(my cozy room in Rio when it rains 😌)
🗓️ August 10th, 2025 • Day 3 of Documenting My Life ✍️
August has been so wonderful so far! Truly a blessing. Every issue that arose came with its own wonderful resolution 😮💨
✈️ I needed to buy a flight ticket from Rio to Paris, but couldn't find anything within my budget. I took matters into my own hands and did more research. As a result, I created my own little adventure at an affordable price! 😎
🗽 At the end of the month, I'll be flying to Paris, passing through New York, and spending a full day of exploration there! A matter that had initially given me so much anxiety became an exciting upcoming trip 😁
😭 The following week, my MacBook was overheating... I took it to the Apple Store and learned the bad news that my battery was dying. I was frightened by the price they asked to replace it 😨 (Brazil is the most expensive country in the world for anything Apple-related) 💻 But here's the good news: when I mentioned my upcoming long layover in New York, the staff immediately recommended that I bring my old computer to an Apple Store there. They estimated I could get around $250 discount on a new computer! And the US is the place with the cheapest MacBook computers! Ah, such a relief! 😮💨
(some delicious things I got to eat in very good company)
🎥: I've been binge-watching all three seasons of The Gilded Age - I am OBSESSED.
Highlights of the week
🌟 Feeling so lucky and so grateful for everything that went right instead of wrong this week
🌟 The doorman/caretaker of my Airbnb building is so kind! I adore greeting him every day when I go to the gym. He's so thoughtful, always checking on me and the other residents.
🌟 I got to make so many new friends in Rio! I felt like I had a community here already, and it's only getting stronger 🥰
Downside of the week
I chipped my front teeth on a plate 🤕 It's not too bad, probably no one will notice, but I CAN see it 🥲 It's strange to smile at the mirror and not recognize what I see... Well, I have to remind myself that it could have been worse! I'm lucky it was just two tiny specks at the bottom of my tooth. Passing the August luck to everyone who needs it more 🍀
