You know how they say you never forget how to ride a bike? Well, I do, every day. Using my muscles --particularly my leg muscles-- has been a challenge practically all my life, but even with minimal amount of muscles, you can learn to walk. Only thing is that you have to learn it again... Continue Reading →
Our first page
There are countless letters on countless pages in countless books in countless libraries. They all have something in common: none of them contain our story. Not a single sheet of paper in any of those books contain the emotions, passions, happiness, or sorrows of ours, nor the paths that we have taken. This, our paper... Continue Reading →
“You’ll never be anything, you’ll never get a real job”: how others unwittingly prepared me for 2020
There comes a time in everybody's life when they wonder what will become of them. Sometimes, it's simply because they don't know, but where the world is their oyster. But then there are those who are the oyster: quiet, shy and silently making something unexpected. Now, I don't pretend to be more special than anybody... Continue Reading →
The birthday gift that defied time, odds and a pandemic
I always tell people that life is fair. The irony here is that I never quite believed it myself. I'd watch (and even help) people reach new heights, and yet, I'd feel like I was falling further and further behind. Echoes of my past told me I wasn't worth the same, and that some people... Continue Reading →
New job, new city, new house
Everytime I've made drastic changes to my life I think "this is definitely the last time". It hasn't been so far. I'm sure it has something to do with my Fernweh, but it must be something more. I feel like I've journeyed in search for something --or someone-- to call home. And I do think... Continue Reading →
Marrying was my worst fear
For a lot of people, their wedding day is something of a life goal. They dream about it, read innumerable wedding magazines, and their desires for the perfect wedding may even be borderline utopic. Not me. It was a harrowing prospect--something I had severe anxieties about for the better part of a decade. It's a... Continue Reading →
Embracing the chaos
For the longest time, I was content being by myself. I had nobody I really had to answer to, and nobody I had to consider in my planning. Do I want pizza tonight? Should I uproot and move across the Atlantic? I was perfectly happy in my bubble of discovery and crazy ideas I didn't... Continue Reading →