Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 10 degrees, cold, overcast and drizzly. Three days before Christmas Day and two days before Christmas Eve in Brazil, everything is in order. I was up early and worked out downstairs in the living room. I got a tea and prepared myself to go out for a walk, then headed down to the canal to feed the […]
Thursday the 21st of December 2023: “An End of Year Reflection”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 13 degrees, warmish and very windy. Today was a quiet day. I woke up early, followed by a hard workout in the living room. I had just two classes during the day, and the rest of the time was spent feeding the ducks and swans, taking a walk and doing little else. I have no more classes […]
Wednesday the 20th of December 2023: “Revisiting Bewdley”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 8 degrees, cold, rainy and overcast. One more chapter of my visits, journeys, trips, etc, reminiscing on the past. Today I went with my mother to Bewdley, a beautiful rural village about 15 miles from where my mother lives. My mother lives in a very privileged part of England, 20 miles from Birmingham, the second largest city […]
Tuesday the 19th of December 2023: “A Tale of Two Christmases”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 8 degrees, cold, rainy and with flashes of the sun trying to appear. There are five or six days until Christmas, depending on how you look at it. In Brazil, we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve at midnight. In England, we officially celebrate on the 25th with lunch. I have always felt that Christmas in Brazil is […]
Monday the 18th of December 2023: “Contemplating Future Possibilities for the New Year”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 10 degrees, cold, grey and rainy. It is one week before Christmas, and I am beginning to wind down. The truth is that classes have been slower than usual since the beginning of December, but now they are even slower, and I am uncertain whether I like it or not. My lazy side likes it, but my […]
Sunday the 17th of December 2023: “Reflections on a Cold Sunday”!!!
It is cold; the day feels like night due to the darkness, and it seems to be trying to rain. Although it is not raining yet, it is attempting to. I was going to walk along the cut- the canal until I reached a place where I used to work for a man when I was 10 or 11 years […]
Saturday the 16th of December 2023: “From Canals to Carveries”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 9 degrees, a little cold, overcast and sunny at the same time. It is Saturday, and it is a little cold in England and very cold if it were for Rio. I woke up a little late today, and I’m feeling a little lazy again. I want to go and feed the ducks and swans along the […]
Thursday the 14th of December 2023: “Acceptance and Abundance”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 3 degrees, very cold, overcast, and almost rainy. When I decided to come to England to spend time with my mother, I never saw it as a holiday. It was more of a necessity to resolve family problems and see if my mother was OK. My perspective on this visit has changed; it is now more of […]
Wednesday the 13th of December 2023: “Reflections, Memories and Change”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 7 degrees, cold, overcast, and rainy. Today was another day of visiting places from the past, either from my childhood or adolescence. Even though it was bitterly cold, I decided to go out and walk, walk, and walk. I fed them, my friends, the swans and ducks along the canal. Then I found myself walking toward my […]
Tuesday the 12th of December 2023: “Family Dynamics”!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 8 degrees, cold, overcast, and rainy. I have been in England for 19 days now, and I’m having a whale of a time. Not a good time as in partying and going out every night, but a whale of a time in respect to being able to do all the things I had come to England to […]