Category: Personal
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Happy 2023
A quick recap of 2022 and a look at what might be in store in 2023. It was a quiet year despite all the travel and ambitions.
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Why Bulgaria!?
The answer to a question that I have received many times before and after my return to Europe to settle in a new country – why Bulgaria?
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Balkan beats
Finding my Balkan beat – building a rhythm of freelance work, travel and study.
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Exercising freedom
On the road, pondering the unfairness of my privilege and freedom to travel while a war has started next door in Ukraine.
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Happiness is a warm gaiwan
After returning from Amsterdam to Bulgaria with a nasty bout of Covid I discover why gong fu cha is still a great experience – even without taste or smell.
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First Plovdiv impressions
I have arrived in my new home country – Bulgaria! First impressions are mostly about feeling free, funny words and food.
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Hit the road, Ding
How to wrap up four and a half years of living and working in China – this love won’t let me go.
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Cha dao 茶道 – the way of tea
Finding out I am on my way – I’ve found cha dao, the way of tea. I will continue to study tea and Yunnan will continue to be a part of my life.
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It’s the final countdown
Counting down to my last PechaKucha Night Dali – Architecture with Intention. Also counting down my last days in China!
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Prepping for PechaKucha and migration
Prepping many things: a PechaKucha event in Dali and my upcoming move to Bulgaria.