Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 5 degrees, sunny, overcast and rainy-everything imaginable and always cold. A Sunday full of surprises! Yesterday, I arranged with the head nurse at the hospital that before my mother is sent home by ambulance, someone would call me to inform me and to help me prepare for her arrival. It is midday and I haven’t received any […]
Thursday the 11th of January 2024: “Hospital, Solitude and the Price of Life”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 3 degrees, grey, cold, overcast and damp. Waking up in a house alone is a luxury that I haven’t had for quite some time, being both good and strange. Being able to do anything you want, within reason, without worrying about someone else in the house is sublime. Walking naked from the bathroom after a shower to […]
Wednesday the 10th of January 2024: “A Day in Wordsley”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 1 degree, cold and overcast. Today has been a good day. Although it is bitterly cold and damp, it has turned out to be very good for many reasons. I dispatched my mother by taxi to the hospital at 7:00 a.m. She will undergo a knee surgery., The doctor said her knee was utterly shattered and would […]
Tuesday the 9th of January 2024: “The Cold: Past and Present”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 1 degree, bitterly cold but with beautiful blue skies. One degree is cold for anyone, and I certainly felt it this morning! When I arrived on November 25th, it was chilly and damp because it was raining. However, today’s cold feels different with the sunshine and a blue sky; it’s lovely. You need to dress warmly when […]
Monday the 8th of January 2024: “Contrasting Weather and Its Effect”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 3 degrees, cold and cloudy with rain on the way. It is very cold, rainy and damp. This kind of weather I don’t remember from my childhood, which seems normal nowadays in England. I also believe the weather plays a significant role in shaping how we behave and live our lives on a day-to-day basis. In Rio, […]
Friday the 5h of January 2024: “Kickstarting a Productive Year through Routine”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 4 degrees, sunny with blue skies-a beautiful day. Friday is the last working day of the first working week of the year. Classes have been relatively slow this week, which was expected; however, money is still coming in. I’m investing, and I’m planning. Today and tomorrow, I want to study more about text-to-speech platforms and which […]
Wednesday the 3rd of January 2024: “Building Healthy Habits at the Start of the New Year”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge: 8 degrees, and with a beautiful blue sky, but with the threat of rain. It’s the new year, and although it’s only the first week, it’s essential to start off on the right foot with the right habits and routine. For some reason, I’m having trouble getting up early, as I’m used to doing in Brazil. I’m not […]
Tuesday the 2nd of January 2024: “Starting the New Year”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge: 7 degrees, very rainy, cold and wet. I had tried to get up early, but it was impossible. It was raining outside, so I couldn’t really go for a walk. Instead, after the delay of getting out of bed, I went downstairs, made myself a cup of tea, and exercised in the back living room. Now I have […]
Sunday the 31st of December 2023: “Reflections and New Beginning on New Year’s Eve”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 4 degrees, rainy, grey and shitty. It is New Year’s Eve, and I am reflecting inwardly after my disastrous visit to my brothers in the north of England. I’m grateful to Stephen for hosting me and showing me around, but the rest of the experience was disastrous. Perhaps I was naive or foolish, or during all these […]
Saturday the 30th of December 2023: “Returning Earlier”!!!
Sheffield, England: 4 degrees, rain, wind and very cold. I’m in Sheffield. Yesterday, I had an argument with my brother. The weather is super shitty, and I have to do what I want to do and go back to Wordsley. Even though it is not good for everybody, especially my niece and nephew, I think it’s best to avoid further […]