Dear good people, this is only a short information for those of you who are not an Facebook. This blog has decided to charge money suddenly, and obviously I am not willing to pay. Also, seeing that lately I posted something like once every year it is not necessary. If you want to stay updated regarding my whereabouts and plans and doings just send me an email every now and again. best wishes to everybody! Martina

I haven't moved physically in quite a long time (well, for my terms). I have, however, grown a lot in my mind, I believe, for several reasons. It would be nice to say that the master's program I am following is the main reason, but I am afraid the truth is closer to: I have read many, many articles and blog posts, shared by my friends on Facebook. And I have read scientific papers and I have thought a lot about stuff. What I was going to say is: since I am in th...

So, after having experienced the first snow-fall in Kiel, I guess I can say I am really resident here now. I still like it (well, when it is not snowing). I may have said this before, also it's not that big of a surprise but to me it makes it very clear once again that country borders are just lines on the map which shouldn't be attributed too much meaning: Northern Germany is much similar to the Netherlands than it is to Austria or southern Germany. Now, the def...

Hi everyone, So, I am still in Kiel. Or rather: again. I left after being there for only a month, so when I returned after a week in Amsterdam I was surprised and happy that I really felt like coming home to Kiel again. Just like in so many ways Kiel and the house I live in, make me feel at home at all times. I don't even think of other homes I've had before, but that is also because I hardly have the time. But then, I visited one of my former homes and I had m...

So, after a rather busy last few weeks I have a longish train ride and time to write again. I did enjoy the last few weeks but they weren't all that easy. I spent 10 days in Radolfzell where I had a luxury suite (well, luxury according to my standards) for myself for free while I was helping in the catching of blackbirds which were used for a scientific study - some were caught and released with a little radio tag on them and some were caught to be kept in the in...