Tag: writing

ITALIAN IN SCOTLAND: THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN BEFORE CHOOSING MY FOREIGN UNIVERSITY

University is kind of a big deal. Although many people will tell you otherwise, it’s just the reality of facts. When choosing your University, you are not simply picking a course over another: you are selecting a city, a set of people, a whole… Continue Reading “ITALIAN IN SCOTLAND: THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN BEFORE CHOOSING MY FOREIGN UNIVERSITY”

TRAINS & REALITY.

Have you ever stopped to wonder what happens to the trains you do not take? Where do all those people go and do they eventually reach what they were looking for? What if trains were not simply means of travel taking you from one… Continue Reading “TRAINS & REALITY.”

HOW I ACCIDENTALLY GOT A CHINESE PEN PAL.. IN PERSON

Year 2012. Sixteen year old me. Beijing, China. And a missing postcard. What happened?

WHY YOU SHOULD TRAVEL MORE, AND WHY YOU SHOULD DO IT NOW

Recently I came across a very interesting TED Talk given by Ricardo Semler, Semco Partners CEO and radical innovator. What he said really hit home.

IS TRAVELLING AN ESCAPE?

And if so, is it the good kind?

Thank You or Fuck You?

Life is all about perspectives. Be it with a half-full glass of water, a half-empty Nutella jar, truth is that reality is all in our hands and is shaped according to the way we decide to perceive it. And isn’t that true for anything… Continue Reading “Thank You or Fuck You?”

LIVING BY THE RULES

Most of my life, I have been living by a specific set of rules. It wasn’t something that I felt like I had to do, or something which was imposed to me, but rather something to help me keep myself grounded and give me… Continue Reading “LIVING BY THE RULES”

WORKING FOR YOUR DREAMS

Dreams are an interesting thing. They define who we are and they give us aspirations in life, motivating us to keep going in order to reach that supposed happiness that will come with the realisation of our coveted wish. From temporary dreams to long… Continue Reading “WORKING FOR YOUR DREAMS”