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At 9 am her alarm stung our ears. The wine would’ve made sure that we stay knocked out until 10 – But for some reason it was still on, regardless that leaving bed before 2 pm (when it comes to her) is highly unlikely.So let’s just hit the snooze button for 5 hours and pretend to be asleep. Since it was quite a while ago when we last consumed a decent dish,… Read More

The sun was just about to set.Her name appears, and my phone starts buzzing.“What the hell?” – I mumbled β€œHey Girl”– Come outside.A brief silence followed, with this expression on my head: She hangs up, I walk downstairs like a hobo – shirtless, with the cheapest shorts I had from my closet. I open the door and cross my fingers that I didn’t develop mental diseases which would cause hallucinations like that.The… Read More

Road to a New Life Day 0 – Beginning of a New Life (#13)Day 1 – A Pleasant SurpriseDay 3 – The World Through the Dutch EyesDay 7 – Tickling the Comfort ZoneDay 12 – Survival of the FittestDay 19 – A Spanish, an Indian and a Hungarian walk into a BarDay 30 – Colombian BloodDay 35 – On the MoveDay 38 – Once Upon a Time (#5) 1/4 – πŸ“·Day 41… Read More

With a camera, of course. It was just about time to use this beauty – and capture a few memories that’ll stay with me until the end of days. Another Dream achieved – (#47) Own a Polaroid Camera I wish I knew how sensitive it was before I used it.The rules were simple:– The lens should never face the sun (or the source of light)– Protect the film from light at all… Read More

15 cents. That’s all I had left on my bank account.After 2 months, 30+ applications and many many peanut butter sandwiches later – I still didn’t have a job. I couldn’t even commute anymore, the cost of transport to the center was 2€ / ride, and I had no bike to substitute it.The only option was a 90 minute walk, twice, whenever I went back and forth to look for a job… Read More