• Journal,  Philosophy,  Society

    The root of all evil

    Hercules was a mythological hero, son of Zeus and Alcmene (a mortal woman), the photo I chose for this article is from the hand of Hercules (ruins) in Amman, Jordan. For reasons unknown, only fragments remain of a massive statue…

  • Culture,  Journal,  Travel

    Japan

    Found a great deal online for tickets to Japan, so I embarked in this last-minute adventure, first time in Asia! Narita airport via Brunei The trip from Australia to Japan, with Royal Brunei, includes a 7Hr layover in Brunei airport,…

  • Journal,  Philosophy,  Travel

    San Francisco

    Came back couple days ago from a long planned but improvised visit and road trip to California, it has been the best holiday I’ve had in years! Initially I planned to go early 2020 but then COVID hit, then I…

  • Journal,  Philosophy

    4 years later

    4 years ago, March 3, 2020, I started a business, without knowing that soon after the world would enter into pandemic mode. 4 years later, sometimes I feel like I am, somehow, still in 2020, back at the point where…

  • Culture,  Journal,  Spanish

    Acuarela de culturas

    Hace un par de días tuvimos una charla, todo relacionado con R U OK (organización en Australia/NZ que promueve buena salud mental) – escuchar a la persona hablar fue como viajar y estar de pronto en Nueva Zelanda! Mas allá…

  • Journal,  Philosophy,  Unboxed

    Peace

    Haven’t had time in a while to sit and look back, so I’m writing few words. This change has been a rollercoaster! Initially what I had in mind was to move from New Zealand to Australia, work and live here,…

  • Culture,  Journal

    Online market – Aussie style

    Writing down few notes about the experience of buying online while in Australia. I moved here only with a suitcase and a backpack, initially I stayed at the most random places, AirBnB, cheap hotels… once I finally got a place…

  • Journal,  Philosophy,  Spanish

    Somo o no somo

    Hace algunos días revise mi lista de contactos de Facebook, nunca he sido de muchos amigos pero aun así me sorprendió darme cuenta que después de vivir casi 8 años en Nueva Zelanda, no hice ningún amigo cercano kiwi, solo…

  • Journal,  Travel,  Unboxed

    Australia

    As many others in New Zealand, I got tickets to fly away. Not because New Zealand is a bad place, but because after two years of isolation the experience of taking a flight or living overseas is pure joy. Coincidentally…

  • Culture,  Journal

    Would beauty transcend?

    In 2007 The Washington Post asked Joshua bell, a Grammy-winning violinist, to pretend to be a street performer playing for change in the Metro. It was a social experiment for a magazine article: if a world-famous musician and his $10+ million dollar…