We all go to Japan with high hopes, and most people leave with them met. After a quick adventure into the trend-setting asian country, you feel drunk on difference, weirdness and the word you’ll feel describes it best: uniqueness. You believe you’ve seen what Japan is all about, that you’ve managed to go somewhere that still preserves its true flair, even though you are not the first nor the last one there. Everyone you know probably has been or is planning to go to Japan: no wonder, it’s an incredible place no matter the reason you visit or the perspective…
For the first time in Spain’s history a Prime Minister has published an autobiographic book while still being in office. Pedro Sánchez, Manual de Resistencia (Resistance Handbook) was published last week and quickly became a trending topic in Spanish social media, that reacted with a mixture of mockery and disbelief at certain highlighted passages of the book.
It’s not so common that top representatives from countries open up about current issues through the use of literature, specially when they have recently accessed the office. The reasons why Sánchez publishes this book remain unknown, but in April he will concur the…
In the next four months, Spain will be facing four key elections for its future. The citizens of the country will vote for a new government, new city councils, new regional governments and new representatives to the European Union. The main political parties are already laying out the key elements of their campaigns, and in a country with a 14.3% unemployment rate –the second highest amongst EU members–, recurring corruption scandals, public healthcare degradation and other economical struggles, the parties proposals tend to center around the politics of blame.
This has been a recurring characteristic of Spanish politics since the…
Guille Álvarez
Freelance Journalist & Political Scientist. Storyteller, travel writer & music lover. From Barcelona, now living in Hamburg, Germany
