You might be without even knowing it... Three years ago, tired of our workaholic culture, my family and I decided to move to another country. Selection criteria for our new destination included, not necessarily in order: job opportunities, quality of the educational system, amount of green areas, and level of “environmental” stress. In few words: a place where we could be … [Read more...] about ARE YOU TAKING PROZAC?
Six degrees of separation: the “water connection”
“Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” is a parlor game based on the "six degrees of separation" concept, which posits that any two people on Earth are, on average, about six acquaintance links apart. Imagine now to catapult this connection through history. And I am not talking about my extra-ordinary long family tree. I am talking big: imagine to really going back in time. Could we … [Read more...] about Six degrees of separation: the “water connection”
When in Georgetown…
Few weeks ago I was in Georgetown, Washington D.C., reading a newspaper while observing the shoppers walking up and down Wisconsin Ave. In my slightly arrogant “Pro-Europeanism”, and though acknowledging the tremendous developments of the past few years, I am one of those who blame developers and the Government for the wild and often unhealthy gentrification. However, I was … [Read more...] about When in Georgetown…
1 Billion people. Neglected (i.e., disregarded, forgotten, ignored). Is that possible?
http://vimeo.com/63267428 “To neglect” means “to pay little or no attention to” something. Synonymy of “neglected” include: “disregarded, forgotten, ignored” I can certainly say that I have “neglected” my social life lately, spending far too much time working. Also, according my colleagues, I have obviously “neglected” my appearance. What puzzles me is that there is a … [Read more...] about 1 Billion people. Neglected (i.e., disregarded, forgotten, ignored). Is that possible?
Cycling for Recycling
In January this year the waste-pickers working at the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill in Guyana received bicycles to ease their commute to the landfill site. The hand-over took place within the framework of the Georgetown Solid-Waste Management Program financed by the Inter-American Development Bank and implemented by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional … [Read more...] about Cycling for Recycling