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My life in Leeuwarden in pictures
Do you like it where you live? I decided to post something simpler this time, than a debate on our humanity and tell you a bit more about my life in Leeuwarden, a place I really like. I moved to Leeuwarden in November 2019 as I was offered a really good job, and it has… Continue reading
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Magical Amsterdam
And so, at the age of 23/24 I ended up living in Amsterdam, where I stayed for seven years in total. But before I tell you more about my adventures there (such as ending up in a psychosis at the age of twenty-seven), let’s look at Amsterdam at first. From all the places where I… Continue reading
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On Amsterdam, Master and Margarita, and magic
But before I launch into my experience with psychoses, let’s first discuss whether magic is real. Even before coming to Amsterdam (a city that has lots of magic), I always believed in something. I was fascinated by unusual occurrences, strange occasional visions, and the supernatural. One of my friends on Twitter published an excellent post… Continue reading
About Me
I am a doctor of philosophy, a university lecturer, and a lover of cats, fine wine, dancing, theatre, and human eccentricity. I was born in the Soviet Union (Moscow). I am fluent in four languages, and have spent all my adult life studying (except from 18 to 19) working and living throughout Western Europe. Despite a surname-Netchitailova- that translates from Russian into English as “unreadable”, my greatest passions in life are reading and writing. My personal struggles have made me appreciate the manifestations of weirdness that exist everywhere.