What a spare room in Alfama taught me about trust
Sofia asked me to help with her Instagram for six days in exchange for a room in Alfama. What she actually gave me was a crash course in what it means to share a life, even briefly, with a stranger.
Two designers, one client, three weeks in Medellín
The collaboration I was looking for turned out not to be with a developer, but with a copywriter from Beirut who arrived in El Poblado with a single backpack and a very good eye for what text should do.
Finding Ubud before it finds you
Everyone warned me about Ubud. Too touristy, too expensive, too Instagram. They were right about all three and also completely wrong.
The WooCommerce bug I fixed in exchange for a week in Chiang Mai
Aarav messaged me through the platform on a Sunday. By Thursday I was on a plane. Here is what the exchange actually looked like.
Six weeks in Tbilisi and why I nearly didn’t leave
I came for two weeks. I stayed for six. This is the thing about Tbilisi that nobody quite prepares you for.
The man on the bus from Mysore
On the bus from Mysore to Ooty, I sat next to Thomas — eighty-eight years old, carrying a small bag and a lifetime of stories.