Brazil, Life and Perserverence!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 4 degrees, cold and overcast. A crazy day of housework and getting half drunk! As I have said many times before, I have been having difficulty getting up early in England, as I usually do in Brazil. I’m not sure if it’s due to the time difference; my body clock is still set to the Brazilian time […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 5 degrees, cold, cloudy and with drizzle. Today has been basically one long walk. Up early, I worked on the computer, wrote in my journal, and then prepared to go out. I wanted to visit a second-hand motorbike dealer on the other side of Brierley Hill, near where my late grandfather lived. My mother knew that I […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 5 degrees, chilly, sunny with a clear blue sky. Today, I only have two classes, one at 7:00 am Brazilian time, which was cancelled 1/4 of an hour before the class, and the other at 6:00 pm Brazilian time, which is 9:00 pm here in England on a Friday. If it were 20 years ago, I would […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 10 degrees, a little sunny but overcast. It has been exactly two weeks to the day since my mother had her knee surgery. On Monday, she went for her first physio session. Interestingly, the physiotherapist gave my mother various printed sheets stipulating and showing her the exercises that she needs to do every day. For me, this […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 6 degrees, stormy and chilly. It’s not as cold as it was last week, but it’s stormy, with the second storm hitting England in a week. The weather is very windy, a little rainy, grey, and bleak, but it’s still possible to go out and do whatever needs to be done. I have the option to withdraw […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 8 degrees, cold and stormy. The whole of England is covered by a storm called Isha, after a woman, of course. There has been flooding in some parts of the country, accompanied by slight rain and strong winds. The wind had been quite strong, but nothing so severe as to be alarmed about. I was able to […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: -3 degrees during the night. During the day, it is 3 degrees with sun and blue skies. It’s bitterly cold in Wordsley, but still sunny, which is a plus! I’m trying to get up early, but as I’ve mentioned before, it seems almost impossible until now. The three-hour difference also seems to coincide with my 8:00 a.m. […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 0 degrees, very cold, but a beautiful sunny day with blue skies. I am having difficulty getting up early here as I normally do in Rio. In Rio, I wake up at 4:30 or 5:00 a.m. and head out for morning exercise at 5:30. Here in England, I’ve tried to replicate this routine by setting the alarm […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 1 degree, very cold, with light grey skies and no snow. I’m writing this entry on Friday, the 19th, two days after today. Usually, I write an entry at the end of the same day or the next, so that it is generally fresh in my mind. Nowadays, with the amount of things we cram into each […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 1 degree, very cold, sunny and with a beautiful, clear blue sky. Today, I have to run errands for my mother in the street, in addition to teaching classes, blogging, and journaling. My mother receives her pension, I think every Monday or Tuesday, every week, in one account and pays her bills every Wednesday in another bank […]