Yessi Bello Perez's Home Truths

Everyone, this is Yessi. Why ask her for her Home Truths?

Cos she’s one the of the best tech journalists I know, currently at The Next Web.

1. The song to put a smile on your face…

Stay With You - John Legend. It's cheesy but it was our first dance at our wedding and lockdown has made me very nostalgic. 

2. You can only watch one film for the next three months… What is it?

Hard question, I'm not sure which film but it'd have to be one that has a Hans Zimmer soundtrack. 

3. The TV series you want everyone to watch:

I recently enjoyed After Life. I lost my Dad over a year ago and can totally relate to Ricky Gervais' character and the way in which grief is portrayed. It made me laugh... and well, cry.

4. The book you most recommend to people:

Currently loving Gemma Milne's Smoke & Mirrors: How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It.

5. The subject you’ve put off exploring that’s now top of your to-do list:

I'm doing more of what makes me happy and brings me joy: reading books I loved during my History degree, researching street art (I love it), and potentially also looking to do a jewellery course. 

6. The wild card you wish more people knew about… 

I really enjoyed listening to Sibling Revelry with Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson. 

7. We’re allowed dinner parties again… What are you cooking?

Roast chicken with all the trimmings. And possibly dark chocolate brownies for dessert. 

8. Everything’s back open. What’s the first coffee shop, restaurant or pub you’re visiting?

Probably The Whippet Inn in London's Kensal Rise or The Waterway in Maida Vale.

P.S. What you know now, that you wish you knew then…

I kind of knew this already, but having significantly decreased my spending as a result of coronavirus, I've realised just how much money I was wasting on stuff I didn't actually need. 

C’est fini... Now what?

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