity can be challenging. I wish she could focus more on […]