Brazil, Life and Perserverence!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, hot, Sunny and a little overcast. It is the beginning of the Brazilian New Year, and I am ready! I have started renegotiating my monthly fees with my students as they need to be readjusted. The end-of-year festivities are over, along with the financial obligations at the beginning of every new year here in Brazil, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 31oC, hot, sunny and sometimes overcast. In Brazil, the new year starts on the first Monday after the carnival. This tradition holds both symbolic and metaphoric meanings; however, given the current circumstances of Brazil and the modern world, it is unclear if this tradition is still valid. Saying this! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! In the morning, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. Today was a bit of a contradictory day for me. It marked the first Friday after carnival and my first full day of classes in a week, leaving me slightly confused. On the one hand, I was eager and determined to work after more or less a week of doing […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot and a little overcast. Today was a tough workout despite being very early. It’s technically the first full workday after carnival, but most people aren’t back into work mode yet. Some are still travelling or celebrating carnival with street parades over the weekend, while others may be feeling sluggish from too much food, drink, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot and a clear sky. In the past, people were only required to work from noon on the Wednesday after carnival if they had to go back to work on that day. However, during my time running the school, I tried to hold classes on Wednesday afternoons, but no one ever showed up. In some […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32oC, very hot and stormy. Today marks the official end of the carnival in Brazil, though many people will continue to relax, celebrate, and travel until the following weekend. It is common for people to host barbecues and enjoy themselves before returning to work on the first Monday after the carnival. In Brazil, this day is […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 35oC, boiling with a clear sky. I woke up at 4:30 a.m., made my bed, got dressed and headed out to the street by 5. On my way to exercise at the end of Leme, I stopped at the 24-hour luncheonette on the corner of my street to buy a cafezinho. I always enjoy having a […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny and stormy. I have caught up from back entries from my journal; now I am all up to date. I have just arrived home from a workout at the end of Leme; I’m now drinking green tea, ready to have a shower and begin classes. The morning workout was hard. Lately, every workout […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hottish, sunny and overcast. I am excited to write today. I do not know why. Is it because I am enjoying this new journaling exercise in my life? Or is it because this morning was quite unique? I woke up at 4:30 a.m., fully aware that I had to be back home by 6 for […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, Sunny and a little cloudy. Yasmin is currently with me. She went to bed in a bad mood last night and, unfortunately, seems to have woken up in a similar mood for school today. At times, maintaining patience and dealing with constant negativity can be challenging. I wish she could focus more on being […]