Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, a little hot, sunny and slightly cloudy. Beginning the week broke, but well!!! No time to go out and exercise in the morning, but a short session at home is good enough. We live in a world of two extremes, where it is or it is not, where there seems to be no shades of […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, a little hot, Sunny and slightly cloudy. This Sunday morning is a little chilly, with overcast clouds threatening for it to rain. As I am broke at the moment, there is not a lot I can do. Working out at the end of Leme is cheap. A coffee at the local baker’s is cheap. Going […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC warm and Sunny. It is Thursday, and usually, on Thursday, I am tired. The accumulation of classes starts to hit me on a Thursday. Even so, I am happy because I have got to finish one more book I was reading. I have read two books in less than a month, and I am loving […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC and sunny. It is Wednesday and half the week has gone and the middle point of the week. In the past, it was an excuse for me to do something like going out or at least drinking something: a couple of beers or a bottle of wine. Something to recognise that half the week has […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, hot, sunny, and cloudy. I am fine on Wednesday, in the middle of the week. I have paid most of my bills: my rent, Yasmin and Nalva’s rent, and a part of my new glasses. At the beginning of this year, I treated myself to a new pair of Ray-Bans. Although I already have […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny, and cloudy. It is Tuesday, a beautiful autumn morning with a slight breeze and a temperature in the low 20s. Walking to the end of Leme to exercise, I could see the sea had a rough swell, with waves hitting the shore and the rocks with force; it was stunning and impressive […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, hot, sunny and a little cloudy. Rise and shine; it is Monday morning, the beginning of a new week. Even though I went to bed stressed, I slept well and am ready to exercise. It is Autumn in Rio, so at 5 a.m., it is still dark outside. As usual, I pass by the […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, hot and sunny. It is Sunday, and the second half of this toxic weekend. I had a misunderstanding with Yasmin yesterday, and today, the second part of the weekend will be with her mother; however, I did not know this yet. The morning began well; I exercised early at the end of Leme. Afterwards, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny and slightly cloudy. It is April, and today is April 1st, also known as April Fools’ Day. In Brazil, we refer to it as Dia da Mentira, which translates to “the day of the lie.” I can differentiate between a prank, a joke, and a lie to some extent. Regardless, it’s a […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny, cloudy and unsettled. Friday is the eve of the weekend and, coincidently, the eve of the new month. It is also my birthday month, which has never been a great reference to me; it has only been in the last couple of years that I have given more importance to my birthday. […]