Journey to myself

I woke in my bed at my father’s place in Kayseri. We started our day, as usual with a big Turkish breakfast. After breakfast we decided to cycle to Talas, a town next to Kayseri, together. I desperately needed to release some energy and do some exercise, hence I thought it cold be fun to […]

I woke up at my father’s place in Kayseri after sleeping in. Needing stillness and personal space, I started the day, practicing yoga in my room. The events of the last two weeks, had left me exhausted and overwhelmed. Not being used to having a big family or media attention, I was craving stillness and […]

I woke up in my bed at my father’s place in Kayseri after a short night. I needed to get up early, as we were meeting the journalists from ARD, the German tv channel to capture our morning walk. After the walk, we went home to have breakfast. Following our delicious Turkish breakfast, we went […]

I woke up in my bed at my father’s place in Kayseri well rested. Opening my eyes I felt contend and calm, yesterdays inner storm had passed. My dad and me went walking and once again made use of the outdoor gym equipment. Afterwards we went to the bike shop, to check on my bike, […]

I woke up at my father‘s place well rested, after many hours of sleep. The nights before had been quite short and I urgently needed to catch up on sleep. My father knocked on my door, to wake me and asked me, if I wanted to go walking with him. I got dressed and we […]

I woke up at my father‘s place in Kayseri, after a short night. I felt tired and my head was aching. My father prepared Menemen for breakfast. After breakfast Babaanne Nesibe, my father and me drove to Kiranardi, the village, the family’s summer house is at. After checking on the house, we visited an old […]

I woke up in my bed at my father’s place. Babaanne and me prepared breakfast, while my father was praying. Börek, pide and the usual spread. I adore Turkish breakfast, it feels so rich and indulgent, but what I love the most about it, is that one goes back and forth, back and forth, between […]

I woke up in my bed at my father’s place later than usually. Babaanne Nesibe – grandma and me prepared Turkish breakfast, while my father was praying. After the prayer he went to the bakery to by fresh Turkish pide and börek. Lezzetli! Yummy! Following breakfast we drove to Erciyes – the ever present majestic, […]

I woke up in my bed at my fathers place well rested. My father and me went to the park to do some walking and made, once again use, of the outdoor fitness equipment. After breakfast I needed to go to the dentist. Then a lot of resting followed. Here I was reflecting on the […]

I woke up in my bed at my father’s place in Kayseri earlier than usually. Sleepy I looked at the time on my phone and checked some messages on instagram, suddenly a message popped up „Guten Morgen“ with a smiling emoji – sent from my father who was next door. I bursted out in laughter […]