Since an early age, I’ve been daily consumed by this overwhelming urge to write. To me, writing is a natural and strong instinct apparently embedded in my blood, just like breathing. What has been taking my peace away, however, is this counter-intuitive desire (given how private and selective I am) to share what I write, […]
saudade/saʊˈdɑːdə/ Technically, it’s a complex emotion caused by the absence of something or someone who, unable to be reached, leaves in their place mixed feelings of nostalgia, lack, loss, emptiness, incompleteness, distance, and sorrow – all watered with joy and gratitude for the memories that keep alive both love and a deep desire to once
Without ever having planned it, or even desired it, fate ended up taking me to live, up until now, in six different cities – three in the country where I was born and three abroad. For more exploratory spirits, dwelling in half a dozen points on the world map may sound like a great adventure.
When brainstorming about what the first post on this new platform would be, the title “Hello, World!” was suggested to me as a joke. “No way!” – I answered. A few seconds later, I found myself wondering, “hmm, coming from me, that title is so unpredictable that it could be actually funny” (and I did
