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RJ 10/07/1989 Monday Happy Days! I feel like a feather, light and free. A flowering garden. I can’t describe this sensation of peace! I depend only on myself to be happy. I went to the Banco Mercantil after Brasas to pay for the English course. Daylight robbery! I also paid Rogerio and Paulo. I did … Read more

RJ 09/07/1989 Sunday – I’m going to Brasilia! Luciana called last night saying I can stay at hers! Fucking hell, great news! I’m going to Brasilia on the 21st, I can’t believe it! Claudio (from the beach, last week) called yesterday inviting me to go to the cinema today (I can’t complain I don’t get … Read more

RJ 08/07/1989 Saturday I watched lots of films, it’s mine and the family’s new favourite pastime. Gino called, we dreamt about each other last night, which happens often, but our dreams were very different. In his dream we were at the beach, together… A good dream. In my dream, as in so many, I only … Read more

RJ 06/07/1989 Thursday I was arriving in Brasilia exactly a year ago, for the holidays. My father hasn’t called and this makes it clear that he’s NOT my father. I wrote to Luciana asking if I could stay at her house in the last week of July (when I don’t have classes at Brasas) and … Read more

RJ 05/07/1989 Wednesday I had an English oral test today at Brasas and got 100%! It seems Fred will also be our teacher on Book 3. I hope so! I called Gustavo on Monday asking if he wanted to come with me to exchange 40 dollars in Copacabana. He said he’d call to let me … Read more