Chapter 44 Eighteen Months Later

• João Felipe
• The view from my living room window, in the commercial building that housed the Mendes de Albuquerque branch in New York, was spectacular. From the time I was on the thirtieth floor of the building, I could see much of the magnificent city, known worldwide and the desired destination of many.
• I was able to achieve all the goals I set for myself over the last few months and was very satisfied with myself and everything I had accomplished. But that was it.