I’ve just made a fantastic discovery! I basically watched this film about urban food growing and distributing systems and became so inspired that I really wanted to be involved in one of the awesome local food projects exemplified in the film. I sent the link to my friend who’s also into this kind of stuff, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Occupy and Cool Police
Sorry my last post was a bit depressing and emotional. On a brighter note, look at this video by Sustainable Man about police officers supporting Occupy. I have mixed feelings towards police, in general. Some do a brave and necessary job of protecting the public against criminals. Some are power-hungry thugs. The ones in this … Continue reading
On Naivety and Homelessness
My recent backpacking trip had many high points: swimming in the Portuguese sea, enjoying wine in the sun, seeing the Notre Dame… Low points included missing trains, paying through the nose for last minute accommodation, living on crisps and running out of money. But by far the worst experience I had while abroad was seeing … Continue reading
All Eyes on Paris
I just got back from a backpacking holiday in Continental Europe, where the beautiful Paris was my last destination. Rifling through my emails, today I’ve learnt that over the next two years my attention will be placed on the capital of romance and style for something a bit more important than budget sightseeing: the next … Continue reading
Environmentalism: A Timeline
Last Friday I took an exam and finished my first year of university. Most students probably want to move on as quickly as possible after the stress of revision, but this exam was on something I study in my free time: environmental issues and management. An interesting part of the module I had to revise … Continue reading