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Ilse
Jan 194 min read
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
Sep 16, 20245 min read
What Is Authentic Travel?
The word ‘authentic’ is used quite widely in the travel and tourism industry. But what does authentic travel actually mean?


Ilse
Feb 20, 20247 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
Jan 10, 20246 min read
3: From my first time taking uní (ayahuasca) to a one-month Mamé dieta
Why I decided to do a four-week Mamé dieta with the Indigenous Yawanawa in Aldeia Nova Esperança under guidance of Chief Isku Kua


Ilse
Mar 12, 20234 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
Feb 24, 20235 min read
Indigenous Languages like that of the Yawanawa inspire a Closer Connection to Nature
In my last blogpost I wrote about what my stay in the Yawanawa village from chief Iskua Kua has taught me about the forest as a pharmacy...


Ilse
Feb 7, 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
Apr 24, 20223 min read
About me and this blog
Hi! My name is Ilse. Thank you for reading, or at least beginning to read, this page. I have an eternal fascination with people and how...
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