Life in Brazil and Perserverence!
Rio de Janeiro: 27 degrees, hot and very sunny. It’s Friday, and there are 12 days until I travel. The countdown is on! I’ve already downloaded a KLM app that allows me to organise my flight and all other details, ensuring I don’t get anything wrong on the day. I can check in online a few days before the flight, […]
Rio de Janeiro: 32 degrees, hot and very sunny. Today, I reserved and paid for my seat on my flight from Rio to Schiphol. I had already paid for a seat from Schiphol to Birmingham. Stupidly, I thought that it was for both flights. Then I discovered that if you want a preference for where you sit and sleep, especially […]
Rio de Janeiro: 25 degrees, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. Tuesdays and Thursdays are my busiest days, as I’m giving presential classes to Dona Vera in Copacabana while also trying to complete my dental treatment before travelling. I had a one-o’clock appointment with Dr. Thomas, the dentist. I like him very much. He clearly takes pride in his work and […]
Rio de Janeiro: 24 degrees, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. There are 16 days until I travel and leave Brazil, and 17 days until I arrive at Birmingham International Airport. The flights are with KLM. I have flown with them a couple of times before. They were always good, but that was 20 or 30 years ago; I’m not sure […]
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 […]