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A carousel of thoughts – if you wanna think straight, don’t run in circles

A carousel of thoughts? I’m not sure if non-German speakers understand what I mean by this? In German, we use this expression to describe the repetition of the same questions over and over again without coming to a conclusion. Your thoughts go round and round just like if they were in a carousel.  A carousel of thoughts.

I wake up. I know, it’s in the middle of the night. Uff. I shouldn’t open my eyes, because I know it is there. And if I see it, then/

Boom! There it is. Just in my bedroom. It’s beautiful, it’s colorful, and there are cute unicorns that you can ride up and down on. Oh, it’s so tempting to ride on the carousel of thoughts.
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Nevado de Toluca

Well…actually I’m not really having time to write. Actually I’m quite busy at the moment: I enjoy my life to the fullest.

I’m having less time to write because, unlike in California, I am allowed to work here in my new life in Mexico – and I love my work, so you’ll meet me there many hours a day. And also I have met so many nice people what leads to that my spare time is pretty planned too. Result Continue reading “Nevado de Toluca”

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Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over she became a butterfly. Good bye California. Bienvenida a México.

Drip. Drip. Drop. My tears were dropping while dividing all my belongings in different piles:
1. has to come with me,
2. should come with me,
3. I’d like to take it with me,
4. if there’s still enough space I’d love to have that with me as well,
5. selling,
6. giving away,
7. throw away…

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A new apartment. A new flight ticket. And eventually everything makes sense.

While you were wraping and unwraping (ideally not the same ones) Christmas presents I’ve packed moving boxes with our belongings. We have a new apartment! The lease of our old one in Sunnyvale expired and we had been looking for alternatives. We wanted to move a bit closer to Stanford – the Continue reading “A new apartment. A new flight ticket. And eventually everything makes sense.”

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Photography Class with David Coleman, at Pescadero Beach, California

Rrrrrrrrrring. 5:15 am. Yawn. I open my eyes. I can not see anything. Oh God. Oh, right. It’s still dark. I go to the bathroom and turn on the light. Still, can’t see nothing. Eyes are swollen. Uh-oh. But bravely I throw myself into the shower – after all, I want to be at the beach at sunrise. I got Continue reading “Photography Class with David Coleman, at Pescadero Beach, California”

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To do the laundry in San Gerardo, Costa Rica. URGENTLY NEEDED: a new washing machine! Please HELP me!

The SUN is shining! Yeiii! After all those clouds and rain always a hilarious variety. So, it’s just the perfect time to do the laundry… as THAT is only possible without rain.

To do the laundry – not as comfortable as accustomed…

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B E R K E L Y – VS – S T A N F O R D. R E T U R N – J O U R N E Y. Short vacation: Sacramento – Rafting – Lake Tahoe. Day 3.

I wake up. I’m lying naked on the bed – must have been another hot night… Indeed, the heater is at top speed and Matthis shivers feverish under a huge amount of blankets. Inside it has 100°F, I suppose.

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