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The boyfriends of birthdays past

Published on January 12, 2018 in Dating by Ana Beatriz Ribeiro

Birthdays are much better with mutual acceptance (though muffins wouldn't hurt either).

They increasingly became part of the celebration, rather than the chief reason to celebrate.

Glitz (check), glamour (check), gifts (oops)

Published on December 22, 2017 in Lifestyle/My Leipzig by maeshelle west-davies

gifts

Out of gift ideas? Maybe these suggestions will work, or at least get your creative juices flowing.

From LE to LA: the kindness of strangers

Published on December 20, 2017 in Philosophies/Travel by maeshelle west-davies

What surprised me was what I got from the people. I had forgotten how good it feels to smile and be smiled back at. I know some say Americans are superficially nice, but I miss that friendliness. Every day I went to the boardwalk of Venice Beach in LA, I got hugs for no reason at all.

Mid-30s: weird spot between birth & death

Published on December 14, 2017 in Philosophies by Ana Beatriz Ribeiro

To me the real weird part of being 34 comes from being a passive recipient of the life cycle at work: kids popping out like buns, deaths in a domino effect. (Photo: public domain)

You’ve known this all along, of course, but now you’re painfully aware.

Larger than life: the story of Henrique Galvão

Published on December 1, 2017 in Glocal/Philosophies by leipglo

Henrique Galvao

“As I sat there listening to stories of perilous travel and incredible chance encounters, I realized that the power behind Scott Galvão’s story was not in the inspiration it created for him alone, but the bigger picture his father’s life represents.”

Finding meaning and magic in the mundane

Published on August 25, 2017 in Philosophies/Poetry by leipglo

Emily in good old milky times. (Photo by Samantha Lacey)

There are stories and poems everywhere, and in everything.

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