random thoughts

  • taking a leap of faith

    a karen will always remain a karen. and i am ashamed to confess that a karen almost made me throw everything away. a karen almost made me give up. not just from work, but from the life i finally have. i decided to stay. i am building a life. making friends and having experiences that… Read more

  • should I stay or should I go?

    should i stay or should i go? turns out i am having a cultural clash. a massive one. sometimes things dont go as expected. well, most of the times. this is what life is about, i guess. it’s just that there are moments where you can handle it and others where you can’t go over… Read more

  • what got us here, won’t get us there

    during xmas break, I went to Paris and Madrid to catch up with all my friends. ‘where is home for you?’ R. asked me once. ‘I don’t know’, I answered. I lived in 8 different cities in 5 different countries. i guess home is wherever you feel loved and where you belong. so i consider… Read more

  • too much biology, not enough biography

    ‘i just feel my life started here’, F. said a sunday afternoon in collingowood yards, with a blue margarita in her hand. we are getting close to our middle life. and we might realise we haven’t had a proper life. one week later i came to Europe for the holiday break. felt like i never… Read more

  • get a life

    i haven’t done a lot of big corporate events. Sometimes you just know that you are going through a lot. and might not be the best idea to mix it alcohol with people from work. but xmas party is the important one and you better show yourself up. i arrived one hour late. went for… Read more