Wild Wanderer – Fleeting Wor(l)ds

Leaving on time

29 September 2026

I had planned to call this post “My worst ride on the train”. No room for interpretation. But I remembered the name one of the ticket inspector gave me and I found it nicer. Then I realized it didn’t quite match my other berliner titles and I found it clearer. In the end, this post has 3 titles, thousands of detours (as much as twists and turns), too many useless brackets and quote marks, not enough vital digressions. A sort of raw porridge of what moved me for 24 hours. And I am spoiling the end in the process! It is starting as well as my ride! … More Leaving on time

The willow weeps in my heart

28 September 2026

I am in love with weeping willows.

I think they are utterly poetic.

Their name only. Sounds like poetry.

And their way of longing along water to fill them in with tears. … More The willow weeps in my heart

Speaking from the heart

27 September 2026

I leap into Berlin with a puzzle in mind: Is Berlin made for me and I for it? I leap into Berlin not to get an anwer, but to let the city keep asking me the question. I am making my last spring’s wish true: I am not “doing” Berlin, I am being made by it. … More Speaking from the heart

Wolke studies

7 September 2026

Clouds are drawing romantic pictures in the Stattsbibliothek’s window. In the Landwehrkanal’s sky set. In between the weeping willow’s tears.

I don’t know if it comes from the Alte Nationalgalerie’s wolken studies a year ago.

I don’t know if it is my love of the word wolke bringing me far beyond heaven. … More Wolke studies

Going a song in my heart

5 September 2026

Those words sound like an epitaph of my own grief.

For my first Berlineer journey, I was drained. I wasn’t exploring the world, I was retiring from mine. I was escaping endless chats, constant waits, unconscious pressures.
I was coping with ideas, concepts, dreams I never had, the green city was my shelter. … More Going a song in my heart

Get off to a good start

2 September 2026

This time, every clock is on time, every route is on road, I even have my printed and stamped ticket.

I didn’t miss my bus, even though it almost did miss me. At least for a stretch. Back to school’s fault. But, fortunately, my lucky star protected me and the autobahn ran in front of me to bring me back to Berlin despite almost failed delays and connections. … More Get off to a good start

Plane Mode

18 September 2025

I haven’t hopped on a plane for 4 years, I haven’t crossed the Atlantic for 5 years. Until my trip in Berlin, my explorations had become more local. However, my Alaskan friend Hannah has asked almost every year when I would visit since then. I have had valid excuses for a while : covid, shutdown, vaccine, then lack of time and money… … More Plane Mode

My sacred departures

17 September 2025

Travels are a sacred thing, you dream about it, you plan it, in your head and in your body. You save a chunk of your time, you compare plane’s ticket, then you finally book it. You can’t turn back, you are about to leave. Days, weeks or months pass by, depending on how long you have planned your trip ; it’s then time to pack – 1 small item 40×30×15 + 1 CABIN BAG 12 kg max – to choose essential items, to sort them, to weigh and gauge : 1 small item 40×30×15 + 1 CABIN BAG 12 kg max ! … More My sacred departures