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My name is Julia. One would say that your name does not tell anything about who you are. I have come to believe that this is not true. I have tried to use my second name for a while and after a serious identity crisis after only two days, I asked to be called by my name again.
The name "Julia" exists in all cultures I have come to know so far and usually, people react with openness when I introduce myself. It is a classic name which has been used throughout the years alongside many trending names. I can really relate to the dissociation of time and personality. I believe that we live in phases that are not linear: during your life, you will probably live some of them:
  • being immature and dependent
  • coming of age
  • discovering and accepting your core character traits
  • becoming physically fit through nutrition or sports
  • being in a provider role, e.g. as parent, management position, friend
  • trying out all kinds of shit, going wild
  • going steady - relishing in routines
  • becoming dependent

How did I get here? I wanted to talk about me. I see some philosophical notions and some organizing/controller traits here. Observant. Curious. Caring. Those are descriptions that I would like to be associated with me. If people perceive me that way, is up to them. So let's continue with some more facts.
I am a musician, mainly singer and lazy guitar player.
I have studied marketing and communication, worked as a freelancer and self-employed doing consulting, training, organization and project management, translations, interpreting between people that usually don't communicate with each other, be it for language, skill set or interest conflicts.
I'm a defender of a non-monogamous lifestyle, you can label that as polyamorous, liberal, promiscuous...it really is hard to define. I will talk about my love adventures as well, so you will get an idea about who I am in this aspect.
All righty, if that didn't satisfy your initial curiosity, let me know what you want to know and we'll take it from there.






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