The past couple of weeks have been trying for my husband and I. We have been faced with a number of challenges (in addition to just the day to day challenges of the first few months of living abroad). I am not trying to complain (I can see the comments already...) but rather to share what it can be like being a foreigner living in Brazil sometimes. The frustrations add up. Today, like many days, I feel like a bit of a prisoner in my own apartment. With the whole "setup" I have to be here a lot, to receive deliveries, be here while tradespeople are in the place, etc. Which would be fine of course this really only benefits me. Except that about 50% of the time they either do not show up (and no, I have yet to receive a courteous pre-warning call in this situation) or are incredibly late. (Like I am talking up to 6 hours). Which means my day is spent here in the apartment, without decent internet (and therefore access to the outside world). I am not much of a tv-watcher, in fact although we do have cable, it is not currently connected to anything.
When this situation comes up, I feel isolated, and very frustrated that I am continuously put in this situation when there is this paradise right outside that I am eager to explore but can't. At least today it's raining. And I actually accomplished a lot around here.... I made curtains.... notice I said made not sewed...
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