In Budapest I found a capital losing track of its History In Budapest, you can feel the pressure of a dictatorial, nationalist regime, who tries to alter the past to its own benefit. But there are activists who don’t give up on keeping alive the respect for the victims of the history of a country who seems to have forgotten its…

I’ve traveled for 35 days through the Balkans and I was not expecting this from Sarajevo The Miljacka river, crossing the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, runs independently of what it witnesses. The low, blurred water, where hundreds of crows bathe, has seen the history of humanity take many turns on its shores. We woke up in Sarajevo. The basement turned improvised accommodation is located in the old…

What will you be ashamed of 50 years from now? 28th September 2067 Dear grandchildren, I am writing you because it’s already late, I don’t know what is awaiting me, or what I have left, and I feel there are things I would like you to know, things I don’t want you to repeat with the inconsequent recklessness of the…

Why do human beings like so much to announce the end of the world? Back in 2012, I remember being in Galicia, with water up to my knees, speaking with someone to whom I wished very well. We were agitating the water with our feet — the waters of the Galician sea are clear and let us see our bodies’ reflection. …

The moment I knew I was over him Of all that is past, you were the only fragment of time that deleted me from history. Deleting a message I didn’t like doesn’t mean I forgot I read it, and it doesn’t make me believe it hurts less, either. …

I met in Los Angeles a woman who never fell in love Today I met a 60-something lady who never fell in love. She’s married, has kids, and is one of those people full of light, that hug you just by looking at you. When she was a teenager, her parents arranged her marriage, no one ever cared about her opinion, as…

The unexpected journey to the hospital I’ve always had a lot of headaches, since I was a kid. Later came the migraines with everything else that comes with it. At the age of 17, during national exams season of my 2ndyear of high school, the characteristics of my pain changed to the point I couldn’t sleep…