The Hero’s Journeys in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

Now that the enthusiasm has cooled down, the questions remains: is Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Episode VII) cool or not? The film has been released on December 2015 and has achieved an impressive number of records (stuff like being the highest grossing movie of 2015). It is now the third highest grossing film of all times, after Avatar […]

My top 5 Videogames that are great for learning

Hello everyone! Following the discussion on Gamification (which takes place mostly in my head, but it’s still a discussion), here is a top 5 list of the videogames that I consider memorable learning experiences. It’s not an overstatement: through years (and years, and years) of gaming I have learned a lot of real-life skills and competences that I apply in […]

“The Revenant” is an impressive, majestic tale about humans and nature

“The Revenant” is awe-some. I mean it in a literal way: it inspires awe. I wasn’t so sure whether I wanted to watch it or not, because of some mixed reviews I have seen around. But finally I decided: yes, with shameful delay – but in the full glory of IMAX-quality. And? And I am very happy […]

Chatuchak Market – Bangkok

When you travel through Asia you realise one thing: Asia is a big place. And full of people. What happens when a place is crowded, even for Asian standards? You have Bangkok (with its 16 million people) and its weekend-only Chatuchak Market. Also called JJ Market (a translitteration from Chatu-Chak), it is the biggest marketplace in […]

Insight 2014 – Tanzania

This is a short summary of what happened in the summer 2014, when I went to Tanzania to take part to “Insight”, a fantastic project organised by the Irish friends at Development Perspectives with Uvikiuta in Tanzania. Insight is a year-long learning programme on Global Education that takes part in Ireland and Tanzania. It involves students (no real […]

2015 in review

Happy new year everybody! I started this blog in June as an experiment and a hobby, but I like it more and more. Happy to see there are people who follow my stories, I will keep them posting with pleasure. The articles that got more visits were (as it was to be expected) those about training […]

The Resolution (The End?)

As the end of the year approaches, so does the conclusion of my series on the Hero’s Journey. This post is dedicated to the very reason why all journeys start: to end. We are now at the real conclusion of our story. Anything that could have happened, has happened. Forge new friendships and test them, check. Encounter […]

“The Force Awakens”: Star Wars is back and delivers emotions, characters and… A new hope

Yeah! I am just out from the theatre (in Italy the movie has been released on December 16th, even before the US date, for some obscure – but welcome! – distribution reasons), and here I am trying to put down a few comments. This doesn’t want to be a full review: I am not evaluating the […]

11 reasons why I love “Star Wars”

If you live in this galaxy, by now you will have probably heard about Star Wars. And if you read this blog more or less regularly, the chances are significantly higher. So let’s not waste time by introducing the saga here (ok – if you really need a reminder, you can always invest 5 minutes by […]

Nature of (EVS) Sermugnano

By now, if you are following my posts and adventures, you know that I like a good story. The week I am going to describe has all the elements of a good one: an inspiring place, an interesting cast of characters, a good solid plot, and a mystery to solve. It was the second edition […]