By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo The Ordinary You it’s in the way you flip your hair that half-drawn smile the way you bite on fresh watermelon the way you swagger and stammer and paralyze your tongue the plainness of your conversation your lack of conversation the choice of your words…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN Morocco, I watched a man walk quietly, his steps without the slightest sound, the lightness of a cat, through a small reflecting pool, a very still water that mirrored everything and everyone who passed. In this stillness, nothing seemed to move, not a leaf,…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IF you have not seen it, watch Alexander: The Making of a God, a six-part docuseries that explores Alexander the Great’s conquests using contemporary accounts and fact-based archaeology, based mainly on ongoing excavations being undertaken by Greek archeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta in Alexandria, Egypt, the city that Alexander…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo YESTERDAY, I was surprised to find a lizard (skink) approximately one foot in length, inside the plastic tank where I stored water for the garden. It was not moving until I poked its head, so I thought of filling the tank to the brim so…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WE were not supposed to be there because my sister Emma was very sick, but she insisted on going. She thought that those who organized will take our absence in a negative way, as they have prepared for this event with so much effort. They…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo HOW do we remember? How often, how long do we think of our departed and loved ones? Perhaps not so often, and we forget their significance in our lives, so we assign a special day. Last January 9, I attended one of those special days:…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE world today, according to Michio Kaku, an American theoretical physicist, is witnessing the fast evolution of technology that is changing our lives. In the book, Physics of the Future, he gives us a glimpse into the technologies that will shape the next 100 years,…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE year 2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon, an auspicious year for most, but especially for the five luckiest Chinese zodiac signs: the Pig, Monkey, Rat, Goat, and Tiger. Depending on their own attributes, those born under these five signs should experience favorable…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE darkness has always been a friend, and before dawn each morning, I listen to the silence. At this time, it is in the silence that I am able to connect with all the scattered pieces of me, and become a part of the larger…
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