Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Tuesday, and my first class back with an old pupil. Dona Vera,…
Reflections on Time and Ageing | A Tale of Two Old Pupils
Challenges and Adaptability | Living in Rio and Life
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, hot and sunny. Just a note from yesterday: I do not think my ex-wife and my daughter really appreciate…
Sunday Barbecue in the Periphery
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot and sunny. OK, it is Sunday, and the flat is full of women. Sunday is usually a sacred…
The Importance of Food and Hospitality in Brazilian Culture
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot and sunny. It is Saturday, and today will be a full house. Yasmin’s aunts, Nalva’s sisters, and one of…
From Teaching to Creating | A Freelance Teacher and Entrepreneur
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, hot and sunny. It’s Friday and, technically, the start of a long weekend. If I were a civil servant…
Exploring the Intersection of Faith, Government, and Personal Growth
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, hot and sunny. It is Corpus Christi, a religious bank holiday, and I do not know what it represents…
Yasmin’s Sixteenth Birthday
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24 °C, warmish, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Yasmin’s birthday; she is sixteen today; where has the time gone? The…
Reflections on Brazil, Family and Survival | A Birthday Eve Story
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Tuesday, the eve of Yasmin’s birthday, and two days before a long…
Brazil’s Decay And Destruction
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is the first day of the new working week after a very enjoyable…
Sunday Reflections in Rio
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24 °C, hot and beautifully sunny. I am writing this entry one day late, on Monday, June 5th. I am writing…