A Visual Diary by Melissa Mayr
The other day I read a quote on Instagram saying “buying books and reading them are actually two different hobbies” and I immediately felt called out. In 2019 however, I managed to do a lot more reading than I usually do. This is partly because I finally bounght and e-book reader and partly because I…
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Even though I am not a winter person at all, Austria remains to make it bearable with its appealing Christmas markets and abundance of seasonal food. In fact, the only way you will have me step outside my house during the gloomy months of the year is to invite me out for a savory Raclettebrot…
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The year 2018 is soon coming to an end and so are the books I assigned myself to read this year. I have to admit though, I really do not read a lot as I am an insanely slow reader. I have ever been that way and I don’t think it’s ever going to change,…
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Instagram is a place of content of all kinds and purposes, but there is one thing they all have in common: editing. Unless you have the mindset of a mid-40s soccer mom and still use Instagrams own half-heartedly pre-made filterpack, chances are you have already checked out the App Store for some more fulfilling editing…
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“You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone…” is not only a famous line in a really catchy song, but apparently also Instagram’s motto when it comes to a feature that has defined its look and concept ever since the photo-based app launched in 2010. Instagram just recently started to change the appearance of the profile…
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Last week I went to my high school’s prom, which is one of the biggest school proms of my hometown. In Austria you usually go back to your school’s prom after graduation to chat with your teachers and meet old classmates. In my case I went with my friends from school that I am still…
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Halloween is not a traditional holiday here in Austria, so we generally do not hype it as much as North Americans do. When I was little, we used to watch all types of TV shows from the US and wanted to go trick-or-treating like the cool kids. I remember the first time we did that…
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One of my best mates and I decided to check out this year’s Höhenrausch in my hometown. The Höhenrausch is basically an annual art exhibition by various artists and genres to celebrate a theme that changes every year. this year’s theme was water (officially “Das andere Ufer” which translates to “The other shore”). Most of…
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I went for a daytrip to beautiful Vienna with a friend of mine, as she had to get some documents from a notary. The weather was great that day, that’s how I like my fall!
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We currently experience a real heatwave in Austria, which honestly does not happen too often. Being a summer lover, I prefer to spend these hot days close to water and Attersee is probably one of the most scenic lakes my country has to offer. A really good friend of mine and I decided to go…
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