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#234 Florence
It’s 4 a.m. We are at Florence Airport. The original plan was to drive from Rimini straight into the airport…
Karim Heredia
Aug 14
#233 Quiet
#233 Quiet
When the pandemic hit us in 2020, the whole world had to withdraw into their own private spaces. As we all know…
Karim Heredia
Aug 13
#232 Overachieving
#232 Overachieving
I listen regularly to the podcast “Revisionist History” by Malcolm Gladwell. I’ve been reading what he writes…
Karim Heredia
Aug 13
#231 Guacamol
#231 Guacamol
I have a complex relationship with Guatemala. Without question, it’s one of the most beautiful landscapes you can experience…
Karim Heredia
Aug 13
#230 Your name
#230 Your name
I have read constantly what other widows and widowers go through and what I share in common…
Karim Heredia
Aug 13
#229 Engagement ring
#229 Engagement ring
When I knew I wanted to propose to Janne, we didn’t have too much money. I wanted to do it…
Karim Heredia
Aug 13
#228 Andalucía
#228 Andalucía
In 2019, Janne and I decided to take a trip to visit a friend in Marbella. This friend…
Karim Heredia
Aug 13
#227 Smiles
#227 Smiles
Time erases memories even if I’m slightly more resilient to forgetting. Sometimes I want to remember…
Karim Heredia
Aug 12
#226 240 (You Are Eternal)
Janne and my brother, Andrés, shared a particular bond. Every single time that my brother would visit…
Karim Heredia
Aug 12
#225 Places
#225 Places
I find you everywhere…
Karim Heredia
Aug 12
#224 Crossing the Rubicon
#224 Crossing the Rubicon
In the year 49 BC, Caesar was indecisive about crossing the Rubicon river. This was a key event…
Karim Heredia
Aug 12
#223 Olympics
#223 Olympics
The Paris Olympics are over. I watched the closing ceremony from a hotel in Italy…
Karim Heredia
Aug 12
#222 Bookends
#222 Bookends
The music video starts with an aerial view of a cabin in the mountains. There are two musicians…
Karim Heredia
Aug 12
#221 Night call
#221 Night call
Traveling Feeling alone I’d dial To reach out To you.
Karim Heredia
Jul 28
#220 Antigua
#220 Antigua
The boys and I spent a few days in Antigua Guatemala. This was a usual destination when Janne and I visited…
Karim Heredia
Jul 26
#219 Echoes in Blue
#219 Echoes in Blue
It turned to shit on April 18th…
Karim Heredia
Jul 23
#218 July 20th
#218 July 20th
It’s easy to remember this day a year ago. Janne was already in the hospital. I had gotten into a routine…
Karim Heredia
Jul 20
#217 Blood
#217 Blood
Janne couldn’t stand the sight of blood. It was just a mild case of hematophobia. She couldn’t even…
Karim Heredia
Jul 18
#216 Fountains
#216 Fountains
There is a primordial attraction towards fountains. I am not sure if it’s only us, but we can’t just go by one of them…
Karim Heredia
Jul 16
#215 Widowhood effect
#215 Widowhood effect
One week after Janne died, my Apple Watch showed me a message telling me that my nighttime heart rate…
Karim Heredia
Jul 12
#214 A once-in-a-lifetime chance
#214 A once-in-a-lifetime chance
The boys and I were in Barcelona, a city that has been meaningful. Janne and I came together only once…
Karim Heredia
Jul 11
#213 Clouds
#213 Clouds
Gray sky Clouds moving in On top of my head…
Karim Heredia
Jul 9
#212 White Lies
#212 White Lies
Once I start, I can’t stop listening to White Lies’ music. The first song of their debut album…
Karim Heredia
Jul 9
#211 3M
#211 3M
When we decided to move from Dublin to Tallinn, Janne quickly found a job with the company 3M…
Karim Heredia
Jul 6
#210 Leave This Island
#210 Leave This Island
Have you ever been compelled? Under a spell? From a protagonist that knows you far too well?
Karim Heredia
Jul 3
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