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10 Days to Make a Documentary (Uaxactún)
Forestry concession community Uaxactún (Guatemala) invited us to co-create a documentary in 10 days via Actuality Abroad. How did that go?
Ilse
Jan 194 min read


How Do We Get Black African Surfers in the Next Olympics in 2028?
Have you ever wondered why there are so few Black African surfers in the Olympics? Here are three action points to include them in 2028.
Ilse
Aug 26, 20244 min read


The Hidden Black History of Surfing
Have you ever wondered why there are no Black African surfers in the Olympics, despite Africa’s Atlantic waves? Read the hidden history here
Ilse
Aug 19, 202410 min read


Solo Travelling Mexico as a Female: A Counter Narrative
What to make of contrasting experiences and narratives when travelling Mexico, or any other foreign country? Here is what it is really like
Ilse
Feb 20, 20247 min read


Navigating Reverse Culture Shock: Understanding and Overcoming Post-Travel Depression (PTD)
Sharing my experiences, symptoms of and coping strategies to reverse culture shock and post-travel depression (PTD).
Ilse
Dec 3, 20236 min read


Driving in dreamtime: embarking on a timeless vanlife adventure in Portugal with a stranger
How I came to live my summerdream of vanlife in Portugal with two friends and a (former) stranger by surrendering to trust.
Ilse
Sep 9, 20236 min read


The current Indigenous crisis in Brazil is real life Avatar
Avatar: Ways of Water is now available on streaming platforms. The sequence on the Avatar from 2009 tells the story of the indigenous...
Ilse
Jun 13, 20233 min read


The power of stories for solving the ecological crisis
Indigenous languages have the power to inspire a closer connection to nature, they can make us see the world differently and hence...
Ilse
Mar 12, 20234 min read


The Brazilian Rainforest as a Pharmacy exists through Indigenous Languages like that of the Yawanawa
As you may or may not know I have spent a month in the Brazilian rainforest at the end of 2022. I lived in a village of the indigenous...
Ilse
Feb 7, 20234 min read


The Medicine of Music - Interview with Ray Brown
Musician Ray Brown sees music and life as more than just connected: life is music, and we are all musicians. We just have to remember ...
Ilse
Dec 28, 20225 min read


Meet Cristina Terre: A 77-year-old woman from Chile who just decided to do it
Imagine you are at the register of a bus station somewhere in India. All the buses you see are small and without AC. It is hot so the...
Ilse
Jul 9, 20225 min read


Amber on the role of yoga, spirituality and philosophy in her life
I met Amber in my first week on Oʿahu, Hawaiʿi. She worked in the hostel where I was staying. I remembered her kindness and so when I was...
Ilse
Jul 5, 20223 min read


Un mundo muy pequeño
The backpackers world is small. I remember that from travelling in Southeast Asia. I would see people that I met in my first week at a...
Ilse
Jun 21, 20224 min read


Introducing Soulday - A Spiritual Event on Oʿahu, Hawaiʿi
A couple of months ago I was talking with someone whom I had just met. I was talking about how I liked dancing and she told me about an...
Ilse
May 19, 20222 min read


A stranger shows me his sweet spot
Last week I went surfing at a beach I haven't surfed at in quite a while. Even though this surfspot was in Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawai`i,...
Ilse
Apr 15, 20222 min read
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