Conversations with Mother Earth

My guest today is a fellow European. His name is Dr. Wojciech Grajkowski and he is from Warsaw, Poland.

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Wojciech and I have not met before this interview but thankfully, I discovered him online and because of his extraordinary work. He has a Master’s in Biology, a PhD in Biochemistry and presently works as a game developer. But, perhaps he is best known for his illustrated book “Trees: A Rooted History”.

This interview is very special for me as I am talking to a fellow children’s book author who also clearly loves trees as much as I do.

We talk about Wojciech’s path to writing his children’s book, why we should value trees and how trees are part of a larger system and which he loves the most.

We invite you to listen to today’s conversation.

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In today’s episode, I am welcoming two guests. At a first sight, there are several things that may appear to separate them. Let’s begin with the geography.

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The vast Pacific Ocean lies between their respective home countries: Japan and Argentina. Mariko Drayton was born and grew up in Japan and then studied Marketing in Boston. Pablo Burstein was born and raised in Argentina, followed by his studies in Biomedical Engineering in Haifa, Israel.

Despite their past and vast geographic distances from each other, today Mariko and Pablo are separated by less than 30 km, with Mariko living in Hong Kong and Pablo in Shenzhen.

However, in addition to proximity, there is something else that now unites them and that is their passion for dance. Mariko is a solo performer and a teacher of Flamenco in Hong Kong, while Pablo and his wife Cheryl teach Tango Argentino here in Shenzhen. 

Today, they talk about their respective life journeys to dance and to their current residence, the history of flamenco and tango, what it means to them and, in today’s globalised world, is dance still an expression of a culture. Plus, we will connect music with our beloved Mother Earth. 

It is a dance session you won’t forget. Join us today.

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In today’s episode, we are travelling – again virtually – to London, UK. We will be talking with Viv Palmer, the author of the blog “Bug Woman – Adventures in London”. Viv will take us to parks and roads close to her home and introduce us to a variety of new friends. Some of them fly, some of them crawl. Every single tour by Viv is an adventure as she has no idea who or what will next cross her path.

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Be warned! We might be talking about some of your least favourite bugs. But please allow us to shed some light on these insect helpers that many people don’t like and some simply kill when in reality these creatures not only pose no harm to us but actually support and feed us. 

Viv will share stories how she started her blog “Bug Woman – Adventures in London” and when and what motivated her to start her blog adventures. She will also share with us who her favourite bugs are, what we can do to value these little helpers (nocturnal ones as well) and what we can tell our children about insects. 

Viv’s work closely parallels the core message that this show continually shares with its audience, namely the urgency to value all plants, bugs, birds, rivers, oceans etc. We all are, after all, a small part of a bigger system called Life where each element has its own place and purpose. 

As you will hear in the next episode, in every heart – even the smallest – there is the rhythm of the heartbeat of life and love. 

Join us today!

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Today, I am taking you to a person from the cradle of humankind – Africa. We will be visiting Nigeria, at least virtually, a country in West Africa known for its oil reserves and being the largest country on the continent. Nigeria is also one of the world’s most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations with more than 250 ethnic groups.

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However, Nigeria is even richer with another resource. What could that be? 

Stories…

Nigeria is a country rich in storytelling. Electricity maybe a recent phenomenon that brought Nigeria and the world not only light but soon thereafter the radio, TV and the internet. However, storytelling is as old as humanity and Nigeria, as one would expect with its richness in cultural diversity, is blessed with a legacy of storytelling. 

My guest today is the bestselling author Yejide Kilanko, born and raised in Nigeria but now living in Ontario, Canada. Yejide’s first novel, published in 2012, “Daughters Who Walk this Path”, transports readers to her native Nigeria, telling a story of a spirited and intelligent young girl Morayo that brings attention to the kind of violence many women in the world suffer in silence. After reading this extraordinary novel I became a big fan of Yejide Kilanko.

Hence, it is an incredible honour for me to welcome one of my favourite authors as my guest today. We will discuss what storytelling means to humanity, how it influenced Yejide’s writing and how Mother Earth lives in our stories. Considering today’s buzz, we will also discuss if words have lost their meaning. We finish with an outlook regarding Yejide’s future work. 

Join us today as it is a remarkable story. 

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My very first guest on “Conversations with Mother Earth” is Galia Orme, Founder and CEO of CHOC CHICK, the home of raw cacao. Galia is now based in the UK, but her roots are in Argentina where some of her earliest childhood memories are of making – and of course eating – chocolate.

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Galia set up CHOC CHICK to promote the pure goodness of chocolate in its raw state and to bring the delights and benefits of raw chocolate to everyone. Her online shop went live in 2009 and her products are now stocked in many wonderful retailers across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and even Hong Kong.

It comes as no surprise that this conversation is about chocolate, how to know if chocolate is actually chocolate and why we should value raw chocolate. We will also discuss where she sources her ingredients, what she considers the best part of her work, and especially why we should buy organic and ethically sourced raw cacao. 

Join us for this episode of “Conversations with Mother Earth” because – as Galia would say – it is a CHOCtastic conversation!

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