• Discover Rovaniemi’s winter magic: Northern Lights hunting, ethical husky meets, Arctic saunas & horseback adventures. 6-day Lapland itinerary with top aurora spots and survival secrets for families.

    Arctic Wonders: Discovering Finland’s Natural Beauty
  • Release 2025 under the January 2026 full moon in Cancer: monthly recap of quitting my job, Dublin winter blues, Datça healing, yoga journey, travel resets & growth pains. Hello 2026 intentions + letting go ritual

    Goodbye to 2025: Releasing the Year and Welcoming 2026
  • Remember when this space used to be full of reading lists? Those summer stacks from 2019, 2020, and beyond that felt like proxy adventures when real trips weren’t possible? Books stepped in again after I quit my job. Not as…

    Healing Books for When You Quit: 2025 Picks
  • Growing up spending summers in Datça, I slowly learned the meaning of esnaf: a unique culture of local business deeply rooted in trust, craftsmanship, and community connection. Like the Greek word meraki, which means to put soul, creativity, and love into something, esnaf captures the heart of running a business with care and integrity. These concepts don’t have direct English translations but express…

    Embracing esnaf values: Tradition inspiring modern business
  • When I left my job in March, what I wanted most was the chance to slow down and think things through. I’d tried yoga for years in different countries and languages—mostly in group settings—but I never managed to truly connect…

    When yoga finally clicked: The slow journey to a practice that stuck
  • I used to kick off each year with long, ambitious lists — 20 goals I thought I “should” achieve. By February or March, most of them had already slipped off the radar, leaving me more frustrated than motivated. Over time,…

    How I Learned to Plan Smarter and Actually Stick to Goals
  • Hello everyone — it’s been a while. In fact, I haven’t written here in years, and so much has changed since my last post about finishing my MSc in Digital Marketing at UCD Michael Smurfit and starting my role at…

    Returning after a pause: My journey of growth, change, and new beginnings
  • If you had told me a year ago that I would successfully finish my MSc in Digital Marketing at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and have a fantastic job in a year. I would have probably said, “Yeah, sure,…

    Mischief managed 2021 edition
  • We came to an end on another year and started a new one already. Isn’t it weird how fast a year can go, even though we have felt on March that this year was never going to end?! To me,…

    2020: A Year of Highs & Lows
  • Hello everyone! How are you all feeling today? Hope all is good! Can you believe it is almost 2021? Because I cannot. So much happened this year. I will be doing another “new year” post later, if you haven’t seen…

    My Journey with Acadium: Growth, Learning, and Building Connections