Sofia Guidi

I would like to talk about Sofia Guidi, the first Italian girl who stepped on the Ted-ed stage, on November 17th in NYC. Sofia is 18 years old. She joined her school’s TED-Ed Club in Torino because she wanted to spread awareness about the politics of domestic violence in Russia. TED Conferences (Technology, Entertainment, Design)…

Alchemical Door

I think one of the most magical and mysterious places in Rome is the Alchemical Door. It is also called Magical Door or Gate of Heaven and it can be found in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele. It consists of a stone structure with esoteric engravings in it and it is the only remaining door of Villa…

NLP: what does it mean?

NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Neuro refers to neurology, Linguistic to language and Programming to how that neural language functions. NLP is a Set of techniques proposed for modifying behavior in achieving self-improvement, self-management, and more effective interpersonal communications. It is based on the principle that every behavior has a scheme, and this scheme can…

On the road: movie vs book.

Jack Kerouac was born on the 12th of March of 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts (USA). He had French-Canadian origins, his childhood was marked by the premature big brother’s death, because of rheumatic fever. In 1940, he gained a sports scholarship to Columbia University of New York, where he started studying English literature. After a year,…