Após a morte de meu amado Rottweiler Bagheera, demorei muito tempo para estar pronto para ter outro cão. Na mesma cerimônia de Ayahuasca em que minha avó Françoise me convenceu … Continue lendo “2023: Nasce um anjo”

Sou abençoado com uma família incrível, composta tanto pela família que tenho quanto pela família que escolhi (amigos incríveis que podem muito bem ser da família). Nós somos o Grindaverse … Continue lendo “2022: A importância da família”

O mundo continuou atolado no custo pessoal e econômico da pandemia contínua, mas minha vida atingiu um novo auge com o nascimento do meu filho, François Olivier Jean-Paul Grinda, em … Continue lendo “2021: O melhor ano de todos!”

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. As you may recall, I ended 2019 intent on selling my New York apartment and renting an apartment March 2020 … Continue reading “”

In 2019 I moved to Turks & Caicos and decided to sell my apartment in New York. I love my hybrid life where I split my time between New York … Continue reading “”

The title reflects my most important life lesson of 2018: I gave up and moved from two personally important projects I pursued for the last 6 years. Back in 2012, … Continue reading “”

2017 was amazing on a personal and professional level. I still have lingering effects from the severe concussion I suffered in 2015 and my knees are wobblier than I would … Continue reading “”

I went 0 for 4 on election predictions (Brexit, Duterte, Colombian peace, Trump), and was wrong about the scale of the loss of the Italian referendum, but 2016 was amazing … Continue reading “”

I bought an apartment in the Lower East Side in the summer of 2015. The super high occupancy rates of high end hotels and Airbnbs in New York were forcing … Continue reading “”

Like in 2013, I spent most of 2014 living with the consequences of the life changing decisions I made in late 2012 (2012: A Transition to New Beginnings!) of leaving … Continue reading “”

I spent most of 2013 living with the consequences of the life changing decisions I made in late 2012 (2012: A Transition to New Beginnings!) of leaving OLX (Why I … Continue reading “”

I spent most of 2012 barreling down the path I set in motion in early 2011 (Looking back at 2011, looking forward to 2012), before ultimately deciding to completely unravel … Continue reading “”

After the fundamental structural changes in my life in 2010, 2011 was more the logical continuation and buildup on the changes from last year. I moved into my new amazing … Continue reading “”

While the last few years were the logical continuation of the years that came before, 2010 marked a series of profound changes in almost every aspect of my life. I … Continue reading “”

In many ways 2009 was the continuation of 2008. I had the privilege to be surrounded by my amazing friends for my 35th birthday party. OLX continued to grow slowly … Continue reading “”