Lately I’m going through changes, and some things in my life what were fermenting and slowly developing finally started to materialize. This year I’ll keep working for the same 3 organization as a Consultant like up to now. They are the International Fund for Animal Welfare, PEW Charitable Trusts, and Global Ocean.

It will start tomorrow as I have a meeting with Rémi Parmentier and Alex Garcia at FLAD (Luso-American Foundation). This is to start organizing the set-up of the meeting that we will have next week in Lisbon hosted by PEW, Varda Group and FLAD.
The work in Africa seems on a good stance and there will be a new effort on Sao Tome and Principe this year. I was also invited to collaborate on the opening of a communitarian centre of artisanal fisheries. Sound to me very interesting and something that can help out the coastal community of the country on a very benefic way.

The week started very well, I was in Lisbon with a very good friend of mine, Kike, drinking mate, chatting about all and every subjects. Then Tuesday I was with another very good friend, Mariana that I haven’t seen for a while and her mum, Teresa, for the first time since the last 3 years. It was superb, Mariana is an extension of my soul, and with whom I developed a great empathy and connection over the years. We seem to work at the same level in terms of professional achievements; however we have chosen different paths and ways of achieving the same thing, CHANGE! World change …

Beside that life goes smooth, working on the house and re-building the last bits there is to finish. Very fulfilling and good fun, well, apart from the times when things go very wrong and then I get much stressed trying to remediate my mistakes!
Surf hasn’t been so good lately but got a new board from Gero and I’m quite excited about it!
Also, I’m getting more and more into Jiu-Jitsu, it is really like a chess game more than a fight. Got my first graduation and working on some more!