Connecting the dots of the five elements: Metal, Wood, Fire, Water, Earth. Continue reading →
5
May
May
Poem: Fire!
The first time when it blinds your eye,
And smokey clouds then make it cry.
The burning heat tears through the air,
In darkness flames look like a flare. Continue reading →
2
May
May
Forest time
A day after getting back from Portugal, I packed my bags again and went to live by a shelter in a forest nearby. You’re probably asking yourself “Why in the world did you do that?”, well, simple answer: “Cause I felt like it!” Continue reading →
2
May
May
Poem: Just the way it goes
Waiting at the train station in Faro inspired me to this poem.
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That’s just the way it goes
That’s just the way it goes
Go somewhere meet new people
Then the time comes that you go Continue reading →
28
Apr
Apr
Reunion in the Algarve
School holidays! Eventually! Although they should be holidays for learning, I’m taking the word “holiday” veeery literally 
So for this holiday, there was a little reunion going on in Albufeira, Portugal.
If you remember back, when I was in Cadíz, I met Jessica, a Swiss girl, and Barbara and Lara, both from Canada. Well, thing is that Barbara was in London for a while, working and living I guess and the plan was, that she would visit Jessi and me in Switzerland! But things turned out a tiny bit differently. Jessi had been accepted to work in a beach resort in Portugal, which made it impossible for us all to meet up in Switzerland, luckily! Therefore Barbara and I decided to go to Portugal and visit Jessi there. After a rather quick decision and some date juggling, the flights were booked and the holiday plans had become reality. Continue reading →
