From earlier - ice bucket challenge

Although I am not against funny and challenging ways of creating awareness. Every good and acceptable way something important can get awareness is good. I do hope that people who take part in the challenge also really do their best to understand and learn a bit more about ALS, instead of only throwing a bucket of ice water on them . I see many movies passing by, which is great, but only saying "I accept the challenge" in many cases I believe when I would ask someone: "So what is ALS?" just wonder how many people will know. So if you have not done it already: accept your ice bucket challenge whenever you get it and all Do read about ALS, even better, get to meet someone who has ALS or watch a youtube video with them, to understand what someone goes through! It will make you also understand your donation.

The question collector

Questions shape me. A world of questions, piling up, not in a particular order. In my mind, in notebooks, stored in online documents, in voice messages recorded and many will never be answered. But asking those questions somehow frees the mind, sometimes I already know the answer, but the question needs to be asked anyway. Sometimes there is no answer, sometimes the answer will never be said and sometimes, the most fun questions, that have an answer that needs a journey to catch that answer when it least expects it. And sometimes the questions show my greatest fears. The questions are a companion, a challenger, sometimes even a stranger or a bully. And in a joyful or tactful play I collect them, go along with them or tackle them. Creating me, together with everyone and everything I have known until today, to who I am. Questions shape me and will keep shaping me until the end.

Definition of being nerdy and being cool?

I find it great to be nerdy! I find it great to be a bit serious! I find it great to be a bit quiet sometimes! I find it great to be a book wurm :D! I find it great that I love working! I find it great to laugh out loud at my own bad jokes! And all other things I am and do, I find all those great too. And I am also a person who has troubles, and those troubles are great too ;). If I wasn't all those things, if I did not have all those things, I wasn't the person I am today. And that does not mean I am not social, or don't like taking care of myself. I would like to redefine the word "Nerd" haha :)! I highly love gaining knowledge, but as much do I love a new dress, a good pair of heels or to dance and so much more. I love my specs and I also love my contacts (when I do wear them ;) ). It is a good mix between femininity and nerdiness and I'd rather be a woman who likes discussions and showing intelligence than one who doesn't. And I also like being the woman who sometimes is just bit quiet and smiles. So what defines being cool? And belonging to the crowd? Why I write this: people always have an opinion on others and while I usually think, who cares what others think, some points I also felt: "hmm, would they be right? Is this not cool and should I be cool?" Whatever cool meant then. This is part of what I noted down somewhere earlier added with few new lines. Just wanted to share. Being yourself is cool!

To show off you have money is one thing, to know the value of money is another - my opinion

There is nothing wrong with buying designer clothes and other expensive things, either because you love it or to show off. In most cases people worked hard for that money, so they have lot of reasons to be proud of it. But if people don't show their wealth in any way or perhaps don't have much money at some point, I always find it a bit hard to understand a certain narrowmindedness that occurs in some people. Resulting also in certain behaviour and comments. Hardly anybody knows what the other person is really spending their money on or how much one really owns, it is always a perception :). It depends on what one spends their money. For myself: I have seen beautiful parts of the world and learnt a ton about different cultures and gained experience. I have practiced a lot of different sports, to keep my mind creative and my body always fit and the mind sharp. Spending on things that increase my health, has always been worth it. Apart from my studies, I always make sure to keep increasing my knowledge also in other ways and meet the most interesting people world wide in that way. And a lot of money doesn't stay in own pocket, it reached many pockets who need it more. And more things actually. And I don't speak only for myself, absolutely not! Lot of people do this, it is only not visible to all :). Do I say now I have a lot of money or I don't have? No. Do I own a lot of money, or does my family? Only I know at the moment :D. Does it matter? And then a logic question for me is: what is then a definition of being rich? I leave that answer open. As for every outside story, there is also an inside one ;). I try to keep that in mind.