Lens of Passion was drawn to Dr. Katherine Attoh Berko by a posting she wrote on the LinkedIn platform. Her story is one that we hear frequently. A story about a woman passionate about making a difference in the world. A woman must balance all the responsibilities of her position in her culture and her gender in this world.
With balance and speed, you go far. Denny Bakiev has certainly traveled far with his dedication for flair bartending –…
I have lived in Bali for 3 years now and every time I see my friends with tattoos that trigger my curiosity, I would be bold enough to ask where they got them from. Dué Hatué was mentioned time and again so…
Johnny is scouting for a plot of land in Bali to build a villa and he has just opened a bar in Berawa. The Brooklyn-born is getting engaged to Indonesia. “Apparently, yes. It’s being a home base now. Don’t get me wrong, I love New York and my friends there, it’s my ‘home’ forever but when I went back to the city it just reminded me why I’m not there anymore,” he reasons. “For one I’m not sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic. We have bike traffic here, but it’s not nearly as bad.”
What we do is amplified by who we’re with. Putu Wiranatha, co-founder of Kura Kura, a Balinese brewery launched amidst…
Lens of Passion was born during the foggiest period of COVID when the world was searching for clarity with one…
What is to give light must endure burning — Viktor Frankl “Because sometimes the most holy thing we can say…
In July, we want to think about alignment. Alignment of our want, environment and behavior. Share with us, how do…
To all the YouTube users out there, this interview takes you to the other side of your screen – the production side of YouTube, in which many of the producers start out working for free. Lens of Passion was very fortunate to land in the same city (and happily stuck for a while) amidst the pandemic with 4 traveling YouTubers…
Sarah and I sat down in one of the most vibrant spots down-town Beijing, Nali Patio – a Mediterranean-styled courtyard with lush greenery. A vibrant space-time capsule filled with Latin vibes and flavors from all over the world, where oftentimes I tend to forget I am in Beijing. Coincidence or not…
When you can’t go outside, go inside. Your private universe, a plot of land you were given at birth. The…
One of the Buddhist teachings in my life’s toolbox goes, “Take all in with a strong back and a soft front, for life is harsh and you want to be gentle.” A contemporary adaption to this mantra is coined by Brené Brown, an American researcher…
Forest Feathers fall in the forest, through the cracks of the early morning sun, footprints buffered by waves that hit…
It is our suffering that brings us together. It is not love.” – Ursula K. Le Guin,The Dispossessed
That sheds light on how passion, kin of love, “willingness to suffer for what you love”, is such an undeniable force that gifts us with the ability to transcend the boundaries beyond our own imagination. Architects and designers, generally speaking, can’t help but bleed passion in their operation system which turns into a lifelong profession; and therefore prefer to speak of it as a calling.
Livja B. was 8 years old. Blind bullets were penetrating normal homes and two thousand lives were claimed. This was 1997. Two billion U.S. dollars and hopes of many Albanian families evaporated in a pyramid scheme that was peculiarly endorsed by the government. The cost for a free market was hefty. Nearly seven months of violence and anarchy ended with an election – the leftist Socialist Party took power but “it could have been any snake”, said Livja. Years have gone by and she has grown to become a lawyer who also runs her family hotel in Voskopoja. On the surface…
