Life, Brazil and Resilience!!!
Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 29 degrees, hot, Sunny but slightly cloudy. Today I was meant to have lunch at the Yacht Club with Dona Regina and her husband, Roberto. They had invited both Yasmin and me for lunch there, and we had already enjoyed a meal with them at the club a couple of years ago. Because of the […]
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 4 degrees, sunny with blue skies-a beautiful day. Friday is the last working day of the first working week of the year. Classes have been relatively slow this week, which was expected; however, money is still coming in. I’m investing, and I’m planning. Today and tomorrow, I want to study more about text-to-speech platforms and which […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, 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 […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, 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, with little energy to work out, but I always return home feeling happy and ready to tackle the day. At 56, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, overcast and a little drizzly. It is a cloudy Wednesday morning as I gaze out of the window of my apartment on Rua Duvivier in Copacabana. I am amid my end-of-year holidays, which I usually take between Christmas and New Year. This time of year is ordinarily slow, with few people interested in learning English. […]