Sealed and Sent - One last Stamp

Postcard 9th March ‘25: Aarhus

I am sitting on a train to Hamburg where I am going to spend the weekend with a dear friend.

Well, actually, we have been sitting on a platform in the middle of nowhere between Denmark and Germany for the past hour, but at least it was sunny. And now we do sauna since the wagon is 30 years old and overheating already in sunny March weather.

Traveling with Deutsche Bahn

It’s going to be a lovely weekend (I just need to get to Hamburg first :D).

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I could make this Postcard …

Poetic.

Eloquent.

Philosophical.

MEANINGFUL.

I know that my postcards shared some of these aspects, but mostly, they have been raw and authentic. And I am not going to change that now.

This is the last Postcard by Fabienne for an unforeseeable future. Most likely, it is the last one of this kind (okay, now we have a bit of unexpected drama going on here 🤣).

I know you have been enjoying my writing, my photos, and my thoughts 😊. And some of you have been there all along the journey from an adventure studying in Svalbard to finishing my master’s, puzzled about if life would take me back into IT and then to moving the whole pack to Denmark and starting my PhD.

And just by writing these last lines, I can see the substantial changes my life has gone through in the past years. Inspiring? Probably. Picture-perfect? Most likely not. Full of life? Definitely.

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But it also has been a rough ride.

On so many levels.

And as much as life in a little life raft makes sure things stay interesting, ever-changing and resilience-building, it is a life raft that is meant to reach calmer waters. (And here we go, philosophy and meaning incoming).

So yes, it’s time for calmer waters.

We have a new home base now. And I have a whole PhD and a new life direction waiting for me. It’s about time to let go of that life raft and start living.

And doing so, made me realise that as much as I love writing, a weekly newsletter is not what I want to keep doing. Yes, it’s just a newsletter. But I barely managed to give it the priority and love I used to. Since my life evolved.

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I want to focus on my PhD. Seeking it all in. Experiencing. And WRITING 😊.

And recharging. Reconnecting. Regrounding and rerooting.

And explore what this new chapter holds for me.

For us.

For the people and creatures and things I love and care the most for - mainly in an offline world.

And by taking inventory and truly asking myself where I source my energy and joy from and where I want to give it to, Postcards Fabienne did not make it into the finals.

I thought it would make me sad. And there is a certain melancholy. But it all had its meaning. I documented a part of my journey and allowed everyone who cared and was curious to join along. That makes me incredibly happy.

Thanks for all your support and care ✨🥰.

I will keep writing, and I want to spend more time with my camera again.

If any of that will make it back to an online audience, I don’t know. And that’s okay 😊.

If you want to stay in touch, you probably know how anyway.

• Interested in a personal picture or story here and there: My Instagram

• Interested in science and research-related insights: My brand new Bluesky account

• For the friends I made here on Substack: I will still be around to connect and read my favourite authors (hopefully a bit more again)

Take care in this slightly puzzled and puzzling world.

And never lose sight of the tiniest spark of magic in the things that truly matter to you. Stay curious. And kind.

An extra long hug.

And another one,

PS: The best thing: I finally just clicked “Don’t add subscribe buttons” to my post :D