Bitter Pistachio Latte; City Street Walk; A (perhaps More Than Mild) Caffeine Addiction

This is temporary. You have not stagnated. You are not a failure. You will heal, you will recover, you will have a beautiful life. It is waiting for you.

14.05.2025 // catching up with readings

love all the reading I've been doing lately. it is also exciting to see my library build up over the years, especially now that I can afford to buy some of the books I have wanted for years. recommendations from friends and acquaintances have also helped me expand my reading choices beyond my usual categories and genres. the tbr list keeps growing and it's a reason to live for.

Went to Vienna in February '25 to visit the archive and attend a conference. The archive wasn't very successful, so instead I saw lots of impressionist art!

Study today, succeed tomorrow!

you don’t need perfect conditions to start. you just need to start. five minutes of focus is better than waiting for motivation to come.

26.04.2025 // 12/30: Finished the first lection of my literary anthropology course today and collected possible ideas for a paper. Still have to make notes though but that's something for another week. Now it's time to rest a bit.

I want to get back to posting here

my life has been quite exciting. I’ve had so much progress. and I’ve been in love with life this past year.

my goals until the end of the year are to find my routines especially with food and excercise. I’d love to get back to learning Korean and I’ll be taking some classes which are church related. excited for those :))

omw to the library with an iced cinnamon dolce latte because i can’t seem to focus without leaving the house and spending money 🏃‍♀️

Classes start today.

Feeling a bit apprehensive because I decided to take as many classes as possible this semester, and it's going to be tough. But as much as I love studying, and as much as I worry about the future, I really really want to get closer to the finish line.

On top of my classes, I also need to come up with a research question for my master's thesis (hence the book in the picture – hoping for some inspiration). I have a few ideas, but so far, I'm not in love with any of them.

At least the weather's nice! (although we desperately need some rain...)

[research life]

Researching plants, studying at the library, cherry blossoms at night 🌿📝🕯️✨🌸