No Shorts Allowed No shorts allowed: Lessons from an Odyssey nobody asks for
A friend drugged in a Sài Gòn pub - lessons from an odyssey nobody asks for. About safety, trust, and the ugly side of nightlife.
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Growing Old Gracefully The adventure of aging: delightful and breathtaking
Aging as adventure - while the world worships eternal youth, getting older can be delightful and breathtaking. A contrarian take.
Merry Christmas Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas - looking back at a year that turned out better than expected. Travel, friends, fresh starts. Happy holidays.
Same Same But Different I have moved. Or: same same but different
Moved apartments in Sài Gòn - new place, same neighborhood. Sometimes the familiar choice is the better one.
Goodbye Twenty-One Farewell 2021 and happy new year 2022
2021 was brutal - months stranded in Germany, Mom's death, weeks of lockdown. 2022 can only get better. Hopefully.
Covid Diary So I caught Covid-19, Delta release. A diary.
Covid-19 Delta hit right during the first vacation of 2021. Instead of Đà Lạt and Côn Sơn: fever, quarantine, and a diary.
Clock Is Ticking About the mid-life crisis and not wanting to have children yet but feeling that time is running out
Midlife crisis at 30 - not wanting children yet, but feeling time slip away. About the gap between plan and biology.
Glaube Ohne Beweis Religiosität ist nicht falsch
Religiosität ist nicht falsch - denn weder Beweis noch Widerlegung einer höheren Instanz liegen vor. Ein differenzierter Blick auf Glauben.
Survivor Melodie Tonfolgenattitüde: I’m a survivor, I’m gonna make it!
Das Leben ist mühelos zu bestreiten - bis es das nicht mehr ist. Über Hürden, Bärenfallen und den Soundtrack, der einen durchtragen muss.
Xin Chào Việt Nam Ich wandere aus – adiaŭ Eŭropo, xin chào Việt Nam!
Auswandern nach Vietnam - aus einer vagen Idee wird Realität. Adieu Europa, xin chào Sài Gòn. Härter als gedacht, schöner auch.