I”m ready to die. It’s hard to say that! Well not really, not for me, but it’s hard to imagine the reaction other people will have when they read those words. For most people I know, death is still something super taboo. Nobody wants to talk about it. And the reaction they have in western culture is still quite retarded. Instead of seeing it as a part of life they see it as a devastating…
"Ready to die"Month: August 2017
Today someone asked me if I liked Football and I remember as a youngster when people used to ask me that every day. As most of you may know already, I happened to have grown up in one one of the countries more obsessed with football: Argentina. But I’ve always hated it! I’m a social person though so I wouldn’t say no to a friendly match among good friends, but I despise the commercial aspect of…
"Futbol"
Jenny said something very important to me once, she said: “everyone’s nicer to each other after 8 PM”. If you want to ask someone for a favor or have a serious conversation it’s always better to do it after 8 PM. But on the other hand, we’re also more emotional and vulnerable, so definitely not a good time for breaking bad news. And if it’s after 8 PM and if it’s raining even better. Rain…
"After 8 PM"
I met a girl once. And was really really into her, thought of her all the time, tried to see her often, wrote her every day, brought her a gift every time i met her and tried to make every moment we spent together a special one. Would have done anything for her. She made me want to be a better person, she inspired me. And every time I was with her I couldn’t help…
"Poligamy"
Every time look at the horizon on the deserts of Australia, or when I see the vast tropical jungles in SE Asia. I can’t help but see all the dinosaurs roaming around freely like they were still here. Diplodocus eating from those huge palm trees, plesiosaurus swimming in the sea, the pterosaurs surveying the skies and how our planet was, 160.000.000 years ago. 160.000.000 it’s such a large number that I still can’t really feel…
"Dinosaurs"
I wish I had a camera or one of those new phones that can take pictures so I could put pictures or videos on the posts here. Last time I had a camera it was in 2005, I remember because it was very big! I think Mike gave it to me as a present and I was so very excited about it!! For like 3 weeks. But if I had one of those smartphones I…
"Talking to strangers"
In the few months I’ve been in Korea, only managed to make 2 non-coffee shop friends, but today one of them left, Maxi went traveling for a few months, so now only Okkeun’s left. And he will also go traveling next month :(((( A non-coffee shop friend is a friend I can meet outside the coffee shop. Meaning there is no need to meet at a loud and crowded location, like a coffee shop, bar,…
"Non-Coffee Shop Friends"
One more thing I learned thanks to Couchsurfing was to feel good about giving and receiving. As I mentioned in a previous post, most people I know are on Couchsurfing, so are most of my best friends. It didn’t happen from one day to the other, took many years and this is how it started: Before I joined CS, I always felt ashamed of receiving without giving something in exchange, and I thought the pay…
"About Couchsurfing 2"
Have you noticed how, if you speak more than 2 languages, your personality is quite different depending on the language you are using? And you can find yourself playing a handful of different characters during the day depending on the language. In my case, my personality will change something like this: Spanish: even though it’s my native language I found it utterly difficult to express myself in Spanish. So my personality is usually very shy and…
"personality traits"
Bruno: I’m going on a trip, would you like to come with me? You: Where are you going? Bruno: It’s a trip to a new place, somewhere only I know. But I could show it to you. You: But I don’t have money, and I need to work. Bruno: You don’t need money, not much time either, only a few hours. You: What kind of trip? Bruno: It’s a trip of self-discovery, a trip of…
"Gone traveling"