“So, how’s life going?” If this question gives you anxiety, you should probably read on. We’ve all been there at some point in our lives – facing the fear of our life going differently than expected, hoped, planned and/or dreamed. Facing the fear of moving forward way too slowly or not moving at all. Facing…
2018: Yearly review
Here we are again – it’s the 22nd of December and like every year, this means two things: First, I’m getting ol.., erm I mean wiser by one year (happy birthday to me, yay!) and second, yet another year is coming to an end. Therefore, this day is always a nice opportunity to look back…
4 ways living abroad has changed my life
Most of us have lived abroad at some point in their life. In many western countries, it’s common for students to take a semester or a full year abroad and it actually counts as valuable experience in your resume – and I of all people know why. I left my home country Bulgaria 5 years…
#startyourdayright: My daily morning routine
Your alarm goes off, you open your eyes and reality is staring you in the face: Outside it’s still dark as sh*t and your bed is about a 100 degrees warmer than the rest of the room. How the hell are you supposed to get up? This is pretty much the everyday reality of us…
Why I choose cycling to work every morning and why you should too
Cycling has a different level of significance in different parts of the world. In Germany, bikes are very important means of transportation and in ‘bike cities’ (german: ‘Fahrradstädten’) like the one I live in, it’s not uncommon to even experience traffic jams on the bike lanes. Admittedly, I wasn’t always a biker, partly because back…
3 reasons why losing your temper is rarely a good idea
We’ve all been there – that moment when a fight is about to escalate and you’re at the point where you have to choose – should I step back, or should I lose my shit? I definitely used to do the latter. As the drama queen that I was, fighting, provoking and yelling used to…
The „What?”, the “Why?” and the “How?” of this blog
Having mostly written university papers in the last 4 years, I can’t help but start this blog by giving you a classic, methodical overview of what you should expect from it. The Digital Diary, as clear as that name might be, doesn’t quite tell what kind of content its readers might have to come in…