“Is it Woodstock? I mean, is it the Woodstock?” I ask the first passer-by, after parking at the crossroads, thinking and wondering if it was the correct place and if it was worth checking it out. “If you mean the festival, yes, but it was in another location”. This was very random and spontaneous, since […]
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Traveling While Vegetarian
“So what do you do when you travel?” I was asked about being vegetarian. To someone who is neither a vegetarian nor vegan, it seems like the craziest idea ever. Something out-there and almost impossible. Have I thought the same myself? Probably, not… However, now I definitely know that it is much easier to be […]
What It is To Be…
Have you ever thought what it is to be an American? or a European? While the USA is debating what New York values are, how they are different from the rest of the country, and who is American enough or creme de la creme to become and be an American, Europe is doing kind of […]
What Dreams are Made of
“Sabbaticals can give people an invaluable opportunity to rest and reflect on their identity beyond their job.” – Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic What do I start writing about after a partial break from the internet and social media? Places I’ve been to? All the sights that I’ve seen? Or do I write about how fortunate […]
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“What is your area of expertise?” is not the question we hear that often these days, besides, probably, a job interview or an educational setting, but may be, we should ask it more often ourselves. Besides, in the age of polarization and finger pointing, who gets to decide what’s true? If only it was as […]