One fridge magnet in Chinatown reads: New York, the city of Dreams. I am tempted to buy it as a souvenir, desist, but then I get it a couple of days later, even though I don’t fully ‘buy’ it. My skepticism is also confirmed by looking at the tired faces of commuters on the metro, … Continue reading Exit New York City
I wanted to start reading again. After years of reading academic books, I needed to immerse in a significant novel which I would remember. So, when Beppe told me about The Circle and the issues addressed by Dave Eggers, it immediately raised a specific interest in me. I have so much in common with the … Continue reading Once you enter The Circle, there is no way out
Birds are humming in my ears, it seems they are having a discussion. They seem to be chatting like locals, whining about the cold wind. I imagine them as having a nest around one of the pipes running along the safety stairs of this Lower East Side building. They cover the sound of cars, ambulances … Continue reading Enter New York City
Finally I did it, I bought tickets to Sarajevo. I wanted to visit the place since a very long time ago, I think the city was asleep like a ghost inside me. Perhaps since the time when I had to write an assignment about the war in my last year at high school. It … Continue reading Sarajevo, a city to remember
