Life in Brazil and Perserverence!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 22oC, warmish, sunny, slightly overcast and with heavy rain later. Surprisingly, even though Friday was difficult due to money issues, Saturday has been ok! I have enough money to take Yasmin for lunch, so I am ok. Nalva is working the whole day, so this helps, too. I got up early, went to Carmen Miranda Park, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, warmish, sunny, and slightly overcast. Friday is the sixth day of living with my daughter and ex-wife and a day of contrasts. Exercise early in the morning with a walk and a coffee. My first class is at nine am, and everything is ok. Junior arrived midday, installed the new shower, and put the second […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24oC, coolish, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Thursday and the fifth day of living in Flamengo with my daughter and my ex-wife; everything is good so far; nobody has died!!! The shower is broken, and Junior, the odd job man, promised to come today to begin the work. As promised, he arrived at midday, broke […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 23oC, cool, overcast and rainy. Wednesday is the middle point of the week and my fourth day living in Flamengo, and cracks are beginning to show, not in Flamengo but in my abode. As usual, I got up early, left home to exercise in the local park, and quickly returned for my first early class at […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. It’s my first Monday in this tiny flat with my daughter and ex-wife. I forgot to say that after exercising in Aterro de Flamengo, a public park, yesterday morning, I passed by Casa e Video, a utility DIY store. Luckily, it was open on a Sunday, so I could buy […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. MOVING DAY!!! I was going to get up early and have my last workout in Leme, but as it was a little overcast and rainy, I thought it better not to while I was also feeling a little lazy. It was better that I had not gone; there was still […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, sunny, and with a breeze. Friday, the eve of moving from Copacabana to Flamengo. I was up early; an early class was cancelled the night before so I could have a good workout at the end of Leme, probably my last in Leme. If I do not work out in Leme tomorrow, my next […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Thursday, but D-Day is Saturday. The removal has been arranged for Saturday morning, so now it is just a question of packing, boxing, and preparing my clutter. I have lived in Copacabana for a little more than two years. I had before lived in Copacabana, Posto 6, twenty-five […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Wednesday, the middle of the week, and my living room is stuffed with junk that is not mine and without a stove, fridge, or washing machine. I think the landlady is trying to tell me indirectly that my time is up! No problem, there are things to be […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. Tuesday was a Tuesday of surprises. First, I exercised, had coffee, and took a shower, and everything was going well. I was ready to begin teaching classes when I received a message from Katia, the flat’s owner, asking me if I was going to leave that day. The month before, […]