30 Day Challenge: Conquer the slackline
So I’m home again, my muscles were sore for two days after going climbing – but it was the good kind of sore that makes you feel happy and accomplished and impatient to go out again. I went climbing...
View ArticleSleeping underneath the stars
One of the things I remember from when I was quite young is that I was always fascinated by the stars. If I was in a place without much light pollution where the sky seemed so much fuller than in the...
View ArticleFood Culture: The Snail Challenge
Maybe you remember my last food culture post a while back – I wrote it during my time in Mexico and I shared my adventure of eating chapulines. Well, today I want to talk about another culinary...
View ArticleAn ode to solitude
Sweet sweet solitude I shall compose an ode to thee For thru so many years My faithful companion you have been I relished every moment Of undivided bliss What joy have you provided You are a friend I...
View ArticleExperiencing beauty
My heart must surly break Who can fathom such sweet Deep joyful pain My heart is full of tears That my eyes refuse to shed Remaining ever dry My heart is full and overflows What feelings I cannot...
View ArticleLet’s go for a walk together
maybe its too early to say I love you maybe its too soon to know what that really means maybe its premature to allow such strong emotion maybe its a mixture of reality and dreams maybe this wont last...
View ArticleA choice you make
Life is full of choices. When you’re really little, other people tend to make them for you. Then, as you grow older, they begin to teach you about all the possibilities life has to offer and to tackle...
View Article¿qué es…?
P for pozole =) delicious soup made from elote (corn) One of the most important questions when you’re learning a new language is “what is X?” It is extremely useful for finding out a whole lot of...
View ArticleCalled To Rest
A lot has happened since my last post. I worked. Planned lessons. Corrected essays. Some days were wonderful and some…seemed like there was no way I could get through them. With the start of the new...
View ArticleYou are not alone
Growing up in Pakistan I got very used to having someone watch out for me. It was not really culturally appropriate for me to go out alone as a young girl and usually, whenever I went to the market,...
View ArticlePerseverance OR Revisiting the Slackline Challenge
I wrote this post last year when I was about half-way through my Slackline Challenge and realised that I never published it…happens a lot. I write something and think I just want to edit it a bit and...
View ArticleThoughts on the Day of Rest
Last weekend I decided to take the day of rest seriously. I have always believed in the concept of a Sabbath and had read the words “keep the Sabbath holy” countless times, but I had gotten a bit lazy....
View ArticleThe Ghost Cat Moment
I tend to be quite sensitive when it comes to the messages I perceive around me. A movie I watch or even a book I read or song I listen to all have the potential to move me deeply and make me think...
View ArticleTired but/and Thankful
If I had to use two words to describe my sentiments after my first half year teaching full time, those two would be it. Tired. Tired from lack of sleep, new pressures and responsibilities, lack of a...
View ArticleBeginning in the Middle
I just heard some fireworks outside – early celebrations for Pakistan Day? That will be celebrated on the 23rd March, with parades in the city and most people enjoying a national holiday. What is...
View ArticleTransition Time
From Freiburg to Wiedenest to Pakistan. Its high time for another post! Yes, I made the slackline challenge (hurray, more in detail to follow) and no, I’m not in Pakistan yet – but I have left my home...
View ArticleDiscovering the Isteiner Klotz
Today was a German holiday: the 3rd of October is the day we celebrate the reunification of Germany in 1990. In Pakistan this was usually a special day for us – here in Germany I often feel that people...
View ArticlePraise the Lord
My favourite way to start the day is when I manage to get up early, go outside and have some time just me and God. Go for a walk, a run, a swim – whatever. Just enjoy being out in the cool morning air,...
View Article30 Day Challenge: Conquer the slackline
So I’m home again, my muscles were sore for two days after going climbing – but it was the good kind of sore that makes you feel happy and accomplished and impatient to go out again. I went climbing...
View ArticleDiscovering: 3-day bike tour day 3 – from Sigmaringen to Ulm
Passing through the village of Munderkingen On Monday my brother and I rode from Sigmaringen to Ulm. It was a beautiful bike ride – we passed through some pretty little towns and villages and also...
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