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[fragilityoflove]

Studying German and Japanese while coffeeing from my new bday cup 🥰

[karolinium]

i miss uni.

i miss actually going there. waking up early, biking through the morning cold and walking across campus to get to my seminar. or perhaps having to set out a a bit earlier because i need to drop off some books or print my notes. i miss the crowded hallways and getting out of breath climbing up to the fourth floor twice a day. i miss bumping into people i know and chatting with them for a few minutes while we snack, going for lunch and sitting way too long in the canteen. i miss having to eat in front of the lecture halls because the dining hall is too full, and waiting too long in the cafeteria to buy my favourite cookie inbetween classes, only to go running back. i miss sitting next to someone in class. i miss raising my hand, the small talk before the lecture starts and staying a bit longer after. i even miss my heavy backpack and professors opening the windows even when it’s cold outside.

the “i still haven’t done this” and “i don’t really understand this either”. casually going to the library, sitting next to my friends, each of us working on something else. having friends meet me at the cafeteria for a coffee because i need a break from essay writing. the back and forth between campus, library and faculty and the conversations with whomever decided to walk with me.

of course there will be time when i get out of uni and start working and none of this will be part of my everyday life. i just didn’t expect that it would happen now, at the end of my bachelor’s and beginning of master’s. i wish i could go back a year to tell myself to enjoy the mundane, the seemingly meaningless moments that i would now give everything for.

[words-and-ideas]

Comeback.

Hi.

In case anyone is interested, this blog is now properly being reactivated.

I’ve spent a whole of eight months over at the (suprisingly sunny) east coast of England where I’ve not only found my best friend and absolute love of my life but also the knowledge that teaching might not be the primary path for me.

So, I changed plans and am now in the process of being immatriculated for a political science masters. And I am so excited.

In the next couple of posts, I’ll finally post some things I’ve queued up for a (really long) while and then enlighten you with updates and hopefully a lot of studying and uni posts.

[barefootonfirstsnow]

one of the only places I might miss about my old university

[karolinium]

the best cinnamon bun i’ve ever had and some friday afternoon walks around the city with my friends // a quiet saturday morning

[karolinium]

every sunday, i try to go on a walk with a friend / we met in the city, walked for a bit and found a super nice street with two bookshops and a closed café. and the continued to grab a coffee and a snack and walk some more along the elster canal into my favourite park. it was a beautiful day, topped with a bookshop visit and a game evening. thankful for what is now🤍


[karolinium]

today, i quickly cycled to the library at 8am to borrow some books - a novel for november’s book club and an intro to old english - then i found more and more interesting ones, so i ended up with 5!!! (this happens every single time i go to the library). and it was beautiful - since it’s saturday, the place was very empty and super quiet.

[karolinium]

my third hour in the Albertina and still going - can’t complain since I love this place✨currently working on a Shakespeare presentation - literature is not my favourite aspect of my studies, but I am seeing it as an opportunity to better myself