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Thoughts on the creative process, writing, filmmaking, and working self-employed across continents.
Leave a place you loved any way except a slow way
I did not document leaving Siargao Island, my home of three and a half years, because I wanted to be present and enjoy every last moment to the fullest, just in case…
Living in Tune With Nature (on a small remote island)
The force of the waves at high tide makes my house vibrate. It is a distance of about 20 metres but my house is more a hut or a cabin, built on stilts onto the ground that is basically part of the reef. During the stormy season it can be so loud that it wakes me up.
Happiness is the Sum of Small Moments (or: go outside!)
A moment in nature is never wasted. Why is it worth going outside, even if it’s just briefly and even though the weather may be rubbish?
Relaunching This Website and Life in General
Sitting on my bed aka “The Boffice” writing. It’s the rare occasion where I am wearing a long sleeved sweatshirt. Pets have gathered around me. As I write this, storm Auring, the first typhoon of 2021 in the Philippines is raging outside