Jack goes to Chinatown (again)

all work and no play makes jack a dull boy

days have been so "routine" these past months. in quotation because my line of work does not really fall under the list of routinary jobs out there but somehow i feel as if it is. i still like what i do and i still somehow see it opening doors for me in the future but all i can hope for is for it to bring me closer to my ultimate goal.
i work all throughout the week and just stay in for the weekend. needless to say, i miss travelling, being out there and immersing myself in other cultures, talking to random strangers, sharing tips and stories with other travellers on the road.

RIO

There really is too much to tell. I would be writing for a very long time if i tried to write about the CISV experience in Brazil. It really is true though that it is quite frustrating to come back from camp and you try to explain how it was to other people but you really can't just quite give them an accurate description the past month. I guess it comes back to my sentiments when I did start this blog years ago, traveling very much like CISV as i have learned, is a very personal experience and can't be translated into words. Nothing stops us from trying though.

yet another one of his updates...

a lot of things to look forward to this year...

especially this one...

more on this later...

but first, to make up for lost time, let me run down what has happened since my last post.

a new chapter

it's been ages,g&w blog.

the sem is finally over and though i'm not officially done yet (thesis and all), i am a free man.
i have been doing some wandering around the city but it's mostly for my thesis. i'll post 'em here when i'm done but for now, it's still under wraps. oh and i got the funding that i was hoping for--so that's good but a bit of a pressure too. the pressure is welcome though! i really want this thing i'm doing to change some things around here.

totally unrelated; just a postcard from my italian friends when they were in Paris

then and now

so it's been more than a year since i got back. a year and a few days since i was last in via dell'amore in cinque terre writing on the graffiti wall. and here is what the elapsed time did to my graffiti! 

london riots: be safe UK!

woke up to the news of the riots in London today. status updates of friends from birmingham and those in london and a message from Fran had me scurrying to school to get the deets on this issue.

let's all hope the problems in the Old GB gets resolved and that no one else gets hurt and no properties to be further damaged.

be safe, UK! BBC advises to just stay in. avoid the streets. 

Mereki's MOVE, LEARN and EAT videos

 

more of these vids after the jump

 

this video has been trending in facebook for a few days now and i've been tagged in it a couple of times already. i kinda like that people think of me when they see stuff like these. shows they know me. shows how much i love the idea of moving. that stagnancy kills the soul. that it's not all about success, fame and money. although this video did probably cost tons of money. very much like this video i posted a couple of months ago but less professional. and less FACE. cos mine screams my face.