Bidding farewell to Munich

A farewell rarely feels like it’s coming at the right time. Also my upcoming departure from Munich feels like it’s arriving way too soon – right at the moment when I’ve finally settled into the city. Three months ago I arranged myself a subtenant, held my birthday party only a couple days before my departure Read More

If you didn’t post it, did it even happen?

I have been an active user of social media for many years, especially Instagram. It is one of the tools I use to stay in contact with my friends and family who are in other parts of the world, as well as keep the contact with the new friends I make while living abroad. Nevertheless, Read More

Writing blog posts is literally my profession

It’s funny that in German “getting to know” word sounds like “kennenlernen” – that is, “to know + to learn” … learn to know each other. Well, let’s learn? From my name it is not immediately clear where I come from (spoiler: from Russia). My name is Anna Iurgenson, I am 20, and I am Read More