The New War in Europe

We all need a little bit of excitement, and last night,  I  got just that. No, not that. It’s been the European  Championships. The what? FOOTBALL! Alright, I’m faking it. The excitement I mean. All I  know about it is that it involves a ball, some random  kicking and reduces grown men into squealing  children. [...]

Couch-trip: Films to get you going

If I’m not on the road, I turn into an “armchair traveller” and head over to the nearest video store (i.e.download films) to vicariously experience a world away from home. An aspect of films that gets me itching to strap my travelin’ boots on are those that takes you through a city or a country, [...]

The Second Leap

If you’ve already belly-flopped off the diving board and survived, then why are you so nervous now? A constant phrase that pops up in advice columns is that “the first step is always the hardest.” True. But what about the second step? Traveling and living abroad is something I’ve always wanted to do. In my [...]

On writer’s block…

Writer’s Block… Is there such a thing? Faced with an amazing opportunity that could be my “BIG” break, I’ve stumbled upon a wall–myself. In the past, I’ve always found excuses on why I couldn’t do such-and-such, from lack of time to having to focus on my dead-end job, there was always some major obstacle that [...]

Hello world, indeed.

The greatest challenge of a writer is to capture a moment in time, in all its details, observations and mishaps, before it begins its journey towards the graveyard of lost memories. So much has happened in the past few years and with each new experience, comes a renewed resolution to write about it. However, time [...]