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Blues: The Call for Adventure and the Desire to Keep Moving

on December 26, 2010

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Like Kids in a Maze: The Endless Path of Choices

on November 11, 2010

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Life as It Is: Choosing Adventure Over Comfort

on October 28, 2010

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The Introspection of a Cyclic Life: Clarity After Repeating Patterns

on October 26, 2010

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The Man Who Decided to Make a Stand Against Plane Food: A Hilarious Incident at Ezeiza Airport

on October 16, 2010

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The Concept of Freedom: Why It’s an Unattainable Ideal

on October 14, 2010

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21st Century Hippies: A Critique of Modern Society

on October 04, 2010

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What Does "Complicated" Really Mean?

on August 31, 2010

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The Crazy Ones

on August 05, 2010

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A Blanket in the Fridge

on July 17, 2010

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If Only I Had Stick Legs, I Would Be a Dancing Empanada

on July 14, 2010

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Tango, Paraguay y Thames

on July 12, 2010

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Mochila nas costas (Backpack on my shoulders)

on June 21, 2010

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Monologue of "Carne Seca"

on June 11, 2010

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Tales of a nomad: La prise de la Bastille

on June 08, 2010

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Lost in Translation: The impossible task of buying 250g of bread in Brazil

on May 31, 2010

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The Only Rose-Colored Thing Is the Paint on the Walls

on May 30, 2010

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Living in the Shadow of Poverty: A Walk Through a Single Block

on May 27, 2010

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Another point of view (of politics and war)

on May 14, 2010

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Alone

on May 01, 2010

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Welcome Back to South America: From Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro

on April 14, 2010

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Adrenaline Junkie

on April 07, 2010

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The Amazing Sensation of Being Lost

on March 29, 2010

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El balcón del Abasto

on March 10, 2010

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Susanita

on March 08, 2010

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The Return: Navigating the Emotions of Coming Back Home

on March 02, 2010

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Social Whims

on February 06, 2010

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Tales of a Nomad: The Black Marker - A Hitchhiking Adventure

on January 31, 2010

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Consejos de un soñador (mi viejo)

on January 29, 2010

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NO-tification

on January 28, 2010

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Waves

on January 21, 2010

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Salty water

on January 20, 2010

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Unlike courgettes & turn overs

on January 18, 2010

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