You Need To Know About Bahia Now. Here’s Why

Salvador Bahia

“Bahia Days Are Like Holidays,” – Captains of the Sand by Jorge Amado.   Sometimes, for some unexplainable reason, you feel connected to a city even before you’ve been there. There’s a strange invisible force pulling you for reasons unknown to you yet. Salvador de Bahia was one of these places for me.  And it didn’t […]

Three Poems

I sometimes write short poems to process my emotions.  Although I initially felt hesitant to share them because they are personal and probably not that good, I decided to do so anyway.  After reading Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act, I realized that art is sharing a human experience through one’s personal lens in the hope […]

Who Are The Best Afrobeat Artists? A Top 16

afrobeat artists, afrobeat songs & afrobeat pioneer fela

Afrobeats is one popular genre that people may have been listening to for years but just don’t know the name. Because the melodic rhythms and vibrant energy of Afrobeats artists are all around us. But, there’s quite an interesting fact that Afrobeats music lovers may not know.  And that is, people associate Afrobeats music with […]

The Ultimate Shortcut. My Favorite Books Out Of 250

Favorite books and realistic fiction novels

In 2014, I rediscovered the love of reading and set a personal goal to read more books. Now, after 10 years, I have read 250 books, and I want to share my favorite books with you. Interestingly, most of my favorite books are realistic fiction novels, and all the novels are from different regions and […]

A Year of Reading The World with Ann Morgan

ann morgan ayearofreadingtheworld read around the world

Ann Morgan is an author, speaker & editor.  She has written four books and started two blogs, ayearofreadingwomen and ayearofreadingtheworld. She is also a Literary Explorer in Residence at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, one of the biggest literature festivals in the UK, and a TED Talk speaker.  She’s been a massive inspiration for me and […]

The Best Historical Movies To Broaden Your Perspective

Best Historical Movies

The Best Historical Movies To Broaden Your Perspective Recently, I wrote about historical fiction books, and the response was overwhelming. So, I thought, why not write about the best historical movies? After all, movies about history teach us about the past in a visual setting that we can’t exactly imagine while reading the books. There’s […]

The Best Colombian Movies | A Top 10

Colombian Movies

In my introductions of North American and South American movies, like Argentinian movies, Mexican movies, and Brazilian movies, I have extensively written about these countries’ socio-political past.  And how the past continues to define the present even if the people of these countries try to unshackle the past. You can read more about how the […]

The Best Vietnamese Books | A Top 10

Vietnamese books

Here is a list of 10 of the best Vietnamese books & writers to read if you want to immerse yourself in Vietnamese culture. The history of the Vietnamese people is fraught with sorrow, conflict, and change. After all, its political history is fraught with political and war turmoils like the August Revolution. The Vietnam […]

Why To Stop Using The Term Developing Countries Now

We have many ways to divide the world. One of them is in developed and developing (or underdeveloped) countries. The term usually refers to a country’s economic and social status, but it’s without consensus. The world is complex, and simplifying things can be helpful. But we risk oversimplifying and defining the world based on outdated […]

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