Life in Brazil and Perserverence!
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 8 degrees, cold and rainy. It is my second day working remotely in England. It is good; there have been no hiccups until now. In the morning, I got up relatively early at about 7:00 a.m. It is not a time to Rio de Janeiro standards at 4:30 or five, but I may get there shortly. As […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 8 degrees, cold and rainy. It is the first working day since arriving in England. I wanted to go for a walk in the morning, but it was raining. The truth is that it has been raining all day- not heavy rain, just a drizzle, which has been just enough to keep me from going out. I […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 6 degrees, cold, sunny and slightly overcast. My mother had said the day before that she would like to buy me a coat, an anorak, because of the cold and rain due to the English weather. The idea was to visit the Marks and Spencer store at Merry Hill shopping centre to buy one. Maryhill is situated […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 6 degrees, cold, sunny and slightly overcast. I woke up Saturday morning after a deep sleep. I’m sleeping better here in England than I did in Brazil. Unfortunately, I missed my usual wake-up time, which is, at the latest, 6:00 a.m. I’m not sure if it’s due to the time difference or simply the accumulated tiredness from […]
Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam: 9 degrees, slightly sunny and with showers. Birmingham International Airport, England: 7 degrees, cold, overcast with a slight hint of sunshine. Wolverhampton, England: 3 degrees, cold and overcast. Yesterday, I was writing in the waiting room at Rio’s International Airport in Ilha do Governador. I was waiting for my flight to Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, […]
Rio de Janeiro: 32 degrees, hot, sunny and overcast. Today was meant to be the day I travelled, at least for the first leg. However, it has been delayed by a day for some reason, so I will now only be travelling tomorrow. As a result, I utilised my time effectively to tackle some minor tasks. In the morning, I […]
Rio de Janeiro: 25 degrees, overcast and rain. Today has been a pleasantly odd day. There has been a touch of productivity, but nothing like what I am accustomed to. In the morning, I went to the Portuguese bakery early, did my daily journal entry, drank two large black coffees, went home, and gave a couple of classes. Nothing out […]
Rio de Janeiro: 27 degrees, overcast and rain. What a great day and with a twist! It is a bank holiday, the third of three for November, and it is raining outside. I got my diary early and went straight to the Portuguese bakers to write and put in my entry for the day. A farewell lunch has been arranged […]
Rio de Janeiro: 27 degrees, hottish, sunny, overcast and unstable. It is the last Sunday before I go to England. The countdown is only three days away, and I have two days to do my online check-in. I took Perola for a walk in the morning. It had rained at night, but the streets and the park were already dry […]
Rio de Janeiro: 34 degrees, very hot, sunny and slightly overcast. Instead of cooling down a bit after so many hot days, it feels like someone has cranked up the heat even further; everything is melting from the excess heat. I have had to go out, even though I didn’t want to, I needed to buy socks. I seldom wear […]