In one way or another, this post is a paradox because I am procrastinating while I am typing this. Instead of reading for University or for my book review, I am working on my blog. So while I read some blogs I follow, I switched…
Of course the time in Germany flew by in a heartbeat. I always know this before I even get here. I want to meet so many friends, want to talk to everyone and spend time with them but it is not possible. I just unpacked…
No rockets but PoP Fizz, yeah! I really loved 2016. It was amazing and loaded with changes – good and bad ones, sad, painful, inspiring, loving, stressing and relaxing. I turned 35, moved to Canada, started a Master in Linguistics, discovered Ottawa, found new amazing…
Today, by mom, brother, Petit Joel and I sat in a café and I saw a framed picture of this African proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child” and it made us all think about it. I could not really connect with this…
Christmas is over and was super quiet and low key this year. The only thing that bothered us was to fight this crazy cold we caught since our arrival in Germany. Petit Joel started coughing, sneezing and had some sinus issues but was okay otherwise.…
“Any old fool can find something to moan about, but it takes skill and effort to see the good in life. Being happy requires strength and intelligence.” – Gala Darling What does our true deep self long for? Is it our awareness and somehow the…
I have a lot of downtime these days which is great. I was looking forward to it; especially to hours and hours of reading. Downtime also means daydreaming which is actually pretty therapeutic to me. More than sitting on the magic couch in my living…
I am back to my regular writing mood, (not Systemic Functional Linguistics MOOD) which feels so awesome. I have read through a plethora of emails I received that just waited patiently in my inbox for weeks now. Readers usually ask me questions via email (info@sometimesraw.com)…
Back home. My mom, Petit Joel and I walked through Coburg and then enjoyed the Christmas Market. I just love this town. This is home, this is peace, this is my base that makes me happy. Of course I visited my favorite Bookstore and we…
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett I sent a message to my friend today saying that I am already researching the next courses which start in January by printing out the syllabus and looking at the…
