Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, sunny, clear sky. It’s Friday, and I’m feeling exhausted. I can’t wait for the last class to end so I can finally be free to do nothing. My final class is at 3:00 pm with Eduardo. He is the son of Fabio, a former student and friend of mine. Fabio has been having classes […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, warm, sunny and slightly overcast. Wednesday: half of the week has passed, and it is another special day. The day began well with a good early start, just like any other day. I had my usual morning workout, and everything seemed normal. What made today different was that I received my new debit card, which […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 23oC, cool and overcast. I am still thinking a lot about what I wrote yesterday regarding my daughter Jessica. I have felt for a long time that she does not like me very much. I wonder if it is 50-50 – 50% because of me as a father and 50% because I am a gringo, and […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hottish, sunny, and slightly overcast. I am still over the moon about yesterday. Getting my Brazilian ID, a new bank account, and a wise card all on the same day without any hiccups is fantastic. It is a lovely, excellent winter day in Rio, with the sun shining, although the temperature is low by Rio […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. I did not expect the day to be so good, but it turned out even better than I had expected. It is Friday, so I have fewer classes, but I am wondering whether I should go to the Federal Police to inquire about my Brazilian ID. I have not yet […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26oC, warm, sunny, and slightly overcast. Thursday has arrived again. I should have gone to Copacabana to give a class to Dona Vera every Tuesday and Thursday. Unfortunately, she has had some health problems and has been hospitalised. She is over 80 years old, and in the last six months, I think she has been to […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24oC, warm and overcast. No exercise this morning, just a long, long walk. Some small exercises in bed before getting up. Then I make my bed and get ready to hit the street. It is 4:50 in the morning, dark, and a little chilly for Cariocas. It makes me feel alive and well. The colder it […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny, clear sky. It’s Monday again, the beginning of the week. I wake up at 4:30 and head out to the street by 5. I work out from 5:15 to 5:50. Then I go to the bakery by 6:05 and back home by 6:40. After a quick shower, I have my first class at […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, warm, sunny, and clear sky. Sunday was interesting; it was something I would have never expected!!! The beginning of the day was normal: getting up early even though it was a Sunday, having coffee at the Portuguese bakery, and walking to the park to exercise. Nobody was there when I arrived at the park; perhaps […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, warm, sunny, and clear sky. It’s Saturday and I’m up early. First, I grab a strong, pure black coffee at the Portuguese bakery and then head off to work out at the park. Sometimes, instead of staying at the bakery, I ask for a takeaway coffee and go sipping the coffee on the way to […]