Day 38 | Wisdom

Mi gente! When life gives you lemons, you make tequila. I taught my first class last week. I ate an octopus. I partied on a boat. I got drunk on a train drinking 1โ‚ฌ beers with a stranger, he was cool. Life since Friday: Slept in Algarve | Woke up in Porto | Chilling in […]

Day 40 | Drambuie

#OoopsHeDidItAgain ๐Ÿ˜‚ Another amazing night, Mi Gente. Celebrated my Polish boy Pavo’s bday. Then I danced all night at Mwangole, saw my friends from the USA and Portugal. Stopped dancing when the lights came on, after the sun rise at 6am, and the club kicked us out. Woke up a little dizzy, must be the […]

Day 41 | Teaching in Lisbon

#AlwaysStartFromTheBottom โฌ†๏ธ Yesterday was Class #2 of your doctor’s 4 week kizomba session at the View Rooftop. Mi gente, class was… a #revelation. The students learned there is a count in kizomba! Yes! They didn’t know. ๐Ÿ˜ณThey understood that to dance kizomba for real, they must LISTEN for the count in the music, and respect […]

Day 43 | Two Parties, One Night

Mi Gente! What’s good? Your doctor is giving another workshop tonight, followed by a party. ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.facebook.com/events/245622675928898/?ti=ic #TheNewFaceOfLisbon ๐Ÿ˜Ž Did you see my #day42 live video? Yesterday was good. Two parties, one at the View Rooftop where your boy is giving his 4-week session and one at Barrio Latino. You already know, your doctor stopped […]

Day 45 | C4 Pedro Agrees

Mi Gente, did you see the video? For the first time Flavie did a kuduro performance by herself at the Columbus Salsa Convention. That girl. Taking on all the responsibility for Manuel & Flavie on her shoulders. She killed it! ๐Ÿ‘Š No big deal, but yesterday the King ๐Ÿ‘‘C4Pedro shared our Top 10 #kizomba songs […]

Day 46 | AirBnB Surprise

Mi Gente, today is Monday, but it feels like a Saturday. Another amazing party at Mwangole tonight, and your boy’s gonna stop dancing after most people are waking up to get ready for work. #dancerlife #theonlylife At the airBnB, your doctor was surprised by a gift from the hosts – a bottle of red wine […]

Day 48 | Blast From The Past

Mi Gente! It’s your favorite travel blogger! #newcareer ๐Ÿ˜‚ Yesterday was an amazing class. More and more students are showing to learn from your doctor. Give it up for Restelo dance center. I was very pleased. The students are understanding the ginga and working on their swipes. The ladies worked hard on not anticipating the […]

Day 49 | Visit from Fabricio

Mi Gente! You know who showed up in Lisbon yesterday? Fabricio. I’m happy, it’s been good spending time with my bro, my twin. He’s my #1 artist in this business. ๐Ÿ‘Š Last night, DJ Barata’s party was off the chain – no surprise. And Mi Gente, I’ve got some good news. ๐Ÿ˜Ž I spoke to […]

Day 54 | Turn Up

Mi Gente. Have you been waiting for the daily post? I’m sorry. My brothers Fabricio and Paraiso showed up and spent these past 5 days with me. Turn up ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฅ! Your doctor had 3 big workshop-parties back to back with little sleep in between.๐Ÿ˜ต Friday was an all-nighter with Elio Santos, Saturday was my semba […]

Day 55 | My Brother’s Birthday

Today is my broโ€™s bday. Jalane, my momโ€™s 3rd eldest son. Growing up, everybody told me I talked, walked, tried to be like him. I hated that. But he WAS the coolest in the family. He could talk his way outta anything and had the nicest clothes, newest Jordans, best everythingโ€ฆ he hustled hard, sometimes […]

Day 57 | Nostalgic Motivation

Rise and shine, Mi Gente! Your doctor woke up early ๐ŸŒž. Last night I went to my last Muketo in Lisbon. They changed the location, it was super packed. Unreal. Saw some friends, the weather was fantastic. Definitely I’m gonna miss that night ๐ŸŒœ. Came back home and watched the TV show Suits ๐Ÿ‘”. That […]

Day 58 | Vodka Watermelon

Mi Gente. Your boy is bawling because I missed Yuri Da Cuhna’s show last night ๐Ÿ˜ญbut… instead I went to work and you already know… I had an amazing party. ๐Ÿ˜› Woke up ate some bacalhau, finished with some sangria and some other stuff I can’t put on social media, feeling kinda zombie ๐Ÿ˜‰listening to […]