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Your Life Is a Movie 🎥 life lessons Aug 13, 2025

"My eyes are on my life. They are my own private camera. I extend all the experience from my private life into my work, because living is my library."

– Ralph Lauren

Your eyes are your own private camera.

Have you ever thought about that before?

The past couple of weeks I've talked about how the...

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A Masterclass on Sleek Aesthetics 🏎️ aesthetics & elegance Aug 10, 2025

In the last email I told you about channeling Brad Pitt's swagger on my walk home from the F1 film.

If I may, I'd like to hype the film just a bit more. 🙊

It was EPIC, and I cannot stress this enough. It's just as epic as the whole sport.

Besides being an EPIC sport, maybe the best word to descri...

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Brad Pitt's Swagger + Perishable Inspiration đź’Ž life lessons Aug 06, 2025

I saw the new F1 film recently and to say the least: it was epic and very inspiring.

Watching Brad Pitt embody a smooth racing driver for two and a half hours did something to me.

My mirror neurons had absorbed his confidence, mannerisms and demeanor.

Needless to say, his all-American outfits mad...

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Take a Walk (in the Rain) 🌧️ life lessons Aug 03, 2025

I'm walking home through light summer rain without an umbrella.

Can't remember the last time I saw this much rain in the beginning of July.

The warmth feels like summer, but the city looks like October.

Espresso Macchiato keeps playing in my head for no reason.

A delivery robot glides past me on...

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La Divina in the Metro 🚇 life lessons Jul 30, 2025

 

Before we get into my discoveries in Paris, the next few emails will feature some fragments of inspiration I drafted out during my last couple of weeks in Helsinki. 

Here's what happened when I entered the Hakaniemi metro station with a friend one calm afternoon:

We're walking toward the escala...

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I'm back! life lessons Jul 28, 2025

And I'm moving back to Paris next week!

Today we put most of my stuff in a storage space, so finally my moving chaos is coming to an end.

I'll just pack my essentials and fly away to my new chapter of life. 🛩️

I could not be more EXCITED!

I'll be working there as a production assistant at the ...

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Why Springtime Feels so Violent in Finland đź’Ą life lessons Mar 31, 2025

For anyone who hasn’t lived in Finland this is a warning.

For anyone who has lived in Finland this is a reminder to stay away.

For anyone who lives in Finland this is relatable. It will either make you laugh or cry.

I will not be held responsible for any emigration from Finland this article may c...

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The Motivating Force of Inspiration aesthetics & elegance Feb 27, 2025

"Nothing comes from nothing – nothing ever could.

But somewhere in my youth or childhood I must have done something good."

Yes, all my fellow The Sound of Music fans know where these words come from, but let's clarify for the rest of you that these lines are from a beautiful song called Someth...

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What's It Like to Live in Maria Callas' Shoes👢(essay) maria callas Jan 26, 2025

The following is an essay I wrote for a course in musicology at the University of Helsinki. I chose Maria Callas as my topic because reflecting on her elegance is, quite frankly, one of my favorite pastimes.

I began studying musicology in 2020, and since 2022 I’ve delved deeply into Callas’ life an...

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