Sporadic posts, thoughts, experiences, inspirations and moments of life too big to keep them to myself
I’ve been on different ends of the spectrum of “being-out-of-place” age-wise. It all had its challenges. It also taught me that if someone else thinks you are too young or too old to do something, you have a prime chance to prove them wrong!
Today is the Orthodox Easter. I had a long drive today and time to think. Looking back at the last weeks, where our life as we knew it changed beyond recognition, I realized I felt... peace.
I’ve always been somewhat different, and my life is backwards. I had been a university student and a part time high school language teacher at the age of 15 – time when most people are still thoroughly enjoying their childhood.
Today, I’m a new competitive athlete, 2 years into the sport of figure skating. Many skaters are retired before their 20th birthday. I’m 36 and I’m writing this on the flight back home from my first international competition, Winter World Masters Games 2020 (WWMG2020) in Innsbruck, Austria.
