Specials

When you specialize in humanities you get asked a lot of weird questions. Sometimes I have the feeling that when people ask what you're studying, they want to hear something simple, something they understand: Say "psychology" or "business administration" and people are happy. They know you'll end up having a proper job. But when you're asked for your major and answer "English literature and art history", people are confused and immediately assume: "To be a teacher, right?!". Because teacher is a proper job. You'd be providing knowledge for kids. That's a decent way to earn your money. I however did [...]

I can't even believe it myself: Sateless Suitcase went live a year ago today. A platform for random travel-related musings of a clueless almost art historian -- which I basically just started, because I really love procrastination. At least, I think that was my intention at first. I still remember how I excited I was when the very first person accidently stumbled upon my blog. It overwhelmed me that someone would actually care about what I have to say. Since then, Sateless Suitcase and I have come quite a long way: Both still kind of clueless and still unsure of [...]

It's a feeling I know very well. That familiar uncertainty. The enduring "What's next?". It has accompanied my life for years. And as my graduation comes closer the dreading, suppressed question gets louder every day. So, what's next, Julika? Honestly, I don't know. I really don't. The truth is: I will (presumably, hopefully) graduate in less than three months and I have no idea what's next. It's not like I haven't been there before: After graduating from high school, I didn't have a clue either. I just decided to study my favorite subjects -- English and art history. When I was through [...]

I'm a child of the nineties. Born in the late eighties, my childhood was dominated awkward jeans, way too colorful windbreakers, Backstreet Boys, and tamagotchis. But one of the most important sources of inspiration at my young age was Disney. Although I didn't spend too much time in front of the TV (thanks parents!), those Saturdays when my dad rented one of the grand Disney movies always were a highlight. Until today, I'm the biggest Disney movie fan. I know most of the songs by heart, and my sisters and I can't even have a single conversation without integrating at [...]

I know my obnoxious obsession with alliterations becomes a little annoying already (yay, two in this sentence alone! This is what happens if you have attended way too many poetry lectures than necessary). But these three Ds are honestly what my life is about right now: Writing duties, delaying them, and the everlasting anxiety for my Master's Thesis' due date. I'm probably committing blog-suicide now (and when I decided to choose a blog name that even Google corrects!) -- but I really have to cut back. I completely underestimated how much effort you have to put into a really good blog. [...]