Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 28 degrees, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Saturday, and I haven’t spoken to Julie for about a week. Over the last couple of days, I have had a kind of crisis, wanting to send her a message and thinking about her too much, but I had to control myself. I don’t believe a […]
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 29 degrees, hot, Sunny but slightly cloudy. Today I was meant to have lunch at the Yacht Club with Dona Regina and her husband, Roberto. They had invited both Yasmin and me for lunch there, and we had already enjoyed a meal with them at the club a couple of years ago. Because of the […]
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 29 degrees, hot, Sunny and beautiful blue skies; a beautiful day. It is Saturday and the declaration day! I am up and in the street by 8:00 a.m., doing a heavy workout of walking, skipping, TRX straps, and elastic bands, a good two hours of exercise with tiny pauses between each module. Now I am […]
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: 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 and with rain at the end of the day. Today was a lazy Saturday, filled with simple pleasures and quality time spent with my daughter, Yasmin. The day started stress-free, as Saturdays often do. Not having anything to do was a bonus! Yasmin decided to visit some of her dear friends in […]