walk the line

Yesterday I was defending my research paper. It was interesting, our professor was sarcastic to the max, a little evil even, one could say, but I was interested in the subject, put a lot of effort in, and it paid off well. Wrote about the copyright laws about graffiti.  Sunday night got a private evening tour in an old theatre. My friend was working late, we were there until 4.30 am. Ended up driving home in the creepiest fog. I love theatre, so I was like a kid in the candy-store, having fun on the stage, playing dress-up, exploring, singing and inventing tunes on a piano, for some reason we were desperate to get the anthem of Estonia right. It was Halloween last wednesday! We had a blast. When Mickey and Minnie walk into a club... people were touching us, wanted pictures with us, we felt like celebrities. Were doing bar-hopping as we got free drinks pretty much everywhere. Luckily there were some others with costumes. What a fun night!

"Some say that to believe in destiny is to dismiss the role of free will, but self-determination cannot prevail the presence of faith, and the truth is, the only part of destiny we can control is the fate we choose for another."

"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived...this is to have succeeded. " (Ralph Waldo Emerson & Bessie A. Stanley)

All is new in September.

NYC vol 2

BACK IN NEW YORK, AND IT FEELS LIKE HOME!

Camp of Hip Hop 2012 just ended, I don't know why but my emotions after are not as high as they have been every year before, I'm not sure if something was really missing or I just wasn't fully there.  Anyways, it was still an awesome week, many incredible and world-famous dancers all over the globe came to a small town in Estonia to share their knowledge and love of dance with us. Got a lot of knowledge and loved all the classes! The themed nights were not fully thought through in my opinion and the vibe at the parties could've been tighter.

I had my doubts in the beginning, but it was an excellent experience. We were not just participants or group leaders, we all were in a way also the organizers and modelers of the exchange. As it was by a volunteer organization, we had a lot of freedom, and I really believe in the end the work we did, matters. 

Beautiful Norway for a week.   Oslo - Bergen - and lots of nature July 2012

Just got back from Tallinn's rooftop cinema. Such a nice invention, the vibe of that place is awesome. An open air movie theatre on top of a shopping centre. Instead of cinema chairs there are beach chairs, as the movies start a little before midnight and the nights in Estonia are not usually the warmest, blankets ara available to keep warm. Everybody has their own headphones, the sound is not bad as well.  The movie we went to see, was brilliant! " The greatest movie ever sold ". A documentary about branding and advertising. About product placement. About making a movie totally financed by different brands. Made in a really original and clever way. It's by Morgan Spurlock (also the author of "Supersize me"). This dude is a genius! The movie itself was pretty much marketing 101, but, if you are interested in the topic, you might learn more than in a lecture. To balance things out, there is a lot of humour in there. Irony on top of irony!  It's basically...