Manifesto (and an hint of myself)

This is my first post and probably the most difficult one...I have been wondering for days which could be the best way to step into a well established community like this one. I decided to do it on tiptoes...I will not give many details about me at this point, because it could be of little interest.
I have been an expat for the last 12 years: the curiosity which pushed me away from Italy, my home country, has long since left place to mere convenience. In the meantime I developed new interests, but no single passion.
I admire scientists, I try to play music, I consider traveling essential and I dare writing short stories. I will be posting about those topics and, most likely, about some other.
I know that with each post I will borrow a bit of the reader's time. So I commit to keep them short and to give back some reward, may this be a new thought, an idea or simply an useful information.
I believe that writing a post is a bit like carving a small wooden figure: you start from a rough idea, then you try to refine it until you are satisfied. The result may still be ugly, but what matters is that the piece you created is unique.
With these premises I am ready to face the judgement of this new public.