Stefan is also the founder of Carrison
and Cocodrilo Productions
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Stefan también es el fundador de
Carrison
y Cocodrilo Productions
It happened on one of those days that make #Helsinki look grey. Mist engulfing the city one street at a time and soaking us all, down to our bones, if we don’t find shelter fast enough. I was exhausted, waiting in the bus with my hat still on and slightly wet toes. One of those times when…
I'm 33. My teenage years seem far, far away. Even my early 20s have started to vanish in a light nostalgic fog. I had stopped thinking about them. I had stopped listening to them. Somehow I thought I had outgrown them. And then, Chester Bennington took his own life last night.
I missed one step. It happened last May. It must have been around 3am. I woke up, felt the stingy urge to go to the toilet, crumbled out of bed and zombied to the stairs. Our bedroom is…
I don't type it often but, when I do, I have to stop, exhale, think. Each keystroke feels like cutting the next wire from a soon to blow up bomb: b-e-g-r-u-d-g-i-n-g-l-y. It is, ironically, the word I spell most begrudgingly.
I've lived in Finland over 10 years. I've always managed in English. I do not speak Finnish and my Swedish is limited. Is this normal? Is this ok? Well... It starts with: “Timmo. Sorry. I don’t [pause] English very well.” That sentence…
A short night-time story: I am working late. The world is dark outside, the house is quiet. Suddenly, from the living room, a short high-pitch cry and a thud. In that order.
I grew up in Alicante. Snow was something that happened to others. Now, you could drive to higher land, couple of hours away, and have a first-hand experience but, still: snow was a mythical phenomenon. Something we would never…
I hate recipes that end with "serve immediately". Asking a Spaniard to do something immediately is just a recipe for trouble. What is "immediately" anyway?
Ever since I started putting words on paper, back in the 90s in Alicante, people responded with "I liked your text", "you're funny!" or "you should write more". That last one has resonated in my head for…
You couldn’t wait. Seriously. You could not wait just some weeks. You had to do it today, on a 6th of December. Then again, it fits you. You don’t like easy, never have, never will. And you are pragmatic: if we do this, we…
El fuego se movió rápido. Muy rápido. Lo cazó cuando intentaba llegar al segundo piso de una casa que no era la suya. Llevaba a la niña en brazos cuando las llamas los alcanzaron, no pudo cubrirse la cara. Intentó…
Hace unos días las redes sociales volvieron a hervir con la palabra “tupper” de protagonista. El jaleo vino por…
Durante mi última visita a Alicante encontré una vieja cinta con una única etiqueta manuscrita que dice "Cara A -96". Sin más. Sin dar pistas. Sin añadir detalle alguno de…
Se habla del primer beso, la primera novia, el primer pitillo. El primer coche. La Primera Vez.
Hay quien tiene honda memoria y logra amarrar su bote en puertos que para muchos quedaron anegados: el primer gol, el primer vuelo, el primer…
Cinco millones de parados son demasiados para no plantearse hacer las maletas. Cerrar el petate y cruzar la frontera sin saber qué te deparará el futuro. Los últimos cuatro años han sido…
Es curioso que tengamos un rasgo patrio tan arraigado como la picaresca cuando en otros países ese mismo concepto es rechazado frontalmente. De un extremo a otro, vete a explicarle la idea de un género literario formado por novelas picarescas a un finlandés, a ver qué…
Llevaba desde 2008 temiendo que se la llevaran por delante. Le llegó el turno.
Es un tema demasiado personal para que no me moje. El nombre oficial es Erasmus aunque muchos la conocen…
Es tan elemental que parece mentira que le dedique una entrada. Sin embargo, estoy convencido de que mucha gente nunca ha vivido esta experiencia en persona. Y deberían. Algo tan sencillo y a la vez…