Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 23 degrees, warm, sunny and slightly overcast It is the middle of the week, the middle of the month and the middle of the year, and I feel I am at a turning point in my life. Obviously, I know what has passed, where I am, but more importantly, where and what I want in […]
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 25 degrees, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. The last couple of days have been hectic, with flight cancellations, long check-in queues, excess baggage fees, little sleep, and the emotional toll of returning to Brazil after seven months in England. It may not seem like a long time, but it feels like it is; it influences […]
Over the Atlantic Ocean, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 26 degrees, hot, Sunny but slightly overcast. After all the confusion of yesterday, with two check-ins, paying extra for luggage twice, and instead of flying with KLM yesterday morning, I’m now flying with Lufthansa from yesterday evening. However, I won’t be flying directly to Rio; I will first pass through […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Wednesday, the middle of the week, and my living room is stuffed with junk that is not mine and without a stove, fridge, or washing machine. I think the landlady is trying to tell me indirectly that my time is up! No problem, there are things to be […]