Thoughts

  • Once upon a time

    A couple weeks ago, one of my favourite small ones reminded me about folk tale, and their beauty even though I have always neglected it. Folklore has always sounded like fake news to me, a way of deceiving people and…

  • Coffee with myself

    Last week I met my 20-year-ago self for a coffee. It was just the two of us, enjoying each other’s company, sharing thoughts and confidences. I ordered a coffee with almond milk, and she asked for juice and a piece…

  • Leaving home to go home

    I’m about to leave home in Brazil while writing these words, already heartbroken, looking at the faces I “need most, I want close” (I borrowed these words from a song that an Instagram friend posted recently, and they resonated with…

  • If you could see your whole life

    While browsing the movies on Netflix on Saturday night, I chose a random one, which was definitely not my type of movie, but it surprised me. It was a science fiction drama about an extraterrestrial invasion and the efforts to…

  • I got up and left

    As you may know, I’m on vacation in Brazil, and between memories and a busy agenda, this vacation has brought me precious insights that reminded me of one of my favourite songs, “In My Life” (The Beatles). The last couple…

  • Just a few words in Portuguese

    These days in Brazil have been quite busy, filled with love, lots of hugs. Between these moments, I find my favourite spots in my mom’s house to write some thoughts and feelings. It’s interesting that most of my drafts have…

  • Joinville

    Recently, I have again fallen into a Freudian slip, like the one I shared here in 2021. Personally, I love Freudian slips! They talk a lot!  Again, I was chatting with a Brazilian friend, when I mentioned that I would…

  • The power of a wave

    Every morning, I take a bus a few minutes before I should, just to see and feel the power of a wave. It also makes me arrive early at college and I spend my waiting time writing or reading. Since…