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#15 LAUREL Monthly Soundlust – Backpack. We’re a continuum of stories, still in the writing, still in the living

August 22, 2021
4 minute read

“Backpack”, the 15th edition of LAUREL Monthly Soundlust, steps into our innate wilder nature, invoking the stories that we are made of and how we carry them along with us, throughout our life journey. Compiled of indie-folk tunes you might listen to by the campfire or play in your mind as you explore the outdoors, this newly curated playlist hopefully inspires you to take your own backpack and get out there in the wild.

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Natural escape from the urban scene

May 30, 2021
5 minute read

How to slow down and connect with nature, without traveling too far from the city.

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To wander and to live

September 11, 2020
5 minute read

Some of the things that bring me a great deal of joy in this life are reading, writing and being close to nature. Either I’m immersing in a good book, or putting ideas to paper (yes, paper first) and writing, or being outdoors in nature, there’s this wandering spirit that awakens inside of me and it’s when I feel most alive. In this piece of writing that I’m about to share with you here, reminiscences from my recent travels in the mountains shyly intertwine with a few ideas found in my two favorite books, in quite a beautiful and serendipitous way.

The magical life of “Sânziene”

June 24, 2020
2 minute read

Sânziene, in Romanian, means Lady's Bedstraw. Discover the legend beyond the celebration of Sânziene and the curative power of these wild flowers.

Tales and pastels from the countryside

June 12, 2020
6 minute read

A recent weekend spent in my grandmother’s village inspired me into writing a mixture of tales and descriptive fragments, which would take me to a place of different times, from now and before.

Like an evergreen laurel tree

May 30, 2020
4 minute read

A short spin around the inspiration behind the name "LAUREL" and how this journal seeks to explore the many facets of our inner and outer world with a balanced, conscious and creative approach towards leading a life to love and cherish.

World is calling

November 6, 2016
2 minute read

I want to meet the good side of the world, you know, the real good. The one that inspires people to be kind and good to each other, the one that helps them become better individuals, better friends, better parents, better neighbours. That world where I can put my hands to work, my mind to create and my heart to give it a good beat.