Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC and sunny. It is Wednesday and half the week has gone and the middle point of the week. In the past, it was an excuse for me to do something like going out or at least drinking something: a couple of beers or a bottle of wine. Something to recognise that half the week has […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, hot, sunny, and cloudy. One of my faults, and there are many, is that on the eve of something, I begin to slow down and become prematurely lazy. It is the eve of the bank holiday Easter Friday in Brazil. I think in England the bank holiday is on Monday, but in Brazil, it is […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, hot, sunny, and cloudy. I am fine on Wednesday, in the middle of the week. I have paid most of my bills: my rent, Yasmin and Nalva’s rent, and a part of my new glasses. At the beginning of this year, I treated myself to a new pair of Ray-Bans. Although I already have […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny, and cloudy. It is Tuesday, a beautiful autumn morning with a slight breeze and a temperature in the low 20s. Walking to the end of Leme to exercise, I could see the sea had a rough swell, with waves hitting the shore and the rocks with force; it was stunning and impressive […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, hot and sunny. It is Sunday, and the second half of this toxic weekend. I had a misunderstanding with Yasmin yesterday, and today, the second part of the weekend will be with her mother; however, I did not know this yet. The morning began well; I exercised early at the end of Leme. Afterwards, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny and slightly cloudy. It is April, and today is April 1st, also known as April Fools’ Day. In Brazil, we refer to it as Dia da Mentira, which translates to “the day of the lie.” I can differentiate between a prank, a joke, and a lie to some extent. Regardless, it’s a […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny, cloudy and unsettled. Friday is the eve of the weekend and, coincidently, the eve of the new month. It is also my birthday month, which has never been a great reference to me; it has only been in the last couple of years that I have given more importance to my birthday. […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly cloudy. This is the second or third day with zero funds. There is no money to eat, no money to buy anything, not even any money to catch a bus to collect money. Am I concerned? Yes, just a little. If it were 10 or 20 years ago, it would […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly cloudy. It is still the beginning of the week, but it seems further in the week, like Wednesday evening or Thursday. This month, I have been trying to reorganise my finances by renegotiating my class fees with my pupils. It has been exactly a year since I last increased my […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly stormy. It is Monday, the first working day of the week. A quick workout in the morning due to time, as the first class is at 7:00 a.m. The prognosis for the day is a lot of classes, study, and calm. The classes are obviously for work and money. If […]