It’s been almost 6 months that I left home, getting further and further outside of my comfort zone. Then 5 months ago, I arrived 8000 kms from home to the east in my temporary final destination: in Phetchabun, Thailand, to teach here. They told me it’s going to be very different from Europe. They told…
Category: In English
These are bittersweet stories, usually longer, and might be a bit more serious in topic, a deeper flow of my thoughts – just like a melange experience.
Who are the maasai?
If someone visits Tanzania or Kenya, there is a high chance that they will meet maasai people, who are easy to recognise. Yes, even for Europeans. They live mainly in south Kenya and north Tanzania around the national parks: in Kenya, around the Masai Mara, and in Tanzania, around its continuation, the Serengeti and the…
Africa? Alone? Yes! – Intro to my African journal
Do you think that Africa is a dark place? Do you think that it is all only about poverty, lack of education, famine, diseases and bloody fights? Do you think that the people coming from there are savages, who live in primitive tribes and have weird customs? Do you think of people who travel there…
Why is it more important now than ever to break down barriers between cultures, and build new connections?
We live in such a controversial world today: on one hand, we are free to travel, it is easier than ever, and globalisation is reaching its peak. On the other hand though, we are full of hatred and intolerance, and we are rising against liberalism. Is this freedom too much for people? Have we forgotten…