There’s no place like home, they say. And even if one’s home were no haven, it’s where most people spend the bulk of their lives — building their own realities behind closed doors, away from society’s gaze. It’s where family…
Most of us are occasionally exposed to cultures that are not our own. Especially those who travel continuously come in contact with cultural codes awaiting to be cracked. As all cultures are different, there’s no doubt intercultural training — which…
When cycling in Latin America between 2015 and 2018, I realized that the bicycle is a revolutionary device. There, a woman riding a bicycle is not just commuting, but actively transforming her reality and environment. Since then, I’ve seen bicycles…
Many multilingual kids mix up languages all the time. So do my quadrilingual children, and not just from time to time, but basically all the time. Yet, research says code-switching is a skill, not a deficit. So why does it…
More than 10 years ago, I set off to cross Latin America by bicycle, with my beloved Pelago. Since then, a lot has happened. Not least, I’ve gone from solo cycling to family cycling. As it so happens, I’m now…
In 1896, American suffragette Susan B. Anthony declared that the bicycle has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. The statement may sound exaggerated, yet still to date, her words continue to resonate. In countries like Finland, the…
Imagine you saw your future house in a dream. Not only that – imagine you saw your future house in a dream and decided to build it. This is exactly what Maria Ponce, an elderly lady living near Usulután, El…
Tangon takaa is a podcast series done in collaboration with Radio Helsinki and Pelago Bicycles. Fedja Kamari and I had a chat in Finland in April 2018 about cycling in South America. Listen to the podcast here (in Finnish). For other…
