Meine kleine Welt

I've done it again. I've packed my bags once again and moved to another country. And this time it's for real. Those of you who know me know that I spent half a year living in Los Angeles and half a year living in Atlanta. And now I moved to the U.K.! Cause now I'm still able to live and work here without applying for a visa. Anyway, I got accepted at the NFTS in London (okay, not London directly, but I doubt any of you have heard of Beaconsfield before) and am now doing a 13-month diploma course in Assistant Directing!!!!! Still can't quite believe it myself, but for whatever reason I got accepted at one of the most prestigious film schools in the world. So, for the next 13 months I'll be living in the U.K., and if all goes well I'd like to stay for a wee bit longer (please don't kick me out.) I packed all my stuff from my old flat, left 90% at my dad's and flew over with only one suitcase full of clothes. It's like I'm living a mini...

Hey everyone! Since it's getting warmer I thought it would be fun to come up with some ideas for things you can do in spring / early summer. Have a Picknick on a blanket with some friends. The most obvious one. Grab some food and eat your lunch outside. Fly a kite. I used to love this when I was a child, although I was never really good at keeping the kite in the air. Plant seeds and grow stuff. Get your hands dirty and spread some color. Or grow stuff that you can eat! There's nothing better than making breakfast with your own strawberries. Clean out your wardrobe. Get rid of that winter coat and make space for your summery clothes. Your wardrobe looks empty now? Well, that's the best excuse to go and buy something new ;) Visit a playground. Cause you'd be lying if you said you didn't like climbing that tree house. Just be nice to the actual kids that may be around. Pick wildflowers. Cause nobody got money to spend on a real bouquet! ...

I turned 27 years old yesterday, so I thought I'd write up some (cliché and random) things I've learned over the years. Nobody has their life fully figured out, some people are just really good at pretending. Don't compare yourself (too much) to other people. What works for them might not work for you. It's okay to be different. You'll have friends who are still living with their parents, and you'll have friends that just bought a house themselves. You're now at the age when everybody seems to get married. Invest in a nice cocktail dress, or two. Everyone has this one friend that has been backpacking through Australia. Drink water while drinking white wine (or any alcohol). Grilled cheese is the best meal to eat when you come home after having a couple of drinks. Spend your money on travelling instead of technology. Dreams change. Don't cling on to things if they don't make you happy anymore. Don't be emotionally attached to your hai...

....back again... ♫ Did I already mention that I'm really good at this blogging thing? No? Well, now you know. It's been half a year, a lot of things have happened or changed, and a lot of things didn't. Wow, how exciting. Let me elaborate. For example, my two besties are getting married later this year! And guess who's gonna be maid of honor? Me. You guessed correctly. My brother now works in Dubai and on the Maledives, and I kinda wish I would have studied IBM as well. Then I remember that I hate business management and all this kind of stuff, and I am only half as envious as I was before. Like the total cliché that I am I started doing yoga, and as predictable as this may sound, I am actually really loving it. I used to not get it, why so many people loved it, but after just a month I totally changed my mind. I still suck at playing the piano, partly because I don't find the time to practice, partly because YouTube is my teacher, partly because I...

First things first, I’m really good at this blogging thing. Such consistent content and so eloquently written. You can really tell that I'm studying linguistics. Anyway, this might be interesting for some of you, and after posting two political blog posts I feel like I should write about a topic that's a little lighter, like animal slaughter for example. Yes, I’m a vegan now. And yes, I have an abundance of tote bags. Don't ask me why, but whenever I hear the word „vegan“ I think of tote bags. And no, this is not going to be a blog post where I shame y'all for eating meat. The word „vegan“ has a whole lot of negative connotations. People immediately assume that I’ll lecture them about animal abuse and such. I don't mind people eating a steak in front of me, and yet they feel bad for eating meat when I’m around. And not because I have to witness it, but because they feel bad for the animal. It’s like I’m the personified bad conscience that you usuall...

1. You don't get skin cancer and turn bright red like the rest of us. 2. We can't see that tramp stamp you got in your younger years and therefore can't make fun of you. 3. 60-year-old men in speedos don't aggressively flirt with you and comment on the size of your breasts. 4. You don't get sand stuck all over your body causing you to scratch yourself all the time. 5. You're faster swimmers thanks to the full body suit, giving you an unfair advantage when you want to get out of the pool as soon as you see that 60-year-old man approaching. 6. We can't see whether you shaved you legs or not, so we can't shame you for either of these two choices. 7. We can't see your varicose veins or scars from giving birth, so we can't shame you for either of these two "imperfections." 8. We can't see if you're one of those weirdos who have an outie belly button. Those things are gross. 9. Grandmas can't complain abo...

I don't think I've ever been to two concerts within the span of not even a week. It kind of feels like I had a week off of everything, and it feels surreal to think about how much has happened the last seven days.   Brian Fallon and the Crowes, Live Music Hall, Cologne 2016 Anyway, after an incredible Frank Turner gig at the Lucerna Music Hall in Prague last Thursday, I went to see Brian Fallon play at the Live Music Hall (see the theme?) in Cologne yesterday. And although I'm constantly comparing these two nights in my head, I wouldn't be able to say which one was better. They were completely different, but both were amazing in their own way. While Frank's show was all about the dancing and singing along (crappily), Brian's gig had more of a relaxed feeling to it. I gotta say that yesterday's crowd was the quietest I've ever seen, and I can't exclude myself from that, but somehow we all seemed to still feel the Monday blues. Even...

Connecting with people, no matter where they come from.  Setting aside all the differences we might have and bonding over the simple fact that we like the same songs. Last week I finally managed to visit a friend of mine again. And surprisingly, not much has changed over the last four years. Laura and I first met while we were both studying in Los Angeles, which was all the way back in 2010. Funnily enough we didn't get along too well when we first met each other. I think we both thought that the other person was kind of arrogant.  But after talking for a couple of minutes we realized that our first impressions of each other couldn't be further from the truth, and we became best friends in a matter of days. When we had to get back to our home countries we swore to visit each other as often as possible, but as always, life happened.   Prague, 2011 A year after we came back from the U.S., Laura asked me if I wanted to come to Prague for this music f...