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Ivan Clemente

Alone together, and the art of being invisible

We enter the house that we painted. The outside is still bare, the large, irregular bricks resting on top of each other, but inside the…

7 min readMar 10, 2022

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Alone together, and the art of being invisible

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Ivan Clemente

Meet the Russians

“We drank all the time” says Dimitri, the faint Russian accent latent behind the confession. “You can’t be in the merchant marine and not…”

7 min readMar 7, 2022

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Meet the Russians

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Ivan Clemente

The beach and the jungle

When he’s not playing foreman or shopping, Dimitri, the head of the recovery center, stays in the office, doing who knows what on the…

6 min readMar 3, 2022

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The beach and the jungle

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Ivan Clemente

A Russian colony deep in the Indian jungle

The travellers volunteer at a recovery centre governed by Russian, buried deep in the Indian jungle.

7 min readFeb 28, 2022

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A Russian colony deep in the Indian jungle

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Ivan Clemente

To move or to stand still

In the quiet neighborhood of Vasques guesthouse, many of the houses are well preserved, recently painted, the sidewalks are clear and…

7 min readFeb 24, 2022

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To move or to stand still

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Ivan Clemente

Colonial delights and pains

In Goa, the Portuguese colonial past haunts the travellers with ambiguous pleasures and doubts.

8 min readFeb 21, 2022

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Colonial delights and pains

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Ivan Clemente

A spicy date turned sour

On the capital of Goa, Panaji, the travellers are at last entirely on their own. But instead of excitement, they meet divisive challenges.

7 min readFeb 17, 2022

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A spicy date turned sour

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Ivan Clemente

The socialist poet and the casual conservative

Rahul’s friend is called Nirm, he’s an ex-college classmate who now teaches in Goa, and tonight he made time to join us. He has thick black…

9 min readFeb 14, 2022

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The socialist poet and the casual conservative

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Ivan Clemente

Naked bodies and naked truths

On the beaches of Goa, the sun loosens the clothes and the morals, revealing the skin and some unexpected sights.

6 min readFeb 10, 2022

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Naked bodies and naked truths

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Ivan Clemente

A sentimental journey on the night train to Goa

Rahul is waiting for us at the entrance to Dadar station. Inside, the cement floor is surprisingly clean for the number of people waiting…

6 min readFeb 7, 2022

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A sentimental journey on the night train to Goa

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Ivan Clemente

Ivan Clemente

Born and raised around Lisbon. Graduated in Psychology, then lived in Mozambique, the Netherlands, and travelled around in India, Nepal, and other countries.

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