Brazil, Life and Perserverence!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. After the stress of Sunday, a long sleep, and an early rise at 4:00 a.m., things were looking better. Just a good sleep can change your perspective on everything. I had to get up earlier than normal because I had a class at 7:00, so I was determined to do […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. Everything was going well, and then Sunday. In the morning, I got up early, did a good workout at the end of Leme, and had coffee in the street before going home. I have never been officially married. I have two mothers of my daughters whom I have lived with, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. It’s a beautiful Saturday morning, 30 degrees, with a completely blue sky and no sign of rain. I love mornings, especially those in Rio. Rio is an extremely beautiful city. I learned to appreciate it in the morning when I had the dogs, two boxers, Bruce and Petra. I would […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. The summer is almost coming to an end in Rio, but it is still very hot. Every day, the temperature is above 30°C. The only difference from a month ago is that it is cooler in the early mornings and evenings. I love this type of weather. Rio de Janeiro […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 38oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Wednesday the 15th, and half the month has gone. I am an English teacher; I have been an English teacher for about 25 years. In 2001, I established a small school called “Right Way English School Ltda.” In Centro Commercial de Copacabana, an old commercial building and gallery […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. An excellent hot, sweaty and stuffy Tuesday. When I started working out about a year and a half ago, I would do seven or eight exercises; now, I’m doing between 12 and 15. The time that I have allotted for working out is almost not enough anymore. This is progression, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Monday and the beginning of the working week. I was able to do an exercise session as my first class was at 7:00 a.m. I am feeling concerned that I will have to give up my freedom and live with my ex-wife for the next couple of months. […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. Even though I had gone to bed late the night before, I was determined to be up early to do a good workout. I cannot stress enough how much my life has changed since I began exercising regularly. I used to be somewhat active, but I never fully appreciated the […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 31oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. Early exercise and work, giving classes and studying in the morning and afternoon. At the end of the day, I had to take Yasmin to one of her classmates’ birthday party dinners in a restaurant in Tijuca. Tijuca is a neighbourhood in the north zone of Rio. Full of hustle […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. It is the 8th of March, Women’s Day and my mother’s birthday. I had tried to call my mother early in the morning when Yasmin was with me before she went to school, but there was no answer. I tried again in the early afternoon, but it was busy again, […]