Life in Brazil and Perserverence!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 8 degrees, cold, overcast, and rainy. I will be officially on holiday in a week and a half until the new year. I was going to go to Sheffield this coming weekend to visit my brother and his family, but after talking to my mother, I think it would be better to go for the new year. […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 7 degrees, cold, cloudy and slightly rainy. It has been two weeks since I arrived in England, and the time has rushed by. Only after two weeks have, I got to talk to my brother. When I arrived on November 25th, my brother’s wife Debbie called me with the first words of incrimination: “Well, you kept this […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 21oC, cool, overcast and rainy. It is Monday, and I have mixed emotions. I had a great weekend, solving several problems at once. It was also Father’s Day, and my daughter Jessica gave me a much-needed pair of Bermuda shorts. However, something caught my attention. On Father’s Day, when Yasmin, Jessica, Mario, and I were all […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, warmish, and overcast. Friday was a day of achievements, Saturday was for spring cleaning, and Sunday is Father’s Day! I have two daughters, Jessica, who is 30, and Yasmin, who is 16. Unfortunately, I have never been very close to Jessica. I separated from Cibele when Jessica was two years old. I tried to be […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. It is the 8th of March, Women’s Day and my mother’s birthday. I had tried to call my mother early in the morning when Yasmin was with me before she went to school, but there was no answer. I tried again in the early afternoon, but it was busy again, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, Sunny and unstable. I will be migrating from Oi to TIM, and the reasons behind this transition go beyond just phone service. As many of you might know, Oi has been struggling with severe financial difficulties. In light of this, TIM has acquired my account, and the implications are personal. With this change, I […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32oC, hot, muggy and unstable weather. Today, I want to take you through a typical Sunday in my life here in beautiful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’s a special day because it’s my elder daughter’s birthday, and as we start the day, the memories of last night’s festivities at a local pizzeria in Leme still linger […]