Throwing elbows

I am a person who loves new beginnings, but I am also the first to admit I usually struggle with them. After a rough end of 2017 (besides other things I had to quit training, almost died and had to quit my job right before Christmas - a full post reflecting on the past year will be up soon) I will probably need some time get (back) into a routine. However, there are a few...

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Since I was a little kid, I have been dreaming about spending Christmas in Moscow - and it is still high on my bucket list of travel related experiences. Which other places I´d like to visit? Continue reading to find out. ...

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No One Writes to the Colonel by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez Read about this book on Goodreads My rating: 7/10 I have to admit I was a bit scared of reading Márquez, because I knew his 100 years of solitude is a book with a lot of characters and plot twists. It wasn't necessary because this book is different, it's a short story about an old colonel. He lives with his old, ill wife and they're...

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The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir Read about this book on Goodreads My rating: 8/10 I was supposed to read at least 8 books written by Scandinavian authors for my university entrance exam and I grabbed this book, not knowing what it would be about. I only loved the Czech cover. The book is about a young boy who decides to leave home, his caring father and autistic brother and fly to a foreign country to...

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