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It’s a beautiful country, after all
Last week I was walking through my Boston, feeling bestranged. Noticing, maybe more than ever, how much I am not American, sensitized towards differences. Factually, nothing has changed really after the election of Donald Trump, at least not yet. And not for me anyways – as a white Western European. My feeling has, though. Last…
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Communicate better, listen more
Day 1 after an election that made me reflect a lot. The German magazine “Die Zeit”, well known for their liberal progressive views, read mostly by a highly educated politicized, economically well off part of Germany, published a piece hit me like a slap in the face. The author basically claims that it is the…
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What a month: A perfect New England late summer
Fall has definitely arrived in Boston.Rain, cold winds, hot cocoa time. For me the start of fall also comes with a desire for reflection. I was feeling pretty tired and worn out yesterday and as I was scrolling through my September/early October pictures it is no wonder I am a little exhausted. Late summer is…
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Celebrating the ordinary
There are those random, simply beautiful encounters in life.. Last night at the bar of a restaurant in New Bedford (The Black Whale, extraordinary food) I met an older couple. I thought they were in their early sixties, they looked incredibly happy, chatting the night away with each other. I am mentioning this because we all…
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Defeating a moment’s impermanence
When you least expect it… …when you don’t really care, when there’s no pressure, when you’re just content with how your life is going, when you’re absolutely fine with who you are, that’s when you’re open to whatever it is you thought you were ok without. Love, in my case. This summer, on a humid…
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They know you, and they still like you
Today I was talking to a woman from El Salvador about our experiences living in the states. She asked me if I had moved here with my family. When I explained to her that my entire family lives in my home town in Germany she looked at me and asked whether I was very lonely……
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Lebensqualität
Vor einem Jahr hat mich eine Freundin gefragt: Was willst Du? Wo willst Du sein, wie leben? Damals, ohne Job oder Aussicht auf ein Visum, habe ich ihr ein Bild gemalt von mir in Boston, mit einem Job, der mir genug Zeit lässt zum Leben und genug Geld, sodass ich meine Zeitung abonnieren und ohne…
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Vegas!
So many first times… I presented my company for the first time at a trade show. That was pretty exciting, talking about IT data center management in front of lots of IT specialists… We took a selfie with our audience afterwards, and – of course – tweeted that out into the world ;-). That trade…
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Freiheit
…kommt in so vielen Facetten, heute: Los Angeles, Pacific Coast Highway, Fenster runter, Tom Petty’s “Free fallin” auf Hallenlautstärke, der Wind zerweht die Haare, vorbei an den rauschenden Huntington Beach Wellen Richtung Newport, Yachten, 4th of July geschmückt, im Getränkehalter eine Erdbeerlimonade. Und mal wieder fügt sich ein Puzzleteil meines Lebenspuzzles an: Freiheit, vielleicht wie…
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