Life

Brexit, Bureaucracy, and Becoming a German Citizen

My journey through global lockdown, redundancy, and…

Chestnuts, drones and other precipitations in Kyiv

It’s a conflicting day in a relative standstill

In the Dark, Sweet Streets of Budapest

Reuniting with my wife in a strange, electric city.

What’s the formula of rest?

I ask myself on a walk around St. Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv

The chilly wind draws my anxiety outwards to my skin. This unusual warmth of September can only occasionally heat me up enough to make me believe it is…

A Summer’s Retreat in Mostar

A lullaby for the summer in a city floating above a river

Inspiration is a rare resource in Ukraine

Where and how do I try to find mine

I Survived A British Boarding School

And made great friendships in the meantime

21 Years in Germany

Adapting to life, culture and change in Germany over two decades

After an explosive night, children in Ukraine go to school

Even under such conditions, everybody’s got to learn sometimes

Why are we here if we don’t do new things?

Some thoughts, memories and actions on the last day of…