My journals from 1984 until now
Praia Brava 30/12/1984 Sunday Today Superman was on but I couldn’t watch it, no tv here… I think the film lasted 4 hours. We played cards, and I was in a hole, feeling dizzy and ill, could barely stand (I feel better now). I had no voice in the morning but it came back in … Read more
Praia Brava 29/12/1984 Saturday I’ve got an awful cold, no voice … I woke at 8:30 and had my breakfast. We went to the beach after much drama. Me and Jeison were competing (using the chronometer in Maira’s watch), to see who could retrieve a screw faster (it was a puzzle). At the beach I … Read more
Praia Brava 28/12/1984 Friday The petrol is 1,710 cruzeiros. Around 10:30 we went to Saens Penha Square (it takes ages by bus) and I bought my rubber rucksack, which is white for 14,500.00 cruzeiros, stickers (Garfield, Hello Kitty and My Melody) 5 altogether, for 8,500 cruzeiros. Later we had ice cream, mine cost 1,000 and … Read more
RJ 27/12/1984 Thursday I complain about my mum but I can’t stand anyone else slagging her off. I really like her and everything I wrote was during a moment of anger. Yesterday I bought some fancy letter paper and wrote to Vivi, Alexandra and Well. I put it all together in the same envelope to … Read more
RJ 26-12-84 Wednesday I’ll write what’s been happening in the news lately: First : There was an explosion, a terrorist attack, in Italy; a few days ago. They blew up a train and a lot of people died. The only thing they know for sure is that it was a group from the extreme right … Read more