Brazil, Life and Perserverence!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, hottish, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Thursday evening, and I am exhausted. Teaching so many classes from Monday to Thursday has taken a toll on me. The only relief is that tomorrow is Friday and the weekend, but Thursdays are always tough. It feels like the peak of the mountain that I have been […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, hot, sunny and clear sky. It is Wednesday, the penultimate day of the month. I am still happy about resolving my Brazilian ID issue, but now I am more interested in what I will do for the next month and the second half of the year. I like the number 3 and its multiples. In […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, hottish, sunny and with a bright sky. Today is Monday, the start of the week, and it’s Federal Police Day for me. Unfortunately, I didn’t sleep well last night, a recurring problem. I suspect it might be due to anxiety about the upcoming week or my appointment with the federal police. I didn’t exercise today […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, hottish, sunny and with a bright sky. It is Sunday, and it is a beautiful day, but I am still a little down with a lingering cold. The plan is to get up early, work out in the park, have coffee at the Portuguese baker’s, and then maybe walk to Urca. Urca is my church, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, hottish, sunny and with a bright sky. My intention for this Saturday is to do a heavy exercise routine even though I am still recovering from a cold and need to relax. On Monday, I have an appointment with the Federal Police and must take some documents. Yesterday, I sorted them, including which needed to […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, hottish and sunny. It is Friday, the end of the working week for most and almost the end of the month. The week has been reasonably good. I have had to choose the templates for all my sites. I have bought a new pair of glasses and am just waiting for them to be ready. […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, hottish and sunny. Thursday, and I am still with a cold, and it seems to have stuck. Even so, up and out early for a light exercise session in the park. Back and washed by ten to seven and working with my first class at seven. Classes are direct until two pm, and then I […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 22oC, cool and overcast. It is Sunday, a day that I normally reserve a part of to myself, if I were living alone, or more likely the whole day. I needed to change Rogerio’s shirt, a present I had taken to his birthday barbecue party the Sunday before. Surprisingly, it was too large for him, as […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 22oC, cool and overcast. It’s Saturday, and although it’s a bit chilly by Carioca standards, I’ve decided to give myself a challenging workout. I woke up at six in the morning and hit the streets by 6:30. I went straight to the park to begin. To avoid losing count, I chose to do a long-extended exercise […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, hottish, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Tuesday, and my first class back with an old pupil. Dona Vera, I think she is eighty-four years old; she had fallen down a month ago and broke her arm and shoulder. She was rushed to hospital by her next-door neighbour and her maid and went immediately into […]