The Yale Globalist team visits Cyprus

The Yale Globalist is a magazine written, edited, and published by the students of Yale University.  The topics are chosen by the students as well, and often cover politics, economy, culture, science, technology, and more.  Every years, the team does a field trip to a particular country, where they meet with locals and get better … Continue reading The Yale Globalist team visits Cyprus

Satirical illustrations by Pawel Kuczynski

One thing that I really don’t like is when people use someone else’s work without giving credit.  Today I came across a few images which I really liked, but which were shared without any mention of the author.  It took me a few minutes to establish that what I saw were satirical illustrations by a … Continue reading Satirical illustrations by Pawel Kuczynski

No more Cyprus ID cards for foreigners. What’s the problem?

For the last few days I keep hearing and reading about this bit of news: FOREIGN nationals are no longer being issued a Cyprus ID card, a decision implemented islandwide last Friday without explanation or notification from the Interior Ministry. I do understand that Cyprus ID card is a handy thing to have.  But I … Continue reading No more Cyprus ID cards for foreigners. What’s the problem?

33 down, 66 to go

I’m 33 today.  Feels exactly the same as yesterday and a year ago.  But getting all those best wishes from people all around the world is, of course, super cool!  Thank you all so much. And while we are on the subject of age, here is a screenshot of hilarious comment from this Linux Questions … Continue reading 33 down, 66 to go