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Gaia Lutz

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Gaia has been working as a journalist in London for the past five years. She has worked for Monocle Magazine and Radio in London. She is now based in Lisbon where she continues to write and produce content for print, digital, broadcast and live platforms.

Lelé Luiza, 52: Protecting Childhood Through Play

“My faith is in joy. If there is a god, it is joy,” says the 52 year old Brazilian Lelé Luiza. Lelé has been working with children in situations of risk most of her life, and one might think that in some of the places she has been, such...

Monika Gerber, 62, Just Say Yes

Just say yes and good things happen. For most of us, radical changes can be a daunting prospect. Leaving old habits behind and reinventing yourself someplace new definitely requires courage. But there are a few others who have mastered adaptability to a degree that changing becomes second nature. That is...

Fred Williamson, 58, Newspaperman Turned Wine Entrepreneur

Winemaking has its own inherent pace. A process so connected to the land and the fruit it bears, the grape, must follow and respect the cycles of nature — and seasons can’t be rushed. Time itself becomes an important ingredient in a bottle of wine. Not only the natural...

Shirley Thompson, 60, Atlantic Rower

We are never too old to be brave. Shirley Thompson, 60, whose quest is to be a solo Atlantic rower. Let’s just start with that. The odyssey, which she will embark on this October, will take a total of three months, rowing 12 to 14 hours a day for over...

Sandra Cattaneo Adorno, 65

When Sandra Cattaneo Adorno accepted an invitation to attend a five-day photography course with her daughter — a gift for her 60th birthday — she never thought about just how big of a present it would be. Back then, she had barely taken pictures, let alone held a proper...

Jackie Villevoye, 62, Designer

Everybody has a system — a set of processes developed for navigating whatever life throws at them. Jackie Villevoye’s couldn’t be more visceral. “The way I do things has always been like this. Purely from the stomach,” says the 62-year-old Dutch designer and founder of fashion and homeware label Jupe...
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