On a sunny day in Antigua, Guatemala, I met founder Charlie Cruz in a magical garden of mutual friends. We lay down on the grass and watched the clouds dance in the sky. This resulted in today's spontaneous podcast episode, which let me discover sides of Charlie Cruz that I had never imagined before.  We talked about family tradition, family pressure, the weak member of society, the obligation to support, love and at the same time the pain that can come with it, the beauty of life's polarities and much more. Thank you, dear Charlie, for your openness and the...

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It happened on a balmy evening in Guatemala City. I was looking for a supermarket and met Will by coincidence in the streets, who kindly accompanied me all the way home to my friends place. Will is a young Guatemalan, full of hope and longing for a better life. He is betting on the U.S., but at the same time he is realist enough to understand the limits of his imagination. I was amazed by his mental strength: to make his way across the border of his own country on foot, without money, tickets or contacts in the USA, battered...

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At my favorite hour, the blue hour, I met with German-Guatemalan artist and filmmaker Veronica Riedel in her penthouse. During tea and cake, I asked if she would spontaneously like to be interviewed as part of my podcast. To my great delight, she agreed. Again, it was a special honor to be able to exchange ideas with such a creative, smooth, intelligent and empathetic person. Thank you so much, dear Veronica!  During the hour of our conversation, our thoughts circled around the topic of "home" in particular. But not only that, we also talked about the following topics: - Stories...

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It happened early one evening, just before sunset. Down at the riverbank adjacent to the tropical Jungle, I spotted a bearded gentleman doing situps with a heavy log on his shoulders. A picture for G ods. We got into a conversation that interweaves the topics of opera, sexuality, and spirituality. Anthony Pinkerton born 1999 in Orlando, Florida (USA), has been spending four years studying voice performance at a world class conservatory of music, Westminster Choir College. During his time in conservatory, his voice teacher was also a yoga teacher, encouraging him to bridge the gap between singing and spirituality. Since...

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Without a doubt one of the most exciting interviewees I could ever imagine: Diego Arzu Garcia-Granados. Mentally flexible, intelligent and intellectual, charming and open. Diego is not only the son of former Guatemalan president and mayor of Guatemala City Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen, but also served himself as deputy to the Central American Parliament from 2016 to 2020. He was raised in a family where political talk was and continues to be the order of the day. Diego knows the international arena of politics and economic interdependence as well as few. The common exchange led us from the historical heritage of...

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It was on a hot afternoon when I made a stop with my scooter in a small town in the north of Lombok. The ride was exhausting and I was tired. Since I was traveling alone, I decided to stroll through the local market in hopes of grabbing a chilled coconut. As I did so, I noticed a woman not taking her eyes off me, even following me slightly. I walked up to her and a conversation ensued. Today I found it again in my archives and would like to share it with you. Why? Because it shows me how...

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I met charming Shaft Uddin in an Italian restaurant for another (spontaneous) episode of The Human Project Podcast.  Shaft Uddin is a transformational facilitator, a tantric practitioner and the founder of the Sacred Sexual Awakening School. His viral videos have been viewed by more than 30 million people. Our paths crossed by coincidence and I was immediately impressed by his appearance.  During our conversation I also got to know his inner beauty.  We talked about the following topics, among others:  Life as a cosmic joke  Ancient practices of Tantra and Yoga, (unfortunately) taught by mainly white man Health industry as a...

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Live from a Guatemalan chicken bus Spontaneous always works. True to this motto, I am today in conversation with Janelle Gueits from Florida. On the way back from Chi Chi Market in Guatemala, we talked in the Chicken Bus also about the following topics: - Frequencies of colors - Energy as a basic theme that connects us all - Inner war reflects outer conflicts - How to achieve inner peace  - How the long way can be the more beautiful one - The power of beautiful encounters  - Monthly cramps, and still be in a good mood - Caribbean way...

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“Because I was born into a family of journalists, I used to hang out with journalists at the newspaper office. When the war erupted in Lebanon, I used to take my brother’s camera – at a very early stage – and shoot some black and white images in the village.” „I was aware that what we used to do as war photographers was not translated accurately. A big part of the news was fake news because, at some level, they would translate whatever photos I had taken in a different way. I was putting my life in danger to show...

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Walking with artist Luca Lazar (Lasareishvili) through his current exhibition called  “Personal exhibition 81/21” at the Museum of Modern Art in Tiflis Luca is showing in this solo exhibition art work from 1981 until 2021, varying from paintings to installation and video work. He was born 1957 in Georgia and lived in Cologne for 16 years. He is now living and working in New York since 2003. His works have been included in numerous museums, private, public and corporate collections. More info about Luca: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Lazar http://www.lucalazar.com Thank you for joining us today! Keep on Shining Yours, Corinna-Rosa How to get...

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"Art is not only a means of pleasure, but also expression and establishment of freedom, the relation of the internal world to the surrounding environment (…), the conflict of idealism and realism, the relation between the existence and non-existence. The mentality of the artist is always related to the events around him, because these events create the art." (Maka Batiashvili) Maka Batiashvili lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia, where she was born in 1975. After her studies of monumental painting she devoted herself to smaller formats and video works that were shown in diverse exhibitions in Georgia. Her works are...

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A friend of mine called the director of the Giorgi Leonidze State Museum of Georgian Literature during my stay in Tiflis. He said there is a German woman running a podcast. Lashas reply was: „She should come at 1pm today.“ So there I was, entering the impressive entry of the museum in which Lashas’ assistances guided me tho his office at the end of a long corridor. Dr. Lasha Bakradze was born in 1965 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He studied German literature and linguistics at the Tbilisi State University. Later on he pursued scientific activities in German studies in Jena, theology...

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Having breakfast with my friend Guela Patiaschvili leads us today to a conversation about what it needs to become and be an artist. He is a painter and writer who exhibits in both countries - France and Georgia - and who is publishing in Georgian language books about how to escape society patterns and pressure. Guela Patiaschvili is living in the South of France when he is not back in his home town Tiflis. He left Georgia more than 30 years ago, is married to a French decorator and is having four sons with her. All are not into art....

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Greg Guerguerian is a French entrepreneur and an information systems engineer with Armenien roots. Originally from Paris, he lives with his wife and three kids in Brussels. He co-founded the association „Diaspora Arménie Connexion” with Anouche Der-Sarkissian and the chain of the French bakeries „Monsieur Spoon“ in Indonesia with Rafi Papazian. In 2017, he opened the cultural center and café „The Roots“ in Stepanakert, the capital of the Karabach region that has been involved in war conflicts since decades. Thank you for joining us for today’s episode of “The Human Project”! We are glad to have you with us on...

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„Any challenge is manageable - with the right wine!“ My today’s guest is Isabelle Rüttiger, a courageous woman who moved with her family to Yerewan, the capital of Armenia where she has been working for the „Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit“ at the Yerevan Wine Academy to enhance the Armenian wine business for the global market. While sitting on Isabelles’ Hollywood swing on her veranda overlooking the city, we spoke about: The pleasure of vineLosing jobs and what to make out of this situation Leaving Germany for a country that was unknown before Integration into a foreign culture with two young kids Being a...

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I met Eva in my hotel close to Lake Sevan in the mountain region of Armenia, the Yeghegis State Sanctuary. Eva is part of the Armenian diaspora, married to an Armenian and mother of a little daughter with whom they are both speaking Armenian. She has been traveling through Armenia with her family when we recorded our interview. It might be useful to know that there are an estimated 1.5 million to 2 million Americans with Armenian heritage. Nowhere is Armenian influence more visible than in Glendale, California, a city of 200,000 near Los Angeles where 40% of the population...

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Voices of Armenia: Vendor lady Nelly in a shop in Yerewan about being born in Germany, moving back to Armenia and feeling Armenian Car rental agent Manvel about speed limits A most charming hotel porter in YerewanArmen, a hotel manager in Yeghegis State SancturayGot, NGO "Teach for Armenia"A friend of Armen, hotel business investor Thank you for joining us for today’s episode of “The Human Project”! We are glad to have you with us on this exciting journey of exploring inspiring stories. If you enjoy the podcast, we would like to invite you... 1. To SUBSCRIBE to The Human Project...

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While taking off from Kiev by plane, Ukraine, I am sitting in row 28i. My right neighbor is Ani, a young woman who recently moved from Armenia to Milano in Italy. Harut (77 years) is sitting left to me. He is Armenia but born in Jerusalem.  A random conversation starts, covering the following topics: Living as an Armenien in Jerusalem, IsraelSoviet Union Facing legal discrimination How to find inner freedom Finding peace as a country Can one build peace on “injustice”Problems linked to occupation of regions and countries Calling a place “home”Armenien community in GermanyUnification of Armeniens who live abroad via religion and community building How...

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Mirja Vits, 45 years, is my guest for today's show of "The Human Project". She is living with her horses Lola and Harley, her dog Maria and her partner Max, on the same farm as Antonia and Marinus who you already learned to know from the interviews #16 and #17! Their beautiful farm is located close to  Aying and the Bavarian Alps - if you are near by, don’t miss the opportunity to make a stop, get fresh eggs and pet their animals.  Todays conversation took place in the stall of Lola and Harley who are saying “hi” as well. We...

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Marinus Hammerer, 17 years, is my guest for today’s show of „The Human Project“. He is living with his sister Antonia (see interview #16) on a farm close to Aying and the Bavarian Alps. It is my first interview about hens and cocks and with someone so close to adulthood.  The interview was taking in between his birds, next to the chickens barn.  We speak in today’s conversation about: Beauty of living on the countrysideBavarian traditional name giving Egg productionRe-production of chickens Brahman chickensHow to raise chickens “Hinkebeinchen” or how to keep handicapped chickensLove towards animals Living as a chicken in a free, healthy...

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Breakfast time at a Bavarian farm between the Bavarian alps and Munich.  My today’s guest is Antonia Hammerer, the daughter of the farmer. She is sweet 13 years old. While here brother Marinus is preparing the fresh breakfast eggs in the kitchen, Antonia and me are touching the following subjects in today’s talk for the “The Human Project”:  - Dreaming about taking the horse and riding away into the unknown - Exploring oneself  - Barking dogs - Negative thoughts - Family life on the countryside - Importance to “just go on” and push yourself  - Separation of parents  - Influence...

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