Almost escaping my memories – Unforgettable – Robin Schulz

Wow, simply wow. The beat is charming, but it is the lyrics that reach the core of my soul through the headphones: the perfect one-night-stand, and the mix of feelings that follows in the days after. If you ever met someone great and kept wondering about her for days, weeks, and forever, this song was written for you...

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What is PEPERO day? And do we need it in Europe?

Brisbane, 2011. A classmate hands me a chocolate, then asks, “Where is my chocolate?” I had no idea what she meant. Then a few friends led me to a Korean shop and explained everything with one date: 11 – 11. Look at it closely and you will see the sticks. And my answer to whether Europe needs a PEPERO Day?...

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Why do we remember the past but not the future? Stephen W. Hawking

I bought a used copy of A Brief History of Time for a few dollars, then carried it 6,000 km around Australia without opening it once. It took Stephen Hawking’s passing to finally get me started, and 47 days later, one question from Chapter 9 followed me all the way to a beach volley match. And what I saw there changed how I think about my own Life...

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Are Kazakh people welcoming? How to surprise your guest.

I’m almost impossible to surprise. Once, I even sat through a surprise birthday party at my gym, pretending I had no idea. But in April 2016, on a dark, freezing night in Aktau, Kazakhstan, a hand grabbed my arm in a crowded arrivals hall. “Luca! It’s me!” It was Roza, the friend who had sworn she couldn’t meet me that night. Read how a promise made in a Hong Kong nightclub led me to the shores of the Caspian Sea...

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