Tag: history
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April books 2023
In April I mostly read non-fiction books. That wasn’t necessarily planned, and I must admit that I struggled sometimes to concentrate on, say, 16th century history after a long day at work and then writing my thesis. Nevertheless I didn’t want to give up on my daily reading time. I did enjoy all of those…
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Something Ends, Something Begins
Endings and beginnings are hard for me. I’m a sentimental and very anxious person. But I handed in my notice at my minimum wage job at the afterschool daycare, and I started a new parttime job in Stuttgart. Between financial worries . are we going to be able to afford our upcoming utility bill? –…
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Congo: The Epic History of a People, by David van Reybrouck
While I actually have an MA in Global History, I have to admit that I mostly focused on Eastern European history (Central Europe, the Balkans, and Russia), and woefully neglected the entire rest of the world. There’s no shame in admitting ignorance, though, if you’re ready to widen your horizons! Phil’s dad gave us, amongst…
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Travel Diary: Vienna, Once More (Food & Culture)
I’m back from Vienna! It was a great trip. I managed to balance work and free time well: I photographed every document I wanted in the archive, and still had ample time to explore the city! I’m not sure if anyone is interested in this, but this is how my workspace looked in the archive.…
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April Books: I’m on a mystery binge
14) Friedrich Ebert. Parteiführer, Reichskanzler, Volksbeauftragter, Reichspräsident, Peter-Christian Witt I recently got accepted for a stipend from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (which I’m so happy and grateful for, because I struggled being unable to contribute my share financially before). The foundation sent me this biography together with the stipend agreement. Friedrich Ebert is the first…
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March Books: Stefan Zweig, how to clean your house, and some PhD stuff
I got some reading done this month! (Three of those books are admittedly context reading for my thesis, but I’m counting them because I read them cover to cover.) It’s super motivating to see that stack of books! Sometimes I need to force myself to sit down and just read for a couple of minutes,…