A soft morning, two time zones, one conversation about… people. “We are live… and alive.”With those words, Peeling Potatoes Episode 27 opens—not with drama, nor with cleverness, but with a quiet joy. Frank is finally back home after a whirlwind photographic odyssey in South Korea. Janita is still glowing from the familiar hum of her…
Imagine someone walking in the street with a big, grey cloud hanging over their head. If they are anything like me, they will hate their wet feet in closed shoes, sloshing along the wet path. They will probably be just as grumpy as the cloud makes them feel. Maybe they are having a very bad…
How four people on three continents learned to keep their nerve when life gets loud It’s late morning in Cleebourg, France, gray and cold in London, humid in São Paulo, and bright somewhere in South Africa. Four squares light up on the screen: Frank in his village near the vineyards, Bruce in London, Rosie in…
I’ve been reading a lot of running tips, motivational texts as well as following positive people on Instagram. One thing I keep seeing is, all of them mention “Surround yourself with like-minded people”. Start a new hobby, go to the gym or do something you always wanted to try, sooner rather than later you will…
Today, we gather—not in sadness, but in dramatic, over-the-top theatrical flair—to announce the temporary demise of our beloved Mayor’s energy, brain cells, and sense of direction. After bravely traveling to Seoul, South Korea, where he walked 47 kilometres (give or take… 40), ate enough food to feed a small village, and took photos of literally…
There’s a moment, somewhere between a caravan breaking down on a country road and the electricity disappearing in the middle of cooking dinner, when your heart wants to sprint and your brain wants to shut down. That exact moment is where our “swimming club” found itself—not in a forest, not in the ocean, but in…
We all know we have to take care of our bodies. We need to eat healthy and we need to exercise. We also need to maintain our health by visiting the doctor for check-ups and getting the necessary vaccines and injections, when needed. We have to stretch and build muscle and stay flexible for as…
What Ralf’s Stories Teach About Understanding On a gray winter morning in Germany, Ralf is talking about the weather, hedgehogs, and empanadas — in English. The sound crackles a bit at first. “I see you, but I can’t hear you,” he says, laughing as the audio reconnects. It’s a small moment, but a perfect symbol…
With summer in the air, sunshine and blue skies, we don’t wear too many socks. But then we end up with rain for days on end and we wear socks. And by doing the laundry, I lost some more socks. I have no idea how or where they went, I have searched and even asked…
On some mornings, the world already feels “global” before I even start work. In Southern Germany, where I live, I wake up to zero degrees and a thin layer of snow. My English teacher, sitting in South Africa, tells me it is summer there, but raining. I scrape ice from my car. She drives through…
