Sardinia: Santa Maria ‘e Mare

Has it also happened to you that you were travelling and/or on holidays and you were at the right place at the right time? While I love to read the section about local festivities in travel guides, my travel itinerary does not match these dates very often as I don’t normally plan around them. Well,…

Leaving Masoala

The reasons why people leave – and in the worst case have to flee from – their home country to live somewhere else are many. Which ones come to your mind, when you think about it? War? Political turmoil? Suppressive regimes? Work? Compulsory military service for life? Economic crisis? Hoping for a perspective and a…

Big generous hearts

“Good morning, Daniela, welcome back, we are so glad and happy you are back and teaching us again.” To this charming chorus of words and warm hugs I was greeted when returning to school on Tuesday after a two-week absence. To top it all off, one person surprised me with a big cup of my…

A little greeting from my neighbourhood

Hello my friends How are you at the beginning of this new month? Can you believe it is already November? Where did that year go? Today, I simply like to share some impressions of my neighbourhood while I am recovering from surgery (phew, so happy all went well and it now lies behind me!). I…