I don’t give a shit about my career
I don’t give a shit about my career. I tried it for a while, caring about having a career, but I’ve decided it’s not for me. Why are we told from such a young age that in order to be succeed at life, we should get married and build a career? First off, why do […]
Goodbye, Chickpea
Oh my dear cheeky girl, Chickpea. What a troublemaker she was, but she will be terribly missed.
Thoughts on being Asian
Some white people I know tell me I am too preoccupied with race. What they don’t understand is that it is something I have to deal with every day. When people see me, I am sure the first thing they notice is my race. It is used as the first adjective to describe me. When […]
Being female
I’m currently training for a half marathon but the weather is terrible. Too windy for Tempelhof, meaning I probably can’t jog today. I can’t run in Hasenheide because every time I have ever run in there, I’ve been catcalled by drug dealers. They make comments like ‘oh, I wish I could work out with you’. […]
Village life
I was never a village person before. I remember being in Hobart years ago and thinking, ‘I could never live in such a small place’. How things have changed. I don’t think I’m ready to give up city life full time, but I definitely now appreciate the charms and positive aspects of small town/village living.
A meat-free house
To all our meat eating friends and guests, sorry, but no more meat consumption at Datscha Fröhden. We came to this decision after we hosted a team event a few months ago, where a lot of meat was brought and left behind. At first I didn’t want to impose any kind of rules at our house, but after […]
Living with animals
I never had a pet growing up. Unless you count a couple of goldfish that died because my uncle overfed them while we were away on holidays.
The life and death of Pumpkin, my first chicken love
RIP my girl Pumpkin. My favourite chicken was eaten last night, by what we now suspect was a fox. I must admit that I cried for quite a while over her death. She was my baby and I really loved her. I know that I am an easy crier, but it is also surprising to […]
Pre-holiday stress
Holidays, holidays, man, sometimes I really hate holidays. Well ok, I really only hate holidays when I am about to take one. I don’t know why, but the thought of going away for a few days or weeks (or months) just makes me feel stressed. Having to clean the apartment, making sure everything (the cat, […]
Part time life – part two
A few months on and it hasn’t gotten any easier, splitting our life between two places. I do realise how lucky and privileged I am to have two homes, when some people don’t even have one.