I am fortunate to be a member of the Rotary eClub Colonne d’Ercole based in Palermo, Italy. The following article (in Italian) was published in the April 2022 issue of Rotary Distretto 2110 Magazine and highlights the club’s ongoing efforts to help Ukrainian refugees. Usually I try to approach positive topics, knowing that life has many …
Medicines and material goods for hospitals in Ukraine Read More »
Andreina is a person with whom I could sit for a coffee and a few glasses of wine for hours and I would not get bored. She is a complex person who can walk you through a conversation in an ocean of topics: from oil and gas, to various types of wines, from charity to …
What do we see, or feel, when we hear about negotiations involving millions of dollars? Probably movies. Maybe a TV show like Suits. There’s a certain value, and definitely a mythical aura, surrounding complex sales. Movies and TV shows have given us this idea that heavy, complicated commercial deals happen in boardrooms on the 50th floor, with …
In December, people are better, more willing to help those around them. Maybe more relaxed. Maybe less selfish. I read many comments that we should not donate only in December, that there are other months of the year, that people have needs all the time and not just one month. I believe that everyone donates …
I first talked to Ian some years ago, while we were negotiating a deal. We never met face-to-face but I really appreciated that as serious and very good at his job that he was, he was laidback and working towards an outcome that was win-win. Ian is one of those people in the industry that …
Ian Malin and the confessions of a successful man Read More »
Please tell us a few words about yourself and your professional history (and more). As a child, I was passionate about sports and exercise. I started jogging in the 4th grade more out of need than pleasure because I was a fat little girl. I became more and more passionate about movement, its beneficial effects …
Learning how to love sport with Medical Doctor Codruța Cioponea Read More »
Years ago I met a complete woman: Gabriela Stanciu Păsărin. Architect, mother, girlfriend, friend, woman. Yes, woman in the true sense of the word. Beautiful, attractive, strong. She had a certain je ne sais quoi. She had that nonconformism rarely encountered in the period from 1975 to 1980, especially in the fairer sex. If you …
The architect and writer Gabriela Stanciu Păsărin answers our questions Read More »
Dear Grape Minds, “If Paris is France’s head and Champagne her soul, Burgundy is her stomach” – The World Atlas of Wine. Summer is reason enough for cheerful celebrations. No matter where. No matter whom with. Myself, I like to celebrate summer (and weekends, and special occasions – like being alive, for example –) with …
