We recently traveled through North Macedonia. When going there, I expected nothing. Coming out, I got plenty of food for though. It’s a wonderful blend of cultures, histories and everything is sprinkled with mountains. For this one for more ponderings. Continue reading North Macedonia: a place between mountains, histories and changes
There is nothing worse than losing a sense of home. Every year I live abroad, I lose a piece of home. At some point, I will be a complete stranger in my own city. And this one is exactly about that. Continue reading Stranger in my own city
For the longest, I have been the oddball in the room. I was a very vocal, inquisitive girl in a very conservative society. I went into business and the world of technology. I am always one of the few women in the room or even in the company. There were plenty of spaces where I was alone. It is challenging and my way of dealing with challenges is through reading and education. So, I read quite a few books and here are some of my favorites on being a woman in a world designed by men. Continue reading One feminist book at a time
Written words are magic. They are even more beautiful when they are written on paper. It makes you think more, feel more, remember more. And this one is my life for that written word. Continue reading The power of a (physically) written word
Some people start the new year with resolutions, goals and ambitions. We start with commitment to fulfil our wishes, one or three at a time. And here is a little story of how. Continue reading Making your wishes come true
With 2022 closing, here are few recommendations and reviews of you favorite (mostly) fiction books from this year Continue reading Books that made my head spin in 2022
When we are children, it’s so easy to play and go on imaginary or not adventures. But bit by bit we shed our sense of adventure, imagination, and even laughter. We play less and less to the point where it becomes such a distant memory that we started viewing silliness as odd and immature. However, we spend so much time learning to be serious, responsible adults that we forget what it means to laugh loudly and actually enjoy the joy of play. There is even this thing called Humor Cliff – a life-long journey of us forgetting what laughter means until we are old and realize we were overly concerned with daily life and mundane worries and there is actually space for jokes, pranks, play and adventures. Continue reading Play as if you are five
70% of us have experienced at least one traumatic event in life. Some of us needs a bit of help to health. One of my weapons for that are books. And here are four recommendations that helped me throughout the journey. Continue reading Companions for healing the trauma
I am slowly growing into my skin and dancing is my fast-forward button for it. I am naturally anxious, and I find it challenging to remember that I can just be me – the quirky, nerdy, kind, funny, childish, bossy, smart me. And it’s not up to society to define who I should be. One of the few moments when I manage to do it is when I am dancing in my living room, forests, empty streets; basically, where others can’t judge me because I am still a chicken 🙂 Continue reading Dancing my life away
If you could capture 36 moments, what would you choose? That’s the question I try to answer every time I pick up my film camera. It forces me to choose which moments are truly important and worthy of living forever and what is more of the society induced ‘pic or didn’t happen’ instinct. It makes every choice just slightly more intentional and the final result (even if not so good) always has a bit more soul. Continue reading 36 moments and no more
Life in Analog 