The Age of Stupid - a video evening at the Goethe Institute in Salvador

Last night I went to the Goethe Institute of Salvador for a documentary evening.
Two movies were presented:

Das Rad - The Wheel

The Age of Stupid

"Das Rad" is a fun 9-minute animation film. It shows the importance of the wheel with the perspective of...a stone! And at the same time that time has the power to destroy everything, also the biggest and more powerful human creations...

"The Age of Stupid" in a interesting film, showing a man in 2055 looking back at the past and wondering in a slightly desperate way how mankind could be so stupid to destroy itsself. A sort of suidice of the stupid, not of the ignorant, as we know exactly what are the problems to face. But maybe it is not too late yet...

Altogether, it was a very good evening in a confortable room. Pity that there were only 5 people and no space for discussion after the movies...

My life in Salvador

I arrived in Salvador on Wednesday 21st September. My trip began in the early morning from Frankfurt. A 10-hour direct flight took me to Salvador. A new part of my life thus started :-)

Today, 5 days later, I want to describe my first impressions of my new life on the road. Outside it is raining (actually there is nearly a storm), so it is perfect weather to write.
But where is it "inside"? It is a small room where I have lived since my arrival. I am travelling with CouchSurfing and I was very lucky with my first host: Liane, a 45 year old lady living with her son Gabriel, 18. Extremely nice and welcoming people, I immediately felt at home!

I spent the first days visiting the city and meeting local couchsurfers. Salvador is a very lively city, there are many people on the streets, you can hear loud music coming from radios, shops, mobile phones...

There are very beautiful beaches, extended over several kilometres. I already tried two and swam for the first time on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Very warm water, high waves, a few people were surfing, a fisher was fishing close so I paid attention not to get caught...

The local CS community is very warm and welcoming. Yesterday I went to the bike ride organised in the park of Pituacù. What a great experience! We were 20 people and cycled 15 km in a path which crossed the Atlantic forest. Great landscapes, flourishing vegetation and a wonderful lake. We made  a break to have a coconut. I first drank its juice, then have it opened and eat the white flesh inside. So yummy! Afterwards I ate a vegetarian mexican burrito and had a swim in the ocean. In the evening I skyped with closed friends and with my parents, thus concluding a wonderful day!

So far so good, one more week to stay in this wonderful city. It is great to be on the road, and at the same time it feels great to already feel at home in Salvador!

See my first pictures album from Salvador:
Brazil PT. 1 - Salvador 21-25 September

My first couch in Salvador:
a confortable bed and my own room: thank you CouchSurfing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first beach I saw in Salvador

CS bike ride in the wonderful park of Pituacù

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 days in Roma

On 19-20 September I was in Rom for the first time after 5 years. What to say about the city? Love it or hate it!
I think I was able to both love the fascinating beauty of its monuments and to hate the senseless city traffic ;-)
The highlights of my visit:

• the meeting with the  Salesians who invited me to talk about my trip in South America. I have their support and I am going to visit many Don Bosco projects in the next months
• meeting my old friends Marco and Riccardo, ex-colleagues from Kosovo

It was in a certain way very symbolic that my big trip started in Roma.
"all roads lead to Rom"...for me it was definitely true, right at the beginning!

Here a few more pics: 2 days in Rom, 19-20 September

Let's start!

What an emotion creating my blog "Massi On The Road".
It will be my travel companion for the next 12 months.
Here I want to share my experiences and thoughts with my friends, my family and any other person who might be interested. This is going to be a non-fictional travel blog :-)

Looking forward to start writing...and even more to start my trip!