“Eu sunt foarte selectivă cu cine aleg să mă îmbrățisez”, mi-a răspuns o prietenă când am întrebat-o de ce nu vine la atelierul meu de cuddle de vineri. Foarte bine, m-am gândit, exact despre asta e vorba, să fii conștientx …
Am deschis aici subiectul responsabilității în relațiile deschise (non-monogame, poliamoroase), în mod particular sub aspectul “cât din problemele partenerului sau probleme generate de partener sunt responsabilitatea mea”. Personal, cred că dincolo de aspecte legate de onestitate și comunicare, pe care …
Discuții despre non-monogamie (I): tema/ teama responsabilității pentru celălalt Read more »
Some short statistics (2015), Brazil is the largest producer of sugar cane in the world, which is linked to its colonial and slavery history. Not exactly the best place in the world to discover you have type 1 diabetes. Have …
Diário brasileiro – living with type 1 diabetes in the land of sugar Read more »
So I almost died again. Almost. Me, my ancesters and my protectors decided I should stick around a bit more. First day at Zuvuya festival was hot, I joined a small group of people who decided to cool down in …
Diário brasileiro – between dengue fever, sun/heatstroke, acid and hyperglycaemia Read more »
I had my first encounter with ayahuasca on Saturday night; I didn´t even expect it, I thought I was just going for a solstice ritual for my birthday, at a shamanic centre outside Sao Paulo, expected some chants, some guided …
Diário brasileiro – from mother ayahuasca with tough love (December 19-20) Read more »
Sort of NSFW, trigger warnings: discussion of rape culture and violence against women “They’re pretty rapey down there”, a male friend cautioned me when I broke the news about going to Brazil. Generalisations aside, Brazil offers quite a scary picture …
November 17, on my way to Fortaleza, Ceará, No tengo lugar, no tengo paisage, yo me no tengo patria/ con mis dedos hago el fuego y con mi corazón te canto… It’s getting better in my new home away from home …
Diário brasileiro – settling in and first trip (November 8-21) Read more »
So I had my first breakdown since I landed in São Paulo last Friday. It’s so easy for me to feel utterly alone in what I perceive to be an enormous, impersonal city, made entirely out of tall concrete blocks. Dislocated …
Diário brasileiro – first meltdown and looking for a room to rent (November 1-7) Read more »
So I’m full swing into the Brazilian adventure, my first time in Latin America, Brazil, a huge metropolis. I landed in Guarulhos airport Friday morning and decided to do things the hard way, meaning taking the Air Service Bus and metro to …
Diário brasileiro – Arrival in São Paulo (October 29-31) Read more »
NSFW (a tiny bit) Fall journal, September 23rd, London …It is a question I often get, true, mostly from monogamous folks. People might be also surprised to find out I don’t have that much sex, or that I am not extremely …
Why don’t you have more partners if you’re poly(amorous)? Read more »