Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 18 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly cloudy. It’s Saturday, and a big day for me. I have just bought my flight ticket back to Brazil. After a few arguments with my mother last week and the uncomfortable feeling I’ve had since dating Julie, I’ve been considering going back to Brazil for at least a couple of months […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 18 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly cloudy. One of the habits I have grown to love and appreciate here in England is going to a café or coffee shop to work. I had journaled at the Portuguese bakery in Flamengo, Rio, several times and enjoyed it, but not as much as here in England. There are two […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 18 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly cloudy. It is Thursday, the day after a dreadful argument with my mother. I feel somewhat guilty for shouting and criticising what she has been doing all her life, and, more recently, for my visit to England and going out with Julie. It seems that the saying, “a leopard never changes […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 15 degrees, cold, overcast, rainy and miserable. It is Wednesday, the middle of the week, and the day that sets off a series of events that could change everything. From morning until early afternoon, it was just normal, exercising, having an early conversation with Julie, working on a blog post, and giving classes until about 2:00 p.m. […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 15 degrees, cold, overcast, rainy and miserable. My first experiences with Amazon are truly quite amazing. Until this week, I had never used Amazon. The company entered Brazil relatively late; I used some other Brazilian online retailers but never Amazon. Friends in Brazil and Julie have raved about their efficiency, especially in delivery. Last weekend was a […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 21 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Monday, the beginning of the week, and the storm is brewing, though not climactic. I am not sure exactly what kind of storm it is, but for sure, it is with my mother in the eye of it. My relationship with my mother has always been difficult and […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 22 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly overcast. It’s Sunday, and it’s a day I particularly selfishly enjoy for myself. Traditionally, I like to stay alone, especially in the morning, to have some quality time for myself. Or to do some work, housework, or leisure activities—basically to do something I like—an appointment with myself, and today has been […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 17 degrees, warmish, sunny, slightly overcast and with showers. It is Thursday, and this week seems to have gone relatively quickly. I am a little tired, counting the days to the weekend, and my head is a mess. I am beginning to feel the effects of living with my mother. Last week, the doctor or nurse had […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 21 degrees, warmish, sunny and slightly overcast. It is Wednesday, the middle of the week, and a strange week. As I wrote yesterday, there are many loose ends and conflicting situations at the moment, and I don’t know what I want to do. I’m working, giving classes, and making money —not exactly what I ideally want, but […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 17 degrees, warmish, overcast and with showers. I tried to change the keyboard on my computer yesterday. It broke on Sunday, which was my fault, but it was already failing, and I only made it worse when I tried to clean it. I went to a computer repair shop in Brettel Lane to see if it could […]