What I'm Doing Right Now

Location

Dahab, Egypt. After a spontaneous trip to Italy and Spain, I made my way to Egypt. From the highs of the Pyramids to the lows of... well, let's just say my body decided it needed a hard reset haha #foodpoisoning.

I really love this chill living room setup with the view. Being on the floor is kinda cool.

Creating

I'm currently working on a few articles for Analecta in parallel. I started drawing and getting my lines more straight. Not super deep into it but practice from time to time.

Also still trying to do a bit of photography on the side wherever I go. Roma & Pyramids.

Other than that? I am creating space. 2025 was a year of massive internal reconstruction. Right now, I am just letting the paint dry.

Movement

I actually trained Muay Thai for a full month 3 times a week. It was wonderful. Now I came to Egypt to try to get my Wave 3 Freediving certification. So far my body had other plans (inflammation, blocked right ear).

I have to sit it out and hope my time here is still enough. Also found an option to train Muay Thai on the side. Feels good.

Reading/Learning

Stoicism in practice. Not the "tough guy" kind, but the kind where you accept that you can't control your ear equalizing, but you can control how you react to it (by relaxing and taking care of yourself).

También estoy aprendiendo español más en serio. Entiendo cada vez más, pero construir oraciones por mi cuenta es muy difícil. Además, aceptar ser malo en español es una lección en sí misma.

Listening to

I recently found Shimza and REALLY like it. Start with this and see if you like it too...

Work

Year-End Maintenance. I am consciously shifting into low gear.

• Consulting: Keeping the lights on and the clients calm, but the heavy lifting is done for 2025.
• Charcuteria (DE) / Wurst Circle (EN): The sausage season is peaking, running on autopilot thanks to good prep.
• GMALT: It's live. It's there. I'm letting it breathe without working on it right now.

I realized that you can't perform on a depleted system. So I am recharging the battery.

What's Next?

Fly home for Christmas with the family. Trading the desert dust for German winter, and I am actually ready for the comfort of the known.

New Year's. I have a very special meetup planned to ring in 2026. It involves a plane ticket I just booked and a lot of excitement.

2025 was the year of finding the "Driver's Seat." 2026 will be about driving the car.