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Those blurry days in between years, when time does not seem to properly exist, are my space for reflection, and in case this might bore you, for some self-contemplation as well. Back in my nursery in Upper Franconia, the place where I read the Zeit-Studienführer at 14, planning to move abroad since primary school, studying
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02/11/2025: early evening somewhere in Bavaria. The hunting initation. For almost everyone else in the room the beginning of their hunting life for me, at least for now, most likely an ending. An occasion I couldn’t imagine 10 years ago, in my early twenties, to happen but a deeply meaningful one. For me probably the
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First time Asia successfully managed – mission accomplished. Not only managed, not only survived but felt deeply alive and thriving. Even though I will never again feel the magic of a first time going here I have gained something even deeper: this doesn’t feels like the end of a trip but like the beginning of
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Time for another leightweight topic, but this essay might sum up some of the thoughts that I had during my whole trip, so I wanted to share. If you expect fluffy top ten recommendations what to do in Shanghai than this might not be your space. First of all I clearly want to set a
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Today I woke up seeing the skyline of Shanghai and deeply energized I was, once more, highly driven of diving into another day of discovery and exploration of this world city. So in order to give you a comprehensive overview what I have done in the last two days, long story short: had by coincident
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According to my very comprehensive research, with Chat GPT, this bonmot is attributed to Napoleon. China as a sleeping giant was a popular concept in the English-speaking world in the late 19th century. The quote captures the long-standing idea that China is a potential great power whose rise would have a profound global impact. Now
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Good evening ladies and gentleman and a warm welcome from Shanghai, where I arrived safely after a very pleasant train journey at noon. I am currently sitting in my hotel room on the 19th floor with the view in the image of the header. Shanghai feels, as first impression, a lot more like being in
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China really hits differently – what a day, what a trip. First stop of the day I directly wanted to try a classic, old Beijing dish: Lu zhu. Never heard of? If you are vegan, vegetarian or have an issue with giblets I recommend to stop reading here. Still here? Welcome to the world of
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As you might know I am a weak auditory learner and as I had today basically the whole day a tour, that felt partially like a lecture, I try my best to share my insights that I gained during the day. By the way it was raining cats and dogs the whole day (literally; seems
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A happy Hanna that comes from her swim in the hotel pool now drinking her Oolong tee and is about to write this latest post. Today’s topic (once again) is a very small one. So in order to narrow it down, I would like to, as shield and sword, start with something as dry as
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