Die Hände der Frauen in meiner Familie waren nicht zum Schreiben bestimmt

A unique way of writing. The author uses body parts and tells a story by connecting them. Losing control over your own body through illness can be horrifying, but the family she was born into, with its customs and religion, never really gave women control over their own bodies. The stories she tells and the questions she asks gave me goosebumps. It made me think.

Are we women really in control of our body? We pity those who are forced to cover up and don’t have the freedom to choose. But what about the women who choose to avoid judgement and fit the expectations and norms of society, family, and peers? Are they really exercising freedom of choice? Are we women truly in control of our bodies?

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Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life

Sealife as such never interested me till I met my partner, who is a passionate diver. He always says that there is nothing more meditative in the world than being surrounded by marine life. I had to see this for myself and, despite being a non-swimmer, decided to give diving a go. I would have to sink, and how hard could that be for someone who could never stay afloat? I was wrong. The fear and stress were too strong, and no amount of beauty around me could overcome that. So I stuck to snorkeling.

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