Life in Brazil and Perserverence!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32oC, hot with a clear sky. It is Friday before the carnival, and rain is forecasted for during it, but I do not really care. I will stay home, watch films, study, and drink wine. Today, I had classes that lasted until 5 pm. Finally, I was free, which was a relief. In the evening, I […]
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: 27oC, hottish and overcast. I was up early yesterday and today again, 5:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning. I am arriving at the end of Leme for a workout, and I am astonished! What I had forgotten to mention yesterday was that there was an enormous temporary stage for Carnival with speakers, steel partitions/railings, diesel generators, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, Sunny and a little unstable. IT IS THE JOURNEY, NOT THE DESTINATION!!! The journey is more important than the destination. Sometimes, the destination may change, but the journey remains the same. It is what we have. Without it, we have nothing. When we overly focus on reaching the destination, we overlook the journey, where […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny and a little unstable. It is Friday, marking the end of the workweek for some people. I usually have fewer classes today, but completing them can be more challenging. Even though I will finish earlier than usual, the day and classes often seem to drag on. It is a psychosomatic response to the […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, Sunny and unstable. It’s Wednesday morning, and I have a 7 a.m. class, so I am doing a home workout that includes push-ups. Before class, I have to drop Yasmin off at the Metro station for school. I live in Brazil, and my mother lives in England. As I recently changed my phone number, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, Sunny and unstable. I woke up early today and headed to Leme for a rigorous workout. After that, I quickly returned home to shower, change my clothes, and give classes. Walking by the beach in the morning made me appreciate the beauty of Rio de Janeiro even more. It’s fantastic to have such stunning […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot and sunny. Yasmin has arrived, and I’m paying for her to exercise at one of the schools on the beach. However, she is not taking it seriously enough for my liking. After a stern talk, I clarified that I would only continue to pay if she took it seriously. I study every day and […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot and sunny. It’s the first day of a new month, and I have many plans and tasks ahead. The excitement of a fresh start is running through me, and I’m raring to go!!! However, today, itself is pretty ordinary. I started the morning bright and early, kicked off with a hard workout at the […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 degrees, very hot, with a little cloud. Today, I had to make multiple trips to the TIM telecommunications store in the Rio Sul shopping centre due to issues I faced while migrating from Oi to TIM. The migration process should typically be easy and hassle-free, but it turned out to be complicated, and I encountered […]