On strength and loss: an unfinished story
March 23, 2017
Not a post about running, although there is running in it. … More On strength and loss: an unfinished story
Tag: Life
Paper etched in ink, a life engraved with memories: 2016, a personal story
January 3, 2017
Start by doing what is necessary. Then what is possible. And suddenly you are doing the impossible. St Francis of Assisi … More Paper etched in ink, a life engraved with memories: 2016, a personal story
Lest I Forget 2/100
November 24, 2016
“It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club … More Lest I Forget 2/100
38.Istanbul Maratonu or: stranger in a strange land 1/100
November 20, 2016
A sort of a race review from a weekend of remembrance, and a reminder that different people remember different things. “You do not immortalise the lost by writing about them. Language buries, but does not resurrect” (John Green) so let’s run! … More 38.Istanbul Maratonu or: stranger in a strange land 1/100
Through adversity to the stars: a gauntlet if you will
November 14, 2016
A while ago, I set myself a challenge, and thought of ways to make it interesting and long term. I was trying to settle in a new city, and adapting to the sudden lack of mountains. In the beginning, there were many other changes happening, so I focussed mostly on the physical side of it, … More Through adversity to the stars: a gauntlet if you will
Unpacking identity-with a dash of love in deference to February
January 26, 2016
One cannot be lucky at games and also in love – discuss … More Unpacking identity-with a dash of love in deference to February
Ger-man: or, my desired superpower
January 10, 2016
A journey towards language skill and partial superpower…Part the first. … More Ger-man: or, my desired superpower
Jantastic
January 9, 2016
Saudade. Noun. (especially with reference to songs or poetry) a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia that is supposedly characteristic of the Portuguese or Brazilian temperament. … More Jantastic
Now we are …six (squared)
January 5, 2016
But now I am (thirty) six,
I’m as clever as clever.
So I think I’ll be (thirty) six
now and forever. … More Now we are …six (squared)
Beach
July 4, 2015
going on a beach hunt … More Beach
The city of adventure 