Brazil, Life and Perserverence!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 33oC, hot and sunny. A heat wave has hit Rio, reaching 37°C on a winter day. I have always enjoyed going to the beach. The beach is a club where members of various tribes go to specific areas to meet their friends, etc. For many years, I frequented Ipanema, and when I moved to Flamengo, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 21oC, warm, sunny and slightly cloudy. Saturday is usually a day for a heavy workout, and this morning was no different. However, my routine has changed a little on the weekends. I start my day by heading to the bakery. I go alone and without my training gear, and I enjoy a coffee or two while […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 21oC, warm, sunny and slightly cloudy. It is another Friday, marking the end of the week. Has this week been productive? Yes, but not as much as I would have liked it to be. I recently went to Copacabana and unexpectedly ran into an old flame. We ended up grabbing coffee and catching up on our […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny and cloudy. Over the past few days, we have discussed family, relationships, and money. Families are beautiful and important for society but can also be complicated. Reflecting on my past, one of the reasons I came to Brazil was to escape problems within my family, particularly with my mother. I may have mentioned […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32oC, hot and sunny. My Uncle Mick-Part 2. It will have been. Two years this November. That is my Uncle Mick. Had died. As I said yesterday. He was an incredibly good man, very good for me. He had married three times. The first was to a Swindler, the second to an Angel and the third […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot and sunny. My Uncle Mick, Part 1. It’s boiling—a real heat wave for winter in Rio. Temperatures are almost reaching 40°C, which is completely crazy for this time of year. Yesterday, I mentioned my Uncle Mick, who is my godfather. He is not a blood relative, but a long time ago, he was my […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot and sunny. Today is a bit of a wasted day in some ways. Yesterday was a bank holiday, which means today, Friday, is also a bank holiday. Although it is not officially a holiday, most people will not work today to take advantage of a long weekend from Thursday to Sunday or Wednesday to […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 22oC, warmish, sunny and slightly overcast. I’m still on a roll. Today is another benchmark or a day of reference. The papers that were sent from my mother’s solicitors in England in June have finally arrived. We are in September, and I have been waiting for these documents for over two months. I thought they may […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. It’s the middle of the week again. Half of the week has passed, and the other half is yet to come. However, this is a bit of a lie because today is the eve of a bank holiday. Tomorrow will be Brazilian Independence Day, the 7th of September. Traditionally, on […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Monday, and I have been blogging for two days now. I have posted three times, and I’m still on a roll – it’s been about a month, and I don’t intend to stop now. I wake up early and head to the bakery, waiting for it to open […]