1. Eros Eros is sexual or passionate love, and is the type most akin to our modern construct of romantic love. In Greek myth, it is a form of madness brought about by one of Cupid’s arrows. The arrow breaches us and we ‘fall’ in love, as did Paris with Helen, leading to the Trojan War and the downfall of Troy and much of the assembled Greek army. In modern times, eros has been amalgamated with the broader life force, something akin to Schopenhauer’s will, a fundamentally blind process of striving for survivalSEE DETAILS

If you’ve done much traveling in the last 20 years, you’ve probably noticed that English is just about everywhere. Out of the world’s 7.5 billion people, 1.5 billion speak English — that’s 20% of the Earth’s population. In 2015, out of the total 195 countries in the world, 67 nations have English as the primary language of ‘official status’. Plus there are also 27 countries where English is spoken as a secondary ‘official’ language. There are 6,909 distinct languages in the world (according to SIL Intl). What are your chancesSEE DETAILS

Without planning it, we somehow spent Constitution Day at the Denmark National History Museum. Located in the old Royal Palace, the Denmark National History Museum, albeit impressive and grandiose, leaves you wondering what kind of history you’re learning about. After walking around for nearly 2 hours, reading the literature and listening to the guided audio tour, it seems the national history is almost solely focused on the lives and conquests of the royal family. If you’re interested in the history of life in the country or how regular Danes (regularSEE DETAILS

“Beer, Coke, or Water – as you wish!” This is a common phrase you’ll hear all around Cartagena (the expensive coastal Caribbean city in the north of Colombia) especially if you look like a gringo (white foreigner, or more honestly…Americano). It has been said that people love choices. Especially the freedom of choice. Seems like the street salesforce of Cartagena follows the same logic. But what does freedom of choice really mean? Are you truly free to choose whatever your heart desires? Or perhaps your choices are a reflection ofSEE DETAILS

Ever wonder why everyone seems to love small towns? Why is it that small towns are often able to self regulate without the need for endless laws, regulations, and policies? What allows them to function without most of the complexities of “advanced” metropolitan mega cities? It’s not even just that they seem to function smoothly with less crime, less liter, and more happiness – have you witnessed how visitors from big cities almost immediately profess how cute, nice, and peaceful they are. This feeling doesn’t seem to transfer well inSEE DETAILS