Life in Brazil and Perserverence!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 38oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Wednesday the 15th, and half the month has gone. I am an English teacher; I have been an English teacher for about 25 years. In 2001, I established a small school called “Right Way English School Ltda.” In Centro Commercial de Copacabana, an old commercial building and gallery […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. An excellent hot, sweaty and stuffy Tuesday. When I started working out about a year and a half ago, I would do seven or eight exercises; now, I’m doing between 12 and 15. The time that I have allotted for working out is almost not enough anymore. This is progression, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Monday and the beginning of the working week. I was able to do an exercise session as my first class was at 7:00 a.m. I am feeling concerned that I will have to give up my freedom and live with my ex-wife for the next couple of months. […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29oC, hot and sunny. What a pleasant Sunday. I got up, but this Sunday, I did not do exercise at the end of Leme. First, I did one hundred pushups at home before going out. Then, after green tea, YouTube, etc, I prepared myself to go on a walk. The weather forecast was for rain in […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. Even though I had gone to bed late the night before, I was determined to be up early to do a good workout. I cannot stress enough how much my life has changed since I began exercising regularly. I used to be somewhat active, but I never fully appreciated the […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 31oC, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. Early exercise and work, giving classes and studying in the morning and afternoon. At the end of the day, I had to take Yasmin to one of her classmates’ birthday party dinners in a restaurant in Tijuca. Tijuca is a neighbourhood in the north zone of Rio. Full of hustle […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. It is the 8th of March, Women’s Day and my mother’s birthday. I had tried to call my mother early in the morning when Yasmin was with me before she went to school, but there was no answer. I tried again in the early afternoon, but it was busy again, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. It is Monday, and I am not feeling overly excited about exercising today, but that is how I am always. I reluctantly drag myself out of the house without much energy to work out, but I always return home feeling happy and ready to tackle the day. At 56 years […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 33oC, hot, Sunny and slightly overcast. Something happened this morning that I am not proud of, but it shows what life is like in Brazil at the moment. Even though it was Sunday, I woke up early to exercise. It was not as early as during the week, but still quite early. When I arrived at […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 33oC, hot and sunny. Since Yasmin arrived on Friday night, she has been in a bad mood; as always, it is related to her mother. Her mother says or does something that Yasmin does not like, or her mother criticises her for something she did or did not do, making her extremely upset, down and in […]