Somewhere along the way, I got tired. Because let’s face it, it’s exhausting to always be on your guard, to perform regular self-checks monitoring your behavior and appearance. To be constantly aware of your surroundings. To live constantly on the defensive.
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The formula of Suffering + Time = Irony has ruled my life more constantly and consistently than any other, including the basic laws of physics. Even as the realization of impending doom is dawning on me, part of my brain has already begun to narrate the unfolding event for posterity.
As a German, who has not lived in her home country for almost a decade, I have come to the conclusion that being German can be defined by two things: not using napkins and reserving saying "I love you" for emergencies.
Back in the day, in the dim and distant time of my youth, I never thought I would get old. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t think I would live fast and die young, but when I pictured the future I imagined a somewhat leaner version of myself with a fulfilling career in the arts and the full support of my strong and silent husband, serenely creating masterpieces while stirring pots of spaghetti sauce for our brood of bright, well-adjusted kids.
Vienna is the city where you can meet the love of your life at a Würstelstand and a one-night stand at the opera. It's where you can smoke an entire package of cigarettes in a health restaurant. And yet, I'm leaving my favorite city. At least for a while.
I admire everyone who has their style figured out: the punk, who is wearing a washed-out jeans jacket, and the old lady, who is wearing a skirt and still looks kind of hot, pushing 80 and a walking frame. I, on the other hand, am already stressed out thinking about clothes, let alone buying them.
Real estate agents are not only in the business for houses and apartments, but above all, are selling an illusion of who you could be. Are you someone who hosts large dinner parties with the socialites of the century? Or are you more comfortable stretching your legs in an authentic Eames Lounge Chair and reading In Search of Lost Time? We fall in love with a house or an apartment, because we fall in love with a new version of …
There are hundreds of subway systems worth exploring. Here are 8 to get you started. Using public transportation is a necessary means to get to work, to a date, or home. But it is also much more than just getting from A to B. Even though a subway ride is sort of an “in-between” of what happens in our lives, it give us at best room to think, read, or connect with a city. It might help us to form …
The election of Donald Trump has come as a shock to me. Even though I live in Vienna and am not directly affected by Trumps presidency in the same way my American friends and family are, it is extremely painful to watch how this man is turning a whole country and its values upside down. Every day, my life begins and ends with Trump. In the morning I reach sleepy-eyed for my phone while laying still in bed and read …
This is a guest post from psychologist Saskia Lackner. Have you ever asked yourself WHAT IF…? What would have happened if I had taken this job? If I had moved to Toronto? What if I had not broken up with a boyfriend three years ago? How would my life be different? Would I be happier than I am right now?