COFFEE FARMER IN COLOMBIAN CAUCA
Have you ever wondered what your coffee looks like before ending up in your cup? I actually hadn’t, which is why I was truly mesmerized when I received a fresh coffee twig in my hand in Cauca, Colombia, for the…
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.
CAUCARIBE – COLOMBIAN FOLKLORE MUSIC IN POPAYÁN
CauCaribe is a music group from Popayán, District of Cauca, Colombia. As the name reveals, the group plays mostly traditional Colombian rhythms from Cauca, and from the Caribbean, such as different variations merengue and cumbia. The lyrics of the non-instrumental folkloric…
RETIRED FROM THE SEAS TO ECUADOR
Jackie Ross, 72 years, accidentally ended up living in Ecuador after 15 years on the seas and 40 years in the tropics. Before retiring, she sailed on ships and yachts all across the world, mostly in the South Pacific. Now, Jackie…
EL DÍA QUE LLEGUÉ AL CIELO
Un viaje en bicicleta está lleno de altibajos, de desafíos y celebraciones. A veces (o mejor, la mayoría de las veces) las cosas no van como planificabas, pero siempre se sale de cada situación, de una forma u otra. Como pasó…
AT THE MERCY OF MEN IN LATIN AMERICA
I started my journey across Latin America in Ushuaia, Argentina, in November 2015. Since then, I’ve been solo cycling slowly, yet steadily, through heaven and hell. Within eighteen months, I’ve crossed the isolated valleys and heavy headwinds of Patagonia, the…
SISSI KORHONEN ON ECUADORIAN TELEAMAZONAS
In Quito, I gave an interview for Ecuadorian Teleamazonas, just before leaving for the coast. I’ve answered the questions quite many times previously, but never before have I had my answers translated into Spanish sign language! Also, never before has…
MOTHER’S DAY – HAPPINESS AFTER VIOLENCE
Today is Mother’s Day. A day for families to celebrate mothers, if they are present, and a day to commemorate them if they are not. My Mother’s Day this year has been a day that I will quite surely remember…
EL SÍNDROME DEL VIAJERO COMPETITIVO
Viajar es maravilloso. Cuando viajas experimentas cosas únicas, conoces gente alucinante, ves paisajes que te dejan sin aliento. Cada uno tiene sus razones para viajar y todas ellas son válidas. Aunque mis razones personales son llegar a conocer otras culturas,…
