I’ve always been a fan of growing my own food. As a young child, my grandfather helped me maintain a vegetable plot in an underused part of our garden. We lived in a rental home in a housing block. Most gardens were small, but we were lucky to have a corner home, which came withContinueContinue reading “Organic and homegrown”
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Doing what you love
“It doesn’t really matter what subject you choose for your further career. Most important is that you get a position. You’ll learn to love it when you study the subject.” This is what an early mentor once told me, when I was facing a crossroad in my career. Should I follow my heart? Or shouldContinueContinue reading “Doing what you love”
Fortress
We tried our hardest today to visit Forte Fenestrelli, one of the longest fortified settlements in the world, and the largest Alpine fortress in Europe. The thing is massive. And very impressive. It is beyond me why there were maybe three or four other families strolling around. It’s a gift and a curse, the lackContinueContinue reading “Fortress”
Springtime in our garden
My garden is amazing. We probably have a garden that is about ten times the size of our house footprint. Daffodils are everywhere, I probably have seven varieties Tiny house, big garden. That’s how I like it. The magnolia recovered well from much needed pruning We’ve lived here for more than a year now, andContinueContinue reading “Springtime in our garden”
Am I in trouble?
I wrote a little post on LinkedIn today on some legal changes that are proposed to the German government concerning the German WissZeitVG. Social media is full of outrage about the proposed reform. I was surprised that I didn’t see a single post on it within my network. Given that it is mostly a job-relatedContinueContinue reading “Am I in trouble?”
The downside of Christmas break
Today is usually the worst day of the year. I can’t tell exactly why this day is so much worse than other ‘first’ work days. It’s not the work that I am particularly bothered about. I like most parts of my job, and there certainly wasn’t anything bad waiting for me today. I started theContinueContinue reading “The downside of Christmas break”
Still here!
I’m alive! Not alive and super well, but alive for sure, and it seems things are on the up from this point. I can’t even remember the last time I wrote a post. It must have been more than a month ago. What the hell happened? I guess life happened. An exorbitantly busy teaching schedule.ContinueContinue reading “Still here!”
Ready and rested?
If you started off sick, and came back sick, and still felt sick when the work week was about to start, did you really go on vacation? This is a question that seems to recur, as every vacation we’ve taken over the past two years was more or less like an extended sick leave, butContinueContinue reading “Ready and rested?”
Are we getting too German?
When we moved to southern Bavaria from the Netherlands, my sister-in-law warned us. “Don’t stay longer than 2.5 years, or you will never go back,” she said with a sense of seriousness and urgency. They had moved to Austria a couple of years before, and as they are still there, well, she spoke from experience.ContinueContinue reading “Are we getting too German?”
Skipping the line
While on our vacation trip I picked up my Kindle, a device I barely ever use at home, to read a bit before going to bed. It’s a great thing when on vacation, reading until you fall asleep – typically pretty soon. I don’t know why I don’t do it at home. Reading – besidesContinueContinue reading “Skipping the line”
Robin Heinen 