Where do you want to live?

There is this question that has haunted me from when I was 18: “What do you want to do next?”. For a while, the answer was that I wanted to continue my studies. Then the question was: “Where?”. In the beginning, my parents wanted me to come to France, but I wanted to stay in [...]

My Saturday morning

I look at my couch and the cushions that are arranged horizontally on it. I never understood why my cleaning lady likes to line them up like this, instead of making two groups at each side of the couch. It seems that they are on display to be chosen. I hate it but I let [...]

“Trust me”, he says.

I am thinking about “trust” for about a month now. When and how do we decide that we can trust someone.
Once, I asked my ex boss, how did he decide, he can let his 7-8 year old son ride a bike without supervision? He told me there is no rule. The kid shows himself when [...]

It’s a hard but beautiful life

I am alone in the deepest sense of the word. We are on this dreamlike island with all our lab members for fun and some work. I am really having a good time. I start to like the people I am working with, and I feel like I belong to a big family, even though [...]

A brief note

I am back from my two week vacation to Iran. There was a lot to write about but for some strange reason I didn’t feel like writing or even taking pictures. Now, if I remember interesting episodes, I will write them little by little.
This two weeks feels like a long time. I went to the [...]