Christ and the Tao (基督 和 道)

A while back, while book-browsing at John Hadjinicolaou's bookstore, I found this curiously titled book, Christ the Eternal Tao. I bought it on the spot, thinking it would look perfect on one of my dusty shelves (so many books, so little time!).

One day, a Chinese woman came over and I thought, arrogant that I am "Hey, this is the perfect tool to preach to them Orientals!"... Turns out, she's a devout Catholic. She took the book anyway, and has vowed never to return it, as she fell in love with it...

So, I was very happy to find this article that summarizes (for you and for me) what the book is all about.

Bonne lecture

Leçon d'histoire

Tout le monde sait très bien que l'Australie a été découverte par les Britanniques (ok, d'accord, au moins moi j'en étais convaincu). Eh bien non! Il semblerait que ce sont les Portugais qui ont exploré sa côte est: Selon un article publié ici et selon Wikipedia, "Le premier Européen à visiter l'Australie est l’explorateur portugais Cristóvão de Mendonça en 1522."

Là, je tu m'épates!

This is one angry kid!

I stumbled on this video a couple of days ago... I thought I'd share with y'all...

Vue sur la mer

On entend beaucoup parler des conflits en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient, du terrorisme et du fondamentalisme. Cependant, à tout moment, des dizaines de conflits 'mineurs' sévissent partout dans le monde, sans que les médias ne s'y attardent longtemps.

Comme j'ai passé la majeure partie de mon enfance au Brésil, je vous invite à regarder ce reportage sur les violences actuelles dans les favelas de Rio:

http://www.france24.com/france24Public/fr/dossiers/grands-reportages/20070228-Rio-violence

I finally got my Bachelor's. So what now?

After 12 years of avoiding the brutality of the real world, I am finally a worthy member of society: in a couple of weeks, I am to graduate! Having swallowed text after text, theory after theory, I am at last ready to get out there and leave my mark...

Graduating from International Relations carries with it the dubious distinction of my being able to work nowhere and everywhere. Not only do I have to find a job - I have to invent a job for myself... But don't cry for me: I think this is actually appropriate for our present age. The world needs new ideas, a fresh start. The world needs the right dose of idealism, of naïveté, of pragmatism and cynicism. Ça tombe bien! The world needs me!

Now all I need to do is convince you...