. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]
I’m 63 years old and alive and kicking. I’m in awe and thrilled to bits, currently trying to carry on with my life in the midst of the new normal. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, I’ve been staying at home most of [...]
At that time, San José was home to a living, breathing example of a dream come true. Two inspired youngsters, Jorge Jiménez and Giselle Zamora, ventured off to Italy 43 years ago where they blazed a trail, had a son named Esteban, [...]
A few years ago, when I first wrote this piece in the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, Apple had just broken ground in an innovative way that had nothing to do with technology, a new device or a new machine. Rather, they’d [...]
It was March 2008 when I programmed the rental car’s GPS to find the closest gas station. I was in Paris and had to fill the tank in order to avoid the steep cost of gas at the rental agency. Since I [...]
When I typed this question into Google, a whopping 241 million results came up. “Holy shit!” I thought to myself. Then, I tweaked my query slightly, swapping the word “world” for “life” and two million more search results were generated. Safe to [...]
My blogging debut was back in 2005 when I first wrote a few lines here, on the Slow Burn blog, named A Fuego Lento in Spanish. Since then, it has certainly lived up to its name; I’ve gone through periods of writing [...]
In an unprecedented decision at Cannes, the jury headed by David Droga awarded the Grand Prix for Integrated and Titanium to the Obama Campaign that carried him to the presidency. A hotly contested decision, yet clearly one that recognizes the scale of [...]
Are you still looking for your perfect match? This message comes all the way from Singapore and reminds us that it’s often the little imperfections that make all the difference in the world. More info? Look it up at thinkfamily.
If we want to understand the world, it is imperative to understand the differences. And although this video proposes a logo at the end of a Brazilian newspaper, the important thing in the message is what I suggest to rescue, because equally, [...]
I invite you to get to know MOFILM, an initiative that combines technology, the participatory power that technology has given us and 12 finalists from the 350 videos that participated. Here I connect you with the three finalists. See more videos on [...]
It will be up to us to precisely identify all the factors that have contributed to the emergence of Costa Rican creativity, as we must protect and strengthen them while we continue to learn. In fact, only 18 months ago we were [...]
With sincere congratulations to DDB Costa Rica and its creative team, led by Manuel Travisany, I include the case with which they deservedly won a Golden Lion at Cannes. The results speak for themselves and for all their worth, from the first [...]
