Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot and sunny. It was the second and last night of the special league of samba schools’ processions at Sambodromo and the penultimate day of the carnival. It was the middle of the morning, and as Yasmin was not with me, I decided to take a walk along Av. Atlantica by the beach. To […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot and overcast. No exercise, just up early doing things about the flat. I am feeling slow due to drinking the night before. Not that I was drunk, but I think because of my age and having lost a little of the habit of drinking, my resistance to alcohol is less than when I […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, hot with a clear sky. It is the first day of carnival, and Copacabana is bustling with a diverse mix of people. There are street vendors, tourists from other states and countries, many homeless people, and chicken thieves. It is essential to be cautious and watchful to avoid any theft or harm. I was […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, hot with a clear sky. It is Friday before the carnival, and rain is forecasted for during it, but I do not really care. I will stay home, watch films, study, and drink wine. Today, I had classes that lasted until 5 pm. Finally, I was free, which was a relief. In the evening, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 35 °C, boiling with a clear sky. I woke up at 4:30 a.m., made my bed, got dressed and headed out to the street by 5. On my way to exercise at the end of Leme, I stopped at the 24-hour luncheonette on the corner of my street to buy a cafezinho. I always enjoy having […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 32 °C, very hot, sunny and stormy. A lazy day! Why a lazy day? No early-morning exercise, no online study, and few classes to give. It is the eve of the carnival, and already, the atmosphere in Rio is different. People have resigned from working at their normal pace, and now it is a countdown to […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny and overcast. I am excited to write today. I do not know why. Is it because I am enjoying this new journaling exercise in my life? Or is it because this morning was quite unique? I woke up at 4:30 a.m., fully aware that I had to be back home by 6 […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, hot and overcast. I was up early yesterday and again today, at 5:30 a.m. on a Sunday. I am arriving at the end of Leme for a workout, and I am astonished! What I forgot to mention yesterday was that there was an enormous temporary stage for Carnival, with speakers, steel partitions/railings, diesel generators, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 29 °C, hot, sunny, and a little unstable. IT IS THE JOURNEY, NOT THE DESTINATION!!! The journey is more important than the destination. Sometimes the destination changes, but the journey remains the same. It is what we have. Without it, we have nothing. When we overly focus on reaching the destination, we overlook the journey, where […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny and a little unstable. It is Friday, marking the end of the workweek for some people. I usually have fewer classes today, but completing them can be more challenging. Even though I will finish earlier than usual, the day and classes often seem to drag on. It is a psychosomatic response to […]