last weekend i went hiking in the alps for the very first time! the days after my trip my whole body was aching and i could barley move - but it was worth it. i've never experienced anything like this feeling when you arrive on top of a mountain. the air was still cool, wind was blowing, the sky was steel-blue and the sun shone on my face. it's true what they are saying: you get really calm at the sight of so much beauty. there's this sense of freedom all around you and you experience yourself as small and vain but at the same time you become very much aware of the world and your place in it and all the possibilities that lie at your feet. i guess i should do this more often.