The truths I found on my path to mental peace. — Stress comes from within. Not from work, from friends, or circumstances. It comes from the expectations you set for yourself. It comes from building an alternate reality in your head which you think “should actually be the case”. If you get your facts right and ethics in place, it feels…

and how he saved my work, purpose, and sanity. — Every country I set foot in told me that fear is my right. That as a lone young woman, fear is the logical response to most things. So when a frail old man stumbled out of the taxi and hit the ground I did not jump to help. …

Leaving your country for a good life is not fun. — In one gut-wrenching moment in the documentary “Cuba with a Cameraman” a four-year-old girl in New York gets to go to see her grandmother in Cuba for the first time in her life. The girl’s mother breaks down in tears of joy on reuniting with her mother. They were Cuban…

About perseverance, entrepreneurship and architecture. — As I sat in her living room I cannot believe that a girl in her 20’s designed and built it all on her own, alongside 80 other projects spanning 1000s of acres. Handcrafted South Indian Tanjavur art made out of gold foil hung on the walls of her home. Self-designed…

Vertical mouse vs. a static mouse with a track-ball vs. a regular mouse. — I have sensitive hands. After a long day at work, my hands seem to have reduced “tension” in them and I felt the constant need to stretch my forearms and wrists. I wanted a durable ergonomic mouse that doesn’t make my palm feel like it is “hanging” in the air…

September is on the horizon, the best time to bike-pack in Europe! — With summer frequently touching 40 degrees, September provides the optimal weather conditions to do multi-day, long-distance rides. Alongside the weather, the multiple well-defined, well-equipped, and frequented bike paths in and around southern Europe make optimal destinations for a lifetime of memories. Whether you choose the German-Austrian flat roads along the…

The dream of a life with purpose and meaning. — I am doing well. Even by first-world standards. I have a reasonably-paid job, access to love from family and friends, means to buy what I want. Should I be bankrupt by morning, I still would have a loving home to go to. Yet, there is a part of me that…

For about 7 days, stuff that fits in your bike pack. — I went on my first ever solo bike-packing last week, about 330 Km over 4 days. I started in Trento, Italy, went south, and then east, topped off with a mesmerizing end at Venice. An experience I’d never forget until the day I die. This was my second ever 300+…

Online dating in Ingolstadt — Before the pandemic, I was ever on a dating app for about a whole hour. More out of curiosity and as a joke. My first time on the app was 5 years before that, as a student, hardly with an intention to find someone. …