Moving (on)

Moving to a new apartment is always a cut. Like switching to a new job, you let something behind and you are looking forward to a new chapter in life. I have to say that the switch to a different district in the city is really something little more intense than just moving to a…

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Shopping (unplanned)

  Image(s): self taken A rule in Frankfurt says: Never go shopping on Saturdays at the Zeil in Frankfurt. It’s overcrowded, noisy and people are way more stressed. Normally I follow this rule. I just went to the city to get a birthday present for a friend of mine. A good 17 year Single Malt…

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Design

My colleague Yi-Xiu send me a video because we had a small chat about design during a smoking break. It was really fascinating! Hello, I am Erik: The German Letterman from gestalten on Vimeo. It reminds me that I was lucky enough to learn from an old designer in one of my first internships what…

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Germanwings #4U9525

Today was a black day…  150 people died in a plan crash…fathers, mothers, teens and even babies. All in a glimpse of a second. People die every day…Some because of age, some because of sickness, some of war… It’s always a tragedy. Beloved people that leave a hole in the hearts of their beloved ones….

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Frankfurt

The day after St. Patricks Day. Yesterday I went out with some friends to have a good time…some Guinness….nice talks and some fun. And indeed it was a relaxed evening. the next morning I woke up and saw Tweets like those: #PhorenMainAisaNahinHota #Germany Opens #ECB HQ Not In 2011 But 2015 260% Over-Run http://t.co/veVMZdkRXn pic.twitter.com/FpXh7rWuZo #Blockupy —…

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Train thoughts

Driving the S-Bahn at night has something relaxing. It’s quiet and u always get a seat. Combine that with some relaxing tunes and a nice view on the city lights and u have the perfect combination to chill down. Especially after such long working days those are the minutes I need. I like that. It’s…

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Facebook quo vadis?

I scrolled through my timeline. Birthday whishes, birthday thank you replies, some heart breaking stories and tons and tons of cat content. “I thought I’ve seen everything, but then I saw this video and it changed my life forever!”. Not one, two or three posts…ten…twenty…I don’t know. And now I ask myself: “is this everything”…

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