More than a week has passed since I packed most of my belongings and moved to Switzerland. Time flies, and with the amount of things to do here, to organize and to explore, it will probably not slow down. But at the same time I want to try my best not to let time fly by unconsciously – I want to be here for every little moment that will eventually become the building blocks of this new chapter of my life.
Read MoreYesterday I thought it’d be a fun idea to bring you along on a day in my life. One photo every hour, how hard can it be? Turns out it didn’t work out quite as I had planned – half of the time I turned the alarm off (work flow, on the toilet, etc…) and forgot to take a photo. So bear with me, it’s not exactly every hour. But I thought that could also be a good metaphor for life, that life rarely goes as planned.
Read MoreEver since moving to Chamonix three years ago I’ve been gazing up at the summit of Mont Blanc, clearly visible from the valley, wondering if I could do it in one day. It’s a pretty big undertaking with 30 km distance and almost 4000 m of continuous elevation gain (and loss).
Read MoreWhen you’re out running for 6+ hours a day for six days, you’ve got a lot of time to think. Well, actually, a lot of my time spent running the Haute Route I didn’t think about much at all. My mind was blank and a majority of the time my only focus was on setting one foot in front of the other. But there were also times when my mind was more active than others — especially when I was suffering because of the heat or lack of food or just because my body was exhausted from the long days.
Read MoreI live to live,
To feel the wind in my hair
Rosy cheeks from frozen air
A heart that’s beating faster
Reminding me that I live.
I think I knew already back in March, as I was sitting by the airport gate in Stockholm, that it was somehow the start of a new chapter in my life. I arrived in Germany literally just before all the craziness with corona started. My boyfriend Jost had arrived from Nepal the night before. Perfect timing. I had only planned to stay for one month, but I ended up staying three.
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