Life in Brazil and Perserverence!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 21oC, warm, sunny and slightly cloudy. It is another Friday, marking the end of the week. Has this week been productive? Yes, but not as much as I would have liked it to be. I recently went to Copacabana and unexpectedly ran into an old flame. We ended up grabbing coffee and catching up on our […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny and cloudy. Over the past few days, we have discussed family, relationships, and money. Families are beautiful and important for society but can also be complicated. Reflecting on my past, one of the reasons I came to Brazil was to escape problems within my family, particularly with my mother. I may have mentioned […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot and sunny. My Uncle Mick, Part 1. It’s boiling—a real heat wave for winter in Rio. Temperatures are almost reaching 40°C, which is completely crazy for this time of year. Yesterday, I mentioned my Uncle Mick, who is my godfather. He is not a blood relative, but a long time ago, he was my […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, hot, sunny and slightly cloudy. It is Sunday, the day I usually reserve for myself. The morning is just for me. I am not Richard, I am not a dad, etc. Nobody knows my name, so nobody can call me to do something because they do not know it on a Sunday morning. In the […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot and sunny. Yesterday, I signed the papers from England. One more thing was resolved. This past week, I have posted in the long gringo blog every day. I have exercised at least three times and paid all essential bills, such as the rent for Yasmin and Nalva, my glasses with Dona Vera, and some […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot and sunny. Today is a bit of a wasted day in some ways. Yesterday was a bank holiday, which means today, Friday, is also a bank holiday. Although it is not officially a holiday, most people will not work today to take advantage of a long weekend from Thursday to Sunday or Wednesday to […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 22oC, warmish, sunny and slightly overcast. I’m still on a roll. Today is another benchmark or a day of reference. The papers that were sent from my mother’s solicitors in England in June have finally arrived. We are in September, and I have been waiting for these documents for over two months. I thought they may […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. I’ve been taking Perola with me when I go to the park to work out more. She needs the exercise because when I arrived in Botafogo, she was extremely overweight for a dog. She was also taking corticosteroids because of her allergy problems. This issue is common with dogs, especially […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, cloudy and slightly sunny. It’s September, just a little over two months until I go to England. It will be my first time in over 20 years. I feel selfish asking myself how September could top August, which was amazing and surreal. This month, I plan to focus on creating more content for my […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 22oC, cool, cloudy but slightly sunny. I got to resolve a big problem with the contact page of ‘The Long Gringo’. After hundreds of attempts, the hosting company fixed it within two minutes. I realised something was wrong with the webpage and the email account settings. I contacted the hosting company through their chat service, and […]