week 152

 

Tue: Lost in a tiny island off the northeast coast of Australia, a white business man tries to redeem himself returning the land to aboriginal hands.

Wed: Art Deco buildings in Montevideo reflect a time where the promise of a prosperous new life in the southern hemisphere was achievable.

Thu: Myanmar’s Inle lake hangs precariously between sustainable source of fish and produce for the locals and pastiche drama for western tourists.

Fri: Guinean Bijagos archipelago can be maintained as a protected area only with its inhabitants involvement and commitment to a low footprint life style.

 

week 151

 

Tue: Moving to Mongolia’s rural and remote northern region (bordering Buryatia) as a christian missionary, together with wife and 2 kids, yet being humble enough to get the local’s acceptance, requires an extraordinary faith.

Wed: Down-under business capital Melbourne offers an eclectic mixture of art and culture, as well as foods of the world.

Thu: The native inhabitants of the Xingu river basin in the state of Para deserve much better treatment by their fellows brazilians, being the last remnants of an entire indigenous culture.

Fri: Fishing with traditional implements in the Mauritanian village of Iwik exploiting the high/low tide currents carries the well being of an entire community.

 

week 150

 

Mon: Are we giving artificial intelligence algorithms too much room at hiring decisions with its insights on face gesticulation at a video interview? Are humans hiding from their responsibilities? Ability to measure sweat does not give (necessarily) insights into job performance.

Tue: Reaching Martin’s bay hut on foot via a 2 day hike along New Zealand south island west coast is on itself an achievement. But to survive for decades as a young family with 2 kids without loosing your marbles … admirable.

Wed: Growing as a semi-nomad in Mongolia’s Bayanbulag sum, yet aiming at studying medicine in the capital, via Jargalant school, requires a rather strong character and determination from early infancy onwards.

Thu: The shores of the Urucu river, an affluent of the Amazon, provide villagers with a sustainable fishery, if they enforce strict quotas on the catch.

Fri: Kibera neighborhood in Nairobi is poised to provide its young people with education in the arts including classical and african dance. Way to go!

week 149

 

Mon: Electric bikes provide a viable and healthy alternative for commuters in crowded downtown offices.

Tue: Alone in the wilderness of australia’s northen territory, a swiss raised woman tries the impossible and is successful … for awhile longer.

Wed: Above 1,000 m. in the mountains north of Thessaloniki, an international group of nuns enjoys true independence thanks to the fruits of their communal efforts.

Thu: Keeping transhumance alive in the Zagros mountains, west of Ispahan, where trail passes at 4,000 m. keep frozen all year round, shows the endurance of the Bakhtiari people.

 

 

week 148

 

Mon: Can we really learn aided by a computer software as easily as when aided by a human being? Is this just a generational gap between young and elder people or is there a deep cognitive mismatch between machine and person?

Tue: The ancient eroded plains of central Australia guard marvels of animal adaptation to a very unique environment.

Wed: Kite surfing in Paracas as an escape to the rat race looks rather tenuous…

Thu: A kalash girl negotiating the challenges of her reality, a globalized English speaking world, in a Urdu speaking muslim country, while your ethnic group has only oral traditions, are an example of a healthy living multifaceted identity.

Fri: The village of Ganvie, on the shores of the (open to the sea) lake Nokoue in Benin, remarkable for the communal sharing of aquatic resources while building their acadjas provides hope for an alternative but sustainable development.