In this special episode, Samara explores how certain gatherings can expand our curiosity and change the way we see the world. For her, one of those places has been the Festival di Internazionale in Ferrara — a Renaissance town in Emilia Romagna that, once a year, transforms into a global newsroom under the open sky.

Since 2007, the festival has brought together some of the best journalists and writers from around the world, and thousands of readers eager to queue for hours, take notes, and share ideas. For Samara, it also became the backdrop to her own love story — and a personal ritual of listening and learning.

Flipping through years of notebooks, she revisits the scraps of conferences that still echo today: Palestine and apartheid, the crises of Europe, hunger and inequality, Ukraine and nationalism. Some topics never fade, others evolve, and some compost into history — but all of them feed a way of living with eyes open to the world.

Mentioned:

• Festival di Internazionale, Ferrara (since 2007)
• Internazionale magazine – translating global journalism into Italian