I'm on a mission to declutter my life to make it more pleasant. According to the Cambridge dictionary, declutter means "to remove things you do not need from a place, in order to make it more pleasant and more useful." If I follow this extremely clear and concise definition, my house is far from pleasant
Mumbai: the three top 3
Mumbai, also known as Bombay, is India’s financial centre and largest city. Even though, all cities we visited were big enough, we could immediately feel that Mumbai had this je ne sais quoi so particular and so distinctive, that it’s impossible not to fall in love with it. Many people warned us about the big
The beauty in struggle
I just finished Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. As some may know, Sheryl is Facebook's COO, an accomplished author (Lean In), speaker (TED Talk and several commencements in different universities) and philanthropist. Sheryl lost her husband while vacationing in Mexico two years ago. It was this tragic event and the life that
The 0% resolution
I am Karla and I was sober for 70 days. Seriously, I decided to stop drinking. Just like that, without a dramatic reason nor a clear timeline. Meaning, I knew I would eventually drink again. Before you jump into any conclusion, let me be very clear: I don't have a drinking problem but I am
Highlights: May is gone!
May is over! I can't believe how fast time passes! Of course, in these past weeks, many things have happened. I have been visiting, tasting, accomplishing things. But as it would take a very long post to talk about all the things that I liked during the month, I will simply show my highlights :
Unconditional love
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. Anatole France The big one arrived first. His name: Oso, bear in Spanish. He was beautiful with that cooperish brown fur. His heart was bigger than his size. He was rather quiet, and kind. Except with children, some mischievous kids had mistreated
Lessons learned: India
Travel far enough, you meet yourself David Mitchell I have been traveling from a very young age. I love airports and train stations. I love exploring, observing, asking questions, eating weird sounding meals, learning a few words in other languages and getting lost in new places. I have done different kinds of voyages: family trips,
The worst enemy
Not so long ago I was surfing one of my favourite sites, the now defunct The Tig, and found a very interesting post. In it, the author talked about an experience she had in which she slammed herself in front of two of her best friends for some silly reason. The friends immediately called her
On the nightstand
What is it? The book Option B: Facing adversity, building resilience and finding joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. What's all about? According to the publisher: From Facebook’s COO and Wharton’s top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life’s inevitable
India: colours, flavours and devotion
My desire to visit India began back in 2009 as I started to watch Bollywood movies , a hobby that was followed by an invitation to be part of an Indian wedding dancing troupe in 2010. I just felt in love with the colours, the dance, the music, the food! I wanted to go to