Have you ever heard of Hedy Lamarr?

Most days, her life feels slightly out of her hands.

Nearly everywhere I go, I experience the same feeling.

Sometimes it feels like going to a psychologist is like labeling yourself as "something's wrong with me."

‘You just need to say hi,’ my mother had said before I went to my first day of university.

“You know you are too young for this” is what most parents would say, 

when you want to taste your first sip of cold beer to then give it to you anyway.

There was a time where I had two homes.

stairwell of darkness,

ribbons of candy,

footsteps in the lion’s den,

the lonely hour of men.

In Rotterdam, I stand behind the bar.

Happy New Year! I hope this one will be your best yet; no pressure.

The end demands beginnings.

New Year is a time of joy in anticipation of miracles.

At the beginning of every year, we often find ourselves rushing to get our life put together.

I was scrolling through TikTok, the universal pastime of anyone in a procrastination spiral (you know exactly what I mean), when a video about Postcrossing popped up.

When I first arrived at university, I remember being completely overwhelmed by the massive river of bikes flowing through every corner of the campus.