So here I sit in a specialist coffee chop, tucked away underground, at Larcomar, the boutique brand outdoor mall on the edge of the sea cliffs of Miraflores. Larcomar is a celebration of rampant capitalism: it is consumerism taken to extremes, where international brands and local high-end stores cater to tourists and wealthy Peruvians in a bubble so detached from the reality of this developing world country. Larcomar is consumerism packaged as… Read More
Category: Anecdotes, Ethics, Health & wellbeing, Rants & raves Tags: a year in Peru, anti-consumerism, being a hypocrite, coffee, consumerism, economics, ethics, expat life, expat living, graffiti, Lima, Miraflores, peru, poverty, privilege, social inequality, street art, trading authenticity for security, wankers
I’ve been working on a serious post on seed legislation, GM crops and sustainability, but it’s going to take me a little longer to finish. I’m struggling to find time to research the issue thoroughly and I really want to make sure I’m properly informed. In the meantime, here’s something I wrote a little while ago and didn’t get around to posting. Hopefully I’ll have some science-based content ready for you soon!… Read More
The shape of things to come