Football
I played football for the majority of my life. Starting in my Hometown at age 5, I also played in Dortmund and the US. That definitely was the highlight of my "career" - playing as a student athlete in NCAA D2 at University of Texas of the Permain Basin. We had away games every two weeks from Wednesday to Sunday, traveling through Texas, Colorado and New Mexico. Despite having been a lot of fun and a great experience, it was also challenging to combine football und studying at the same time.
Hiking and Skiing
Coming from flat football pitches in the desert of Texas, another passion is visiting the mountains. It doesn't matter wheather it's summer or winter. I always love the vast expense, looking down to the valleys or over the mountain peaks. Another nice side effect of visiting the mountains is that it comes with some kind of exercise - I always have a better feeling when I'm not only hanging around.
Covid Discoveries
Since Covid gave a lot of time for trying new things at home, I started playing the guitar and brewing coffee old school with a Bialetti mokka can. Although the normal life is back, I keep doing both. I find it calming to prepare a nice cup of cappuccino - preferably with oat milk - in the morning or try to play some songs on the guitar in the evening.