Brazil, Life and Perserverence!!!
Rio de Janeiro: 26 degrees, hottish, sunny and a little overcast. Today, I got laid. I believe it’s the first time in three months and with the same person. We’ve had a story for quite a while, but I think something seems to be missing from both sides regarding being truly serious. I have a deep admiration for her. I […]
Rio de Janeiro: 26 degrees, hottish, sunny and a little overcast. It is early, cool, and windy, with the possibility of rain. I went to the Portuguese bakery and made an entry in my journal. I had two coffees before returning to the flat to pick up Perola. I have some pre-planned fixed routes that I take with her. They […]
Rio de Janeiro: 30°C, hot, sunny and a little overcast. It is likely to be a quiet day since yesterday was a bank holiday; many people will not be working today, even though it is not officially a holiday. It’s a countdown until I go to England, there are only 19 days until my flight. I don’t know if I […]
Rio de Janeiro: 25°C, hot, sunny and a little overcast. It’s a bank holiday, but it seems like a Sunday. I don’t know why. I believe someone mentioned it last week, but I can’t remember. This is the first of three, and I’m already counting down to going to England. When I was a child, if I felt shame, embarrassment, […]
Rio de Janeiro: 29°C, hot, sunny and a little overcast. It is the eve of the first of three bank holidays in November. This is the penultimate month of the year, and I will be visiting England for the first time in 22 years. It feels like an eternity, almost a generation. The countdown has begun, and I am keen […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32°C, hot, sunny, stuffy, and slightly overcast. As the month wraps up, I’m getting ready for my trip to England, which will happen this time next month. There’s a bank holiday coming up this week, plus two more in November, making it three bank holidays in total. The number of these holidays makes me wonder about […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, sunny, stuffy and slightly overcast. Today was supposed to be a productive day. I aimed to prepare and draft three or four posts for the blog. However, that didn’t happen. I managed to prepare one in the morning, but I either got delayed or distracted for the rest of the day. Nalva thinks that […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 23oC, warm, sunny and slightly overcast. Brazil’s capital, Brasilia is in flames, and the whole country will soon be. Let’s see if the fire brigade arrives soon! I have lived in Brazil for over 30 years, and reflecting on my time here reminds me of my childhood in England. During that period, England experienced significant changes […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, hot and Sunny and slightly overcast. It has become clear over the last couple of months, particularly in the previous two weeks, that a fundamental reason to go to England is the situation in Brazil, which has become a dictatorship. Similar to the situation in North Korea, where small actions over time led the populace […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, very hot and sunny. At the moment, Tuesdays are my busiest days in terms of classes. They are also the days I have to go to Copacabana to give a class to Dona Vera. Usually, there isn’t time to take Perola to the park. I was doing a workout. Most of these days, I do […]