Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, warm, sunny and slightly overcast. It is my birthday, and there has been a lot of expectation for the…
Starting A Fresh From Your Birthday | A Personal Account of Life Changes and New Beginnings
Reflections of a 56-Year-Old Man | Financial Struggles, Family Feuds, and Existential Crises
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, cloudy and rainy. Three days to my birthday, a little self-doubt and despair continue. Now I have all of…
Finding Balance | The Importance of Improvisation and a Good Routine
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, a little hot, sunny and slightly cloudy. Beginning the week broke, but well!!! No time to go out and…
Easter Sunday | Drinking, Prejudice, and Chocolate Deliveries
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 23oC, cloudy, rainy and shitty. It is Easter Sunday, it is cold and rainy, and I woke up in half-dead mode.…
A Rainy Good Friday and an Ordinary Day in the Life of a Middle-Aged Man
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, very cloudy, grey and rainy. It is Good Friday, and it is cold and rainy for Cariocas. I worked…
Prioritising Integrity and Responsibility
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, hot, sunny, and cloudy. I am fine on Wednesday, in the middle of the week. I have paid most…
A New Week Begins: A Morning Routine in Autumn Rio
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27 °C, hot, sunny and a little cloudy. Rise and shine; it is Monday morning, the beginning of a new week.…
The Affordable and Convenient Culture of Quentinhas in Brazil
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly cloudy. It is the middle of the last week of the month, and I am…
Finding Inspiration at Unexpected Moments
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 34 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly stormy. Today is a typical Sunday. I had planned to wake up early for a…
Life During COVID-19
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly cloudy. It was a hot, lazy day, and I had trouble sleeping the night before.…