About Me

I'm drawn to movement, discovery, and the little connections between history and everyday life — how the past echoes in city streets, conversations, and the places we choose to call home. I'm passionate about contemporary history, especially political shifts from the last forty years and the ways ideas and language shape people and places. Above all, I'm simply curious about life and the world — drawn to new places, new ideas, and the quiet details that make them memorable.

Travel

My long‑term goal is to see the whole world. I've visited 42 countries so far, and each trip teaches me patience, perspective, and how to appreciate ordinary moments. I'm happiest in big cities where you can get lost and feel the rhythm of the streets — wandering through neighborhoods, watching how people move, listening to fragments of stories in cafés and on public transit. At the same time, I love the balance of mountains and water; the contrast keeps me grounded and reminds me that calm and intensity can coexist.

Sport

I grew up in a sports club and trained alpine skiing for a decade — those years instilled focus, discipline, and a love of the quiet before a run. I'm a certified ski instructor and a windsurfing instructor, and I enjoy teaching as much as moving. Day to day, I train tennis regularly; it's my favorite rhythm — footwork, breath, timing — while bouldering is what I choose when I want to clear my head and work through a problem with hands and chalk. I also love being under sail and hold a Yacht Skipper license; the feeling of wind on canvas and the small course corrections are their own kind of meditation.

Analog Photography

I'm passionate about analog photography: shooting on film, setting everything by hand, and waiting for the reveal after development. It slows life down and sharpens attention — light, texture, and the small details that are easy to miss when you move too fast. There's joy in imperfection: a frame slightly off, grain in the shadows, or the way a highlight blooms around a streetlamp at dusk.

Everyday Simple Joys

Most mornings, I make pour‑over coffee (drip). Dialing in grind size and timing for a clean, bright cup is a small ritual that sets the tone for the day. I like cafés with simple, bright interiors; maps and atlases with notes scribbled in the margins; early sunlight; and long walks through unfamiliar neighborhoods. Give me a quiet corner, a city map, and a free afternoon to wander, and I'm content.

Contemporary History

Modern history fascinates me — especially how political language shapes public life. The last four decades are a living archive: ideas in motion, narratives crossing borders, and memory constantly being edited by the present. I enjoy tracing those lines across time and place and noticing how a phrase in one country becomes action in another.