“One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to the facts.” C. S. Lewis I was 10 years old when I discovered in my village’s library in northern Romania an old book. It had yellow pages and it reeked of the typical smell of old books. ...
It was very early morning when I woke up. There was a deep mist rising from the steamy jungle and we were getting ready for our expedition. We traveled 2 days from Butembo, North Kivu, in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), in search of the Mbuti or Bambuti...
The leftover embers from my fire were glowing softly, giving the desert around a calming hue. The dancing shadows played with my eyes, giving the impression that ghosts from long ago were here to entertain me. Above, the canvas of the universe was in full display:...
“When the whole world is running headlong towards the precipice, one who walks in the opposite direction is looked at as being crazy.” – T.S. Elliot There is no doubt in my mind that the world is on the edge of something extraordinary, a shift of global...
Most of us have seen one – a slow-moving, strange looking chameleon, wobbling across the road or stuck to a tree or branch. Eyes going in different directions, colors of the body changing according to its environment and weird little hands/feet that grab with ease....
Everywhere you looked was white and flat; the infinite horizons blended with the sky and it was impossible to orient yourself. We were on the second day of our Arctic trek and Natalino and I were rushing to build an igloo. An ominous storm was coming and he knew...
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