BETWEEN SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
On January 1st 2018, I landed in Helsinki, Finland, after two years of life in South America. This leaves me in a liminal space between South and Central America. I left my bicycle in Cali, Colombia, and took up a…
Sissi Mattos
Exploring, interpreting and understanding cultures through local languages and people. An advocate for intercultural communication as a basis for diversity acceptance and human equality.
8 SOLO FEMALE CYCLISTS WHO ROCK
This beautiful drawing was sent to me one night at 5AM by Argentinian Enrique Demarchi (who I’ve never met) as a recognition for my solo female cycling. “Not everyone would get on a bicycle and pedal through South America, especially as…
GONZO JOURNALISM AT RIVER SOUNDS IN PARAGUAY
Accredited writing gigs don’t always go as planned. Not because an event in itself wasn’t perfect, but because right on that day all other conditions fail you big time. This happened to me at River Sounds music festival in Asunción, Paraguay.…
HOW TO KNOW A SOLO FEMALE CYCLIST DOES NOT SELL SEX?
Sometimes it seems extremely difficult for men to realize that even though you travel alone, you do not sell sex. To some men, a solo female cyclist seems to be the perfect example of someone in desperate need of money…
10 CURIOSITIES ABOUT COLOMBIAN CULTURE (…OR CALI)
I have been in Cali, Colombia, for three months now. During these three months I’ve learned quite a few things from locals in Cali about Colombian culture. Here are ten curiosities which have caught my attention, and have once again…
TALK SHOW MANDIORAMA WITH SISSI KORHONEN AND FAVIO PATIÑO
In February 2017, I was asked to participate in the Paraguayan TV show Mandiorama. Now, six months after the episode Viajeros (Travellers) came out, I finally got to see it myself! And just in case you all also want to…
MOTEL STAFF – 10 FACTS ABOUT KISS ME
When I first visited Motel Kiss Me in Cali, it was for an appointment with Humberto Villegas — owner of Latin America’s biggest theme motel. Señor Villegas gave me a warm welcome in his penthouse apartment, on top of his…
YOUTUBE WITH BLUE FOX – UNA VUELTA POR EL BARRIO
Me and my friend, Blue Fox, have made a YouTube video! It’s called Una Vuelta Por El Barrio (A Stroll Around the Block) — a small journey through Blue Fox’s home hoods, the neighborhood of San Antonio, Cali, Colombia. There are many…
