Lena's stories
Working from Lisbon, honestly
Three years remote in a city that photographs well. What it's actually like.
17 Aug 2026 · 2 min read
Nineteen degrees
The natural pools at Porto Moniz, and what cold water does to a brain that has been looking at a screen.
29 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Levada dos 25 Fontes before the crowds
Start at seven. Nobody starts at seven. That's the entire secret.
22 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Leipzig, Club-Mate and a first job
Four years in Plagwitz, a flat share that never slept, and the startup that paid in experience.
8 Feb 2026 · 1 min read
Signagi, amber wine from clay
Kakheti, a qvevri, and the end of a twelve-day argument with my own liver.
28 Oct 2025 · 1 min read
Nineteen degrees
The natural pools at Porto Moniz, and what cold water does to a brain that has been looking at a screen.
29 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Levada dos 25 Fontes before the crowds
Start at seven. Nobody starts at seven. That's the entire secret.
22 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
Leipzig, Club-Mate and a first job
Four years in Plagwitz, a flat share that never slept, and the startup that paid in experience.
8 Feb 2026 · 1 min read
Signagi, amber wine from clay
Kakheti, a qvevri, and the end of a twelve-day argument with my own liver.
28 Oct 2025 · 1 min read