It takes only five hours to cross Armenia from top to bottom. It took us two hours to travel from Ijevan, close to the northern border with Azerbaijan, to Martuni, a village of around five thousands people by lake Sevan. The “bus for hope” contained 13 of the 36 participants from the European “Youth … Continua a leggere
Archivi categoria: English articles
The death of a fellow traveller
by Aleksandra Pawlik I see traveling as an act of expressing affirmation of life. We can watch all this marvelous things around while we are hitting the road and feel SO ALIVE. We can be in the moment of now, surrounded by people, their talks in unknown languages, their laughter, but also hypnotized to this … Continua a leggere
Islamic Vodka
by Matteo Tomasina Translation by Rossella Sala – Italian version here I spend my first night in India at Hyderabad airport, waiting for the sun to rise, wondering if I should keep waiting for Barghav (my AIESEC contact in India) to come pick me up or just reach the city on my own. I’m already starting … Continua a leggere
A stairway to Earth – Living Stories from Toronto
by Francesco Tassi I am going to tell you how I have met Kutt, the stairway’s player of High Park. Kutt is a musician originally from the British Colony of Saint Kitts and Nevis Islands, in the Caribbean (Sea). He lives now in Toronto but he has “played” stairways all around the world SEE the … Continua a leggere
The Stairway to Earth – Graphic Anthropology
Care&Share: a glimpse into the world of volunteerism
(Italian version here) Carol Faison first traveled to India in 1994, in search of a few children she had started sponsoring then lost track of. Until then, she had been campaigning in Italy to provide financial support for indigent children in southern India, but her visit to the state of Andhra Pradesh made her realize … Continua a leggere
Letters against the war
by Matteo Tomasina Letter against the war (2002), India Research Press, $36. ISBN – 8188353000: DOWNLOAD FOR FREE After the tragic event of 9/11 in New York the reaction of people in Western countries was strongly emotional, characterized by fear, anxiety, sense of insecurity, but also anger for what happened and solidarity towards the victims. … Continua a leggere
Italian Jam – a foreigner’s guide to elections
by Matteo Tomasina I know, this weekend we made a mess. I’ve not been particularly happy about the outcome of the elections in my country in the past twenty years, but today it really seems worse than usual. The country doesn’t have a clear majority in the Parliament. This is also due to the fact … Continua a leggere
When in doubt – choose Erasmus!
by Kristina Belikova (Colors of life) 5 months I was living in foreign country, 90% of the words I said were in English, I was meeting people from all over the World, writing never ending papers, partying all nights, reading hundred pages a day, travelling, cooking with friends, drinking the best beer in the World, organizing … Continua a leggere
London’s Chronicles
by Veronica Romani 2nd January 2013. I feel better today, almost recovered from the New Year celebration, I might just pop into town and get some bits I need for survival. “(Beep-Beep-Beep) insufficient balance on your oystercard” the card reader displays. “Whaaat?? I still have £1,30 on it just right for a bus fare!” I … Continua a leggere