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Pathways to Meaning and Peace
Welcome!
I am Konstantina: a writer, traveller, and entrepreneur. Passionate about stories, communities, and the mysteries of our humanity. I have often been described as an “Activist for Knowledge”, “Wisdom Simplifier”, and “Impact Co-creator” – perhaps there is some truth in such descriptions. What I can say for sure is that I am occasionally courageous and wild, curious as a cat, frequently perplexed, and stubbornly persistent. My life’s purpose: to help people create new narratives and leave behind, as a legacy, a voice of unity and peace.
Travelogues
I go through life documenting thoughts and impressions, inspired by my travels, the wonders of our world, and the fragile nature of our humanity.
Where there is a Will, there is a Way.
I met Dan and his wife Patricia at their home, somewhere at the outskirts of Jounieh. On the outside, the building looked as dull and unimaginative as most edifices of modern Lebanon; their apartment, though, emanated a strong, European ambience – perhaps it was the...
Encounters over Coffee: The Judge
The lockdown measures imposed last Spring as a reaction to the aggressive spread of the novel coronavirus deprived my neighbourhood in Hazmieh – much like the rest of Lebanon – from most of our favourite coffee spots. On the surface, this might look like a trivial...
An Easter Meditation
There is a tale that we tell for almost two thousand years. It is a story of death, tragic and painful like every end can be, but it unfolds amidst blossoms – the laughter of the yellows and the softness of the pinks – and, as such, it never feels dramatic. For,...
Shaping Proofs of Our Existence
The road narrowed down to a thin, silver stripe snaking its way through the hills, as we turned our back on Galway Bay and headed to the Burren. The sunshine that, only a couple of days ago, had welcomed us to Ireland had given way to a cloudy sky that had transformed...
