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…
Meeting an Old-School Brazilian Helicopter Pilot
Starting a Healthier Routine | One Year of Progress
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…
Carnival | A Temporary Escape
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…
The Struggles of Living in Brazil
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny and stormy. I have caught up on the back entries from my journal; now I am all…
The Art of Finding Beauty in Everyday Life
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…
Productive Sundays and Personal Habits
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…
The Value of the Journey and a Normal Saturday Morning
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…
Overcoming Friday Laziness and Direction
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…
Finding Positivity and YouTube
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny, and a little cloudy. Yasmin is currently with me. She went to bed in a bad mood…
A Life Update
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny and unstable. It’s Wednesday morning, and I have a 7 a.m. class, so I am doing a…