Category Archives: Philosophy

Bury my heart – wherever

Posted on 2017-01-17 by

People ask me why I don’t go to a hospital when I am sick, when I get bitten by a bear/anaconda/piranha, when I have strange viruses, when I am bleeding from all orifices or when I have kidney stones (OK, … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Health, Law, Life, Philosophy, Photography, Travel | Tagged , | 11 Comments

The difference between Peru and Bolivia, illustrated in random messages

Posted on 2017-01-13 by

Whenever I move to a new country, I receive e-mails from people whom I don’t know, welcoming me to their country, offering help and giving advice. That’s nice. As I am about to move back from Peru to Bolivia, I realized … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Education, Law, Peru, Philosophy, Travel | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Sheep

Posted on 2017-01-02 by

On the plain you see the so-called valley sheep, while the mountain sheep are grazing halfway up on the side of the mountains. Now in winter they are slowly making their way down where they will set up camp close … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Photography, Romania | Tagged | 2 Comments

Alternative Medicine

Posted on 2016-12-11 by

When I run out of money, I sometimes have to accept tedious jobs. Last weekend, I was transcribing and translating interviews with patients receiving biopharmaceuticals for what seemed like a very serious disease. Asked about the worst part of the … Continue reading →

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How to measure Progress

Posted on 2016-12-09 by

Apart from the general criticism of the GDP expressed so eloquently here by Robert F Kennedy, I always wonder about the usefulness of international comparisons. I doubt that the GDP numbers for Nigeria are collected/calculated the same way as those for … Continue reading →

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The Power of Prayer

Posted on 2016-11-17 by

People pray for health. People pray for world peace. People pray for financial success. People pray for finding a boyfriend. People pray for success with the chemistry exam. People pray for having a child. People pray for a safe journey. … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (1)

Posted on 2016-10-17 by

Every day, my head, my notebooks and pieces of paper all over my apartment rapidly fill up with ideas about articles, comments on current affairs and links to other interesting stuff which I want to turn into stories. Some time. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, Death, Easter Island, Education, Facebook, Feminism, Germany, Life, Military, Music, Peru, Philosophy, Politics, Technology, Terrorism, Time, Travel, US election 2016, USA | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments