Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, 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 […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29 °C, 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 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: 27 °C, hot, sunny and a little stormy. I live in a cosy rented flat on Rua Duvivier in beautiful Copacabana. The street has a charming ambience, with lush trees flanking both sides. It also boasts an array of shops, bars, and restaurants that cater more to tourists. Additionally, a few 3- and 4-star hotels are […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, 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 […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 31 °C, 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 parties in a restaurant in Tijuca. Tijuca is a neighbourhood in the north zone of Rio. Full of the […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, 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 […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 31 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. This Tuesday was just another Tuesday of exercise, work, and resolving problems, but it was filled with a pinch of happiness throughout the day. I completed a strenuous workout in the morning, arriving home drenched in sweat but feeling content and accomplished. After a shower and changing clothes, I […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Monday, and I am not feeling overly excited about exercising today, but that is how I am always. I reluctantly drag myself out of the house, with little energy to work out, but I always return home feeling happy and ready to tackle the day. At 56, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 33 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. Something happened this morning that I am not proud of, but it shows what life in Brazil is like right now. Even though it was Sunday, I woke up early to exercise. It was not as early as during the week, but still quite early. When I arrived at […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 33 °C, hot and sunny. Since Yasmin arrived on Friday night, she has been in a bad mood; as always, it is related to her mother. Her mother says or does something that Yasmin does not like, or criticises her for something she did or did not do, leaving her extremely upset, down and in a […]