Life in Brazil and Perserverence!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny with blue sky. My busiest days for classes are now Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are lighter, allowing me to work out early in the morning and have time for other activities throughout the day. In the past, I would try to fill every hour of my day, and if I […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, sunny with blue sky. Today has been both productive and relaxed. I have a light schedule on Mondays since my first class is not until midday, giving me the morning to do as I please. I got up early this morning and exercised at home while everyone else was still asleep. At 5:45, I […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, sunny and slightly overcast. This Sunday felt like just another typical Sunday. The sky was cloudy and cool for Rio. After a few days of rain, everything appeared fresh and washed in the streets. I took Perola for a long walk along the edge of Praia do Flamengo, right in front of the bay. […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 21oC, cool, overcast and rainy. It has been raining nonstop, so it is not easy to do anything exciting. Instead, I have been working on my computer, correcting past posts I was unsatisfied with. I still have a few left to revise. This process involves reading through the posts, and if I find any content that […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, hot, overcast and with showers. Today is a half-bank holiday, which marks the second day of the long weekend. Although it is not officially recognised as a bank holiday, many civil servants will treat it as one. However, it will not be a holiday for those in sectors like trade and healthcare. One of the […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 31oC, hot, sunny and with showers. Today is a bank holiday, though I am not entirely sure why. It seems like we have a day for everything nowadays. These are not always bank holidays when everything is closed, but some days honour specific groups, professions, or ideologies. If you can imagine it, a day is likely […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, hottish, sunny, blue sky. It is Wednesday, the eve of a bank holiday, which I believe is Children’s Day. My daughters are grown up; Jessica is thirty and has graduated as a psychologist. She lives in Leme with Mario. Yasmin, on the other hand, is sixteen. I do not consider her a child anymore, so […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, hottish, Sunny and slightly overcast. This week is going well. All my weeks go well, but this one is particularly good because it is a short week. I will only be working until Wednesday, teaching classes. I plan to continue working on my projects throughout the rest of the week and into the weekend. I […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. It’s the beginning of a new week, but it will be a short one. Thursday is a bank holiday, meaning Friday will essentially be a dead day—a day off. Many places will be closed, including offices, factories, and companies. Traditionally, during a bank holiday on a Thursday, people make the […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, sunny, clear blue sky. Today is not as sunny as yesterday. I decided to take Perola for a walk along the Orla (in front of the beach), where there are parts where she can be let loose. At the moment, I am living in Flamengo, Aterro (a dual carriageway that cuts through Flamengo, connecting […]