This is my skin, unfortunately. And I live in Thailand. Many people have asked me how it can be, well, what can I do? No sunscreen, no ointment, nothing helps. I burn like a match in the sun in 3-5 minutes.

The farther one moves away from Berlin, the more Brandenburg seems to become not just a landscape, but a state of mind. Beyond Neuruppin, beyond Nauenhof, further northeast still, lies Reichenow—sleepy,

Repetition breeds observation; every walk to class is a new frame.

A few weeks ago, I took a walk that ended up being longer than usual. It wasn't planned, just happened. Something was just weighing on me that day. I’d cleared my desk, and nothing else was calling for