Un día cualquiera…
April 7, 2020
un día típico a través de los sonidos de los animales. English and Netherlands translations available. … More Un día cualquiera…
Author: Cristina Ch
Some things change, some stay the same
April 4, 2020
While I am writing these lines, I have the Pretenders song in my head. She will always carry on, something is lost and something is found, they will keep on speaking her name, some things change, some stay the saaaaaaame. The Pretenders. Hym to her Two years ago, I got a very very nice book … More Some things change, some stay the same
A day in the hominidus vulgaris quarentensis
March 29, 2020
Some weeks ago we bought a camera trap. We figured that giving the wildlife that we can see around the house while we are watching, it would be teaming with wildlife while we were not watching. This is what we found. … More A day in the hominidus vulgaris quarentensis
Wisdom in times of Coronavirus
March 27, 2020
In these dark times, in which a small virus is putting our economies and societies against the cords, I would like to share these deep reflections from the Italian psychologist Raffaele Morelli (Original text in Italian). No need to add more words as the text speaks for itself. I think the universe has its way … More Wisdom in times of Coronavirus
Home quarantine and cats
March 26, 2020
El otro día leí un artículo bastante divertido en El País sobre como la cuarentena por el coronavirus ayuda a uno a entender mejor a los gatos. No voy a reproducir el artículo completo, que puede leerse aquí, sino ir a una anécdota en concreto que el autor menciona y que ha venido a mi memoria esta mañana.
La cuarentena y los gatos
March 26, 2020
El otro día leí un artículo bastante divertido en El País sobre como la cuarentena por el coronavirus ayuda a uno a entender mejor a los gatos. No voy a reproducir el artículo completo, que puede leerse aquí, sino ir a una anécdota en concreto que el autor menciona y que ha venido a mi memoria esta mañana.
Costa Rica best kept secret: incredible variety of world-class coffee
March 24, 2020
A good friend recently told us that he had become a “coffee taliban”. His main point was that in many parts of the world people have no idea what a good coffee tastes like. They drink whatever can give them a brain kick and call it coffee. Even if it tastes bitter or simply like … More Costa Rica best kept secret: incredible variety of world-class coffee
New photo album Corcovado National Park (La Leona section)
March 22, 2020
Corcovado NP is considered by National Geographic as one of the most biodiversity intense places on Earth. We have started exploring it. You can see the photos by clicking here. El Parque Nacional de Corcovado ha sido calificado por el National Geographic como uno de los lugares más intensos del planeta en términos de biodiversidad. … More New photo album Corcovado National Park (La Leona section)
The thrill of blogging
March 20, 2020
Some weeks before we jumped in the plane towards Costa Rica and when I was drown in the correction of the exams, wrapping up papers and writing project applications, Frank said “we needed to talk”. And after what seemed to me a very long silence he added: about blogging, how we were going to do … More The thrill of blogging
The blessing of job downgrading
March 19, 2020
There is something absolutely refreshing and invigorating about being a nobody in an organization. You are not expected to attend meetings, you do not need to make any decisions and basically you are the only owner of your agenda. Nobody expects anything from you and, I would even say, most of the people would not … More The blessing of job downgrading
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