What Do You Watch? Top 10 Foreign Films 2022
As we’re getting close to the end of 2022, I want to share the best foreign films I have watched this year. Mainstream movies aren’t just Hollywood blockbusters or the occasional British comedy anymore. With the rise of mass home cinema in the last ten years and the fact that you can get almost anything […]
How To Know Fantastic Peruvian Food with Rosario Olivas Weston
Rosario Olivas Weston is a famous Peruvian author, sommelier, food expert, and professor. She has written 11 books about Peruvian cuisine, won the Spanish National Gastronomy Award, and five Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. How do you get in touch with someone like her? I often ask myself the same question. It all started with an […]
The Time of the Black Jaguar | Arkan Lushwala
Arkan Lushwala is an Andean ceremonial leader from Peru. He speaks and writes about indigenous ways of restoring the world with a leadership style that is humble and open. He runs an organization called the Pachamama Alliance and has written two books. In The Time of the Black Jaguar, he discusses essential and relevant topics, such as healthy relationships, stress, […]
The Best Nigerian Contemporary Movies By Expert Wilfred Okiche
Wilfred Okiche is one of the most influential Nigerian film critics. He’s worked for The Continent, The Africa Report, The Filmkrant, IndieWire, and RottenTomatoes. He also participated in critic academies in Lagos, Durban, Rotterdam, and Stockholm. If you want to learn about the best Nigerian movies and artists, this is your chance! Wilfred and I discussed recommendations, […]
Are You Tired Of Not Reading Enough | How To Devour 25 Books A Year
Do you ever wonder what happened to your reading habits? Where do people find the time for it? I loved reading as a kid but stopped when I got older. I guess work, studies, and Netflix got in the way. When I did an exchange in Spain several years ago, I decided it was time for […]
How To Surge Nicaragua’s Cultural Space | Gabriel Traversari
It’s 4 pm, and I’m standing at Mexico City’s airport. I’m carrying a black backpack, Dutch stroopwafels, and my newly acquired Jipijapa hat (a local hat that ironically accentuates the fact that I’m not a local). I’m about to travel to Nicaragua, but the lady at the counter is telling me otherwise. It turns out […]
How To Know And Feel Fado Music | Sara Paixao
Sara always thought Fado was for older people. She didn’t know why, but it felt like the type of music your grandparents would play, not the youth. When she turned 15, Sara and her brother got an mp3 player. Her brother was in charge of the music and, alongside Beyonce and Rihanna, added some Amalia Rodrigues songs. […]
Get The Truth About Africa | The Continent Newspaper
How much do you know about Africa? And more importantly, where do you get your news? The African Continent is home to almost 1.4 billion people, yet most people know little about what’s happening. Furthermore, most of the information they read comes from Western media outlets. If you’re interested in what’s happening on the Continent, whether […]
Tired of Listening to the Same Songs | 8 Ways To Find New Music
It’s a rainy Monday morning. You arrive at work, grab your cup of coffee, and sit down to be productive. There’s one problem: your fun weekend memories are still fresh, making it hard to focus on the tasks ahead. You decide to play some music to get into the flow, but you find yourself scrolling […]
How to Enjoy Barcelona | Best Food & Drink Places Per Neighbourhood
When I moved to Barcelona for my Erasmus exchange, someone gave me a handwritten list with recommendations. She was doing her Master’s degree in Barcelona and made an overview of her favorite places. I used her list throughout my exchange and eventually updated it with my tips. Now, eight years later, and after visiting Barcelona […]
