Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 28 degrees, hot, Sunny and beautiful blue skies; a beautiful day. I have been back in Rio for five days now, and I am trying to get into the old or maybe a new adapted routine. I had been doing all of this in England before, and now that I am back in Brazil, I […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 19 degrees, cool, sunny and slightly overcast. Today is the eve of the Brazilian bank holiday, Corpus Christi, a Roman Catholic feast and holiday. Brazil is predominantly Roman Catholic, though less so than in the past. Today, the religion is shared between the Catholic Church and a multitude of evangelical churches, but Catholicism remains the primary influence. […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 19 degrees, quite warm, sunny and with a few clouds. My birthday was on 22 April, marking the start of my new year, and today also begins the first month of this new year. Last year was very good for me: I came to England, saved and invested money, saw my mother, and met many new and […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 11 degrees, a little cold, grey, overcast and wet. It is Saturday, and I didn’t go out last night. I also don’t have anything planned socially for today, tonight, or tomorrow. I am surprised by myself that a night out, clubbing, meeting friends, or a girl, etc., are no longer the priorities of my life. Some men […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot and sunny. Tuesday is a great day for early exercise, work, and a lot of classes and study. Over the past year, I’ve completed several web development courses and registered seven domains. It’s time to put my skills into action. One of my pupils is a skilled web designer, and I asked him […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. Today was 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 get back to work after about a week of doing nothing; […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, 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 return to work 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 other […]
Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, windy, cloudy, and stormy. The weather in Rio de Janeiro is overcast and stormy today, which fits my mood. It’s the end of the year, and I’m taking stock of the past 12 months. I’m feeling both melancholic and ashamed. I’m 56 years old, and I have no financial freedom. I don’t own a car or […]