The Music I Can't Quite Hear - And Still Try to Sing
Challenges of learning languages after you turn fifty.
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Shifting Currents
News and updates from Caracas and plans for weeks to come.
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Finishing Another Chapter of Kacper's Adventures
The final draft of Chapter 19 is now ready.
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Memoir Updates
Chapters 16 & 17 are now ready.
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Newsletter to Friends
Weaning off from the holiday mood and updates on what's new in Caracas.
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Flash news/Press review:
28.09.2025: Seychelles to hold presidential and parlamentary elections. Environment and drug policies appear to be the main theme of political discussion in the country.
01.09.2025: Euronews: A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 800 people and injured more than 2,500, the Taliban government said on Monday.
10.08.2025: Al Jazeera: The Palestinian mission to the United Nations accused Israel of “deliberately assassinating” al-Sharif and Qreiqeh, describing them as among the “last remaining journalists” in Gaza.
03.08.2025: Al Jazeera: A Palestinian teenager, shot in the eye by Israeli forces while desperately seeking food for his family near a United States and Israeli-backed GHF site in Gaza. Fifteen-year-old Abdul Rahman Abu Jazar told Al Jazeera that Israeli soldiers kept shooting at him even after he was struck by a bullet, making him think “this was the end” and “death was near”.
28.07.2025: BBC: Preserving traditional santoors in Kashmir. A story of Ghulam Mohammed, a passionate lover of music and craftmanship.
24.07.2025: Al Jazeera: A group of US doctors, veterans and members of Congress protested outside the Capitol, calling on President Trump and lawmakers to cease all military and diplomatic support for Israel, as they highlighted the starvation crisis unfolding in Gaza, where over 100 Palestinians, including infants, have died from famine under the blockade . They emphasised that the US is enabling a humanitarian catastrophe through its aid, and urged leaders to listen to public sentiment and push for a ceasefire.
11.07.2025: Al Jazeera: 'United Nations expert Francesca Albanese has slammed the decision by the United States to sanction her as “obscene”, saying she is being targeted for calling out Israel’s genocide in Gaza.'
29.06.2025: Russia launched its largest aerial assault on Ukraine to date overnight, deploying over 530 aerial assets including drones and missiles. The attacks targeted multiple cities across the country, with significant damage reported in Kyiv and other regions. Ukrainian air defences intercepted a majority of the incoming threats, but some strikes still caused casualties and infrastructure destruction.
14.06.2025: Israel - Iran crisis: UN chief urges calm after overnight strikes.