This article was also published in The Eurobubble Blog Let's get this straight. I don't expect this post to be funny. If you don't usually go to the gym you will find this tedious. Anyway, since I'm in Brussels I have been to quite a few gyms, mainly to exploit the "essais gratuits" that most … Continue reading The 10 profiles of Eurobubble gym goers
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The 7 profiles of Eurobubble football players
As I explained in an earlier post, futsall in the Eurobubble is a matter of life and death. Participating in a Eurobubble futsall game reaches the same level of PR skills required to attend drinks afert a Commission's cabinet meeting. Like in every networking event, you can always identify some profiles that usually go around … Continue reading The 7 profiles of Eurobubble football players
Futsal in the Eurobubble: the thin line between life and death
This article was also published on The Eurobubble I remember when I was in university how easy it was to organize a football tournament. You ask people to make teams, someone brings a ball and the winners get to troll the losers for the rest of the academic year. As simple as that. Well, things … Continue reading Futsal in the Eurobubble: the thin line between life and death
Niente confini per la palla ovale: L’Associazione Terzo Tempo sbarca a Bruxelles
Pubblicato su Jamais Vu Blog Quando si tratta di esprimere solidarietà, unione e fratellanza, la comunità rugbystica non si tira mai indietro neanche quando si tratta di varcare confini. I Brussels Barbarians Rugby Club, uno storico gruppo della palla ovale Belga sono diventati ambasciatori dell'Associazione Terzo Tempo con Lorenzo di Fidenza, un' associazione senza scopo … Continue reading Niente confini per la palla ovale: L’Associazione Terzo Tempo sbarca a Bruxelles
Who’s tweeting in Antarctica???
Published on Waltzing Matilda Who's tweeting in Antarctica? Hardly anyone apparently. After trying "The one million tweet map" you do wonder if the four tweets from Antarctica come from some super-developed penguins or some researchers or explorers tweeting in – 70° temperatures. It turns out that the few tweets from the region come from a … Continue reading Who’s tweeting in Antarctica???
The Brussels Barbarians support Terzo Tempo con Lorenzo
The Brussels Barbarians Rugby Football Club proudly supports the "Terzo Tempo con Lorenzo", a non-profit association based in Italy founded with the aim of helping, raising awareness and show solidarity to people facing disabilities caused by sports-related injuries. The Babas will be displaying the organization's banner until the end of the season and will organize … Continue reading The Brussels Barbarians support Terzo Tempo con Lorenzo
Middle East Chronicles: Petra
Marwan and Layan are coming with us to visit Jordan's most famous historical attraction. It's a 3 hours drive from Petra and we can't set off before getting our Jordanian coffee. We know it's going to be a tough day. The sun is up high and the hiking will be demanding but the desire of … Continue reading Middle East Chronicles: Petra
Middle East Chronicles: Amman
While waiting at the bus station in Jerusalem we bumped into a group of German tourists who ask us: "Why are you going to Amman" and I replied " What do you mean?" "There's nothing to see there!" they respond. When we planned our trip we thought of Amman as a base to visit Jordan … Continue reading Middle East Chronicles: Amman
A social media analyst’s visit to Israel
I'm off to Israel and Jordan this week. As a social media analyst and a Middle-East enthusiast (although my Arabic classes did not bring me very far on the lingustic level) I made some research about what to know about social meda in Israel. Much credit should be given to Danish diplomat Karen Melchior who … Continue reading A social media analyst’s visit to Israel
Middle East Chronicles: Nablus
We only have a couple of hours to visit Nablus and we're also a bit tired from our rushed visit to Ramallah and in fact we end up falling asleep on the van on our way there. As soon as we get there we get a similar feeling of what we could breathe in Ramallah, … Continue reading Middle East Chronicles: Nablus