You can never do the same thing twice
You can never do the same thing twice. If anything, this is a lesson that I have learned, here in Santiago on the second visit. Not that it’s been bad. On the contrary. It’s been great fun to be back, it’s been familiar, and easy. It has not been the same, rather a smooth continuation of […] Read More
Into autumn
I woke up to a grey, covered sky, and it had cooled down notably over night. I wanted to go to the Museum of Modern Art, but it is closed till 2nd of March – just in time for me to see it on the last days. I went to what seems to become my […] Read More
Melbourne street art
My friend Artur walked me through a number of Melbourne’s lanes in the CBD in the past weeks. Those lanes, often still surrounded by old, low brick buildings, tell about Melbourne’s past, but they are also the spots of its most vibrant life. Small back-alley bars, roof tops, cafés, etc… I’m glad they haven’t (yet) […] Read More
Back to work
And, fitting to my walk into Bohemian Melbourne life yesterday, I today got the news that I’ll have a new job, as of 1st of April. I will be joining my old unit in the European Economic and Social Committee, that deals with relations with NGO’s, associations, trade unions, interest groups etc… I first did […] Read More
Bohemian Melbourne
More or less by accident I walked into the State Library of Victoria, and into the exhibition Bohemian Melbourne that is currently on display for free. It presented a rich overview of Melbourne’s bohemian life, from it’s early beginnings in the 19th century, especially after the gold rush brought in the money and the dandies, to […] Read More
The Art of Asking
I first saw Amanda Palmer in 2007 at a concert in Berkeley, playing a couple of songs with her band, the Dresden Dolls, at Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Tour. I was intrigued by this weird, punk-rock-meets-cabaret singer and her songs, and went right into Amoeba Records the next days to find their records. I kept following […] Read More
Back to the real world?
If you’re wondering what is going on and if I am actually in Cape Town…. yes, still here! I’ve just been hibernating a bit, and I have to admit that I have not done much in these first few days. I mostly went to the beach, hung out in Cafés, read a whole book, met […] Read More
Homecoming
First full day in Cape Town. I managed to get my SIM cards, I got the local public transport card, had breakfast in Manhattan Café (already my hot spot, as I write this I have been there four times!), and went to the supermarket. I love having an apartment again and a kitchen. A place […] Read More
Soho
In this case: South of Hollywood Road. Well, every renowned city today is proud to have a Soho district, right? I just floated around on Saturday, not really having any goal or thing to do. I walked up along the stairs that lead up towards Victoria Peak, through the high apartment buildings, little streets filled with […] Read More
Halbzeit
Half time. It’s about seven months and two weeks. I was planning, saving and calculating for 15 months. So this is it. What is about to come will be shorter than what’s behind me. Weird thought. I have a very contradictory feeling about the past months… On one level, so much has happened that it […] Read More