Languages are easy, right? – Timor-Leste in a world no one chose.

I come to you LIVE from the Burger King next to Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, Dili. I’m here in Timor-Leste but I write this post in English, two men sit behind me chatting in Tetum/Tetun and the Aeroporto is named in Portuguese. Are these all the languages of this small South-East Asian nation? No.Continue

Dili and a calm open ocean

The ocean stretches out beyond the horizon of this small South-East Asian city. It reminds me of a location’s insignificance at times. Location is sometimes the most important thing but at other moments the location doesn’t shape your emotions. Literally here or literally there. Literally where? Literally anywhere. Dili is the place where I’ll finallyContinue