<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Daria Stemate - thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[website]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 15:39:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[From Bolsena to "Est!Est!Est!"]]></title><description><![CDATA[As my life in Italy goes on, i find it more and more difficult to stay inside and focus on writing, as i'd rather go out and explore;...]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/from-bolsena-to-est-est-est</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ffc4561a8412700175effda</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:37:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f1511_0de1d53d93764d8ab9f62c9b4b0f506e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free at last, free at last!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following up on my Viterbo adventures, as i promised, with my mildly-interesting stories. I am free at last! In my first day of freedom,...]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/free-at-last-free-at-last</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f915bbc6f9a260017e401da</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 10:54:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f1511_cd2c1225cb5144f6841f9eca47eb1c0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_360,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some coffee and a window]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am coming back, as promised, with my stories from Viterbo. To make a quick recap, Viterbo is a lovely small city in Italy, 100 km away...]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/some-coffee-and-a-window</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f81cce4b506da0017ab66d8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 16:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f1511_c5ae16dff82f4f589cef7ebb8c1653ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_730,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stories from Viterbo ( a series)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am in a plane to sweet Italy, dreaming about all the clichés : flowers, pizza and a fantastic coffee. The people from the check-in gave...]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/stories-from-viterbo-a-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f78b630a54ca600173997b9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 19:47:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f1511_a7c5e11a4dbe4c0aa686505c91852eaf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_280,h_373,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daria Stemate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[21h to Beautiful Horizon]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took me 21 hours and an expensive plane ticket t0 reach Belo Horizonte, a city situated in South-East Brazil, in the region of Minais...]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/03/26/21h-to-beautiful-horizon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f785c85a7c15a001722f9c2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 23:33:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f1511_1768ee0bdc21467f9cd81ce7dd033253~mv2_d_1756_3612_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reasons to envy humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been too many complaints about how we live our lives. A nation stands against the other and the other doesn't feel guilty....]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2019/02/11/reasons-to-envy-humans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f785c85a7c15a001722f9c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:27:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f1511_07c404ee49a048a3885fa2079d96b8db~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[097]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number 097 had a pijama that was way too small. Nobody brought attention to this fact but he observed this by himself in the pieces of...]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2018/12/09/097</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f785c85a7c15a001722f9c4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 18:58:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9c148835f4314a1c8519dbdf6e8d059e.png/v1/fit/w_739,h_739,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[For i am human]]></title><description><![CDATA[I stood there and I said: “I am human. Hug me.” “There”, because the place is a metaphore, and “human”, because this is the definition of...]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2018/11/10/for-i-am-human</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f785c85a7c15a001722f9c5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 16:38:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f1511_e936cb7560b94111948bc4f104ed2378~mv2_d_2304_3456_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bout bitches]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lipstick shouldn't be on her chin, but it is. The mascara shouldn't be part of a smoky eye, but it is. No, that is a bruise. 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The street was beautiful. I was walking down the street and my shadow, which i...]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2018/03/20/something-with-blame-and-shadows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f785c85b3d1bc001775c52e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:17:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5726bf49df4648aba945959311d77706.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The woman of six men]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm equally in love with six men. I admire, as profoundly as someone possibly could, six of the most extraordinary gentlemen. I...]]></description><link>https://dariastemate.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2018/03/10/the-woman-of-six-men-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f785c85b3d1bc001775c52f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 14:13:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f1511_146c4fd3f37542358a8936f1af6af5cd~mv2_d_4000_1373_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Victoria, shut the F*#k up!"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I started to shut up. At some point i think, i was too present; too loud; too happy..too something for people. 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