Minimalist Travel – Living Life the Wright Way
How do you measure the success of a life? Is it based off of material possessions, financial wealth, intelligence or experience? Does having the…
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United States of Assimilation – Living in America
How does one decide with whom they identify? Is it by race, class or country of birth? Or do people simply feel most at…
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Leaving Amsterdam – A recreated process of thought
Leaving a city after living there for a few years can be as hard as ending a relationship. And, increasingly, people are moving from…
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Travel Slow – Live The Journey
The other side of the world is just a few hours away. As we occupy ourselves with the in-flight meal and movie, 10,000 metres…
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Present in body, healthy in mind
Have you ever wondered whether your fears have an impact on your body, leaving a trail in their wake? Or whether the body might…
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Ballerina – My tragic young dream
A dream. A thought, an image, a wish – that given the time and attention, can snowball into reality. It cannot truly be forgotten,…
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A FREE LIFE – WINTER IN A PARK
The music, tents, and outdoor parties are mostly packed away. The winter chill is creeping closer. The 30,000 square meters of parkland is privately…
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Brought Up for Marriage – Keeping House for Jesus
In Christian society, ‘becoming more like Christ’ takes center stage. For young women, this means a life of preparation for marriage. Home-making, infant care,…
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Shimmy, Shake, and Strip!
At the ‘Fish & Whips’ soirée in Berlin, a beautiful princess carrying a wicker basket comes onstage. She slowly reveals what is hidden in…
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Hello Butterflies
Self-acceptance is a rather complex issue, and the borders that people cross to start liking themselves and enjoy the world differ a lot. Everybody…
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21st Century Bard
The role of the bard was once crucial in many cultures. Bringing the gift of storytelling, singing, and poetry, these entertainers were required to…
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THE CREATIVE ENDEAVOR
What is creativity and where does it come from? There surely are as many answers to these lifelong questions as there are creative people…
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Meat is No Treat
With recent powerful documentaries and books, the world has learned that food production is a seriously dreadful business. We spoke to one vegan activist…
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Mafioso on the Run
Mafiosi stories are a widespread topic in books, TV shows and movies. As we all know they exist, we may not be surprised to randomly…
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Living the High Life
Ski resorts of the French Alps are typically the stomping ground of the rich and famous who inhabit luxury million-euro chalets, spending a good…
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Homage to Cairo
Nadzia is a writer, journalist, and world traveler in her mid-thirties, who was born and raised in Eastern Europe. After being laid off from…
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Home-Free – The Modern Nomad
What is home? For many people, it’s the place they grew up. The country they come from, coupled with the language they speak. For…
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Worship the Wild – Nature’s Mythos
Can you imagine treating a tree not like something that has been placed in nature for you to take, but like something that has…
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Life on the Road
A second life, a life within your life, is not uncommon in modern society. Whether it is a secret online identity or a membership…
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A Gypsy’s Tale
People see completely fucked-up people on benches and associate that with an alternative lifestyle. Ember was a gypsy child living closer to the earth…
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Say Yes – Paid Sex
What does it feel like to get paid for sex? On the one hand, people get paid for different kinds of services, and sex…
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