Since Oppositelock’s days seems to be numbered it’s the right time to get a bit emotional. So I’m reposting (a shortened version of) an article that I published here over four years ago.
I feel like sharing some rather important developments in my life with you, my fellow Opponauts. Mostly because what has happened wasn’t possible without this fine community!
A couple of months ago I posted an article that hinted at upcoming changes in my life. Back then I knew I wanted to leave my job and Göttingen where I was living for almost eleven years at this point. I was bored there and the job was a nightmare. So I was saving up money in order to be able to grab the next best opportunity to get out of there. But I wasn’t sure what to do and where to go exactly.
What has happened after uploading said article were the fastest and most exciting weeks in my life so far.
In short: Within 1.5 months I quit working for a security company and moved to Berlin where I’m writing for an online marketing company.
My “portfolio” consisted mostly of Oppo articles and some stuff I wrote about music I published elsewhere in German.
The article that I was referring to the most was the review of my E34 Touring:
This is amazing. I’m a hired pen now! I’m not exactly writing about the most prestigious topics - certainly not cars or music - but still: A professional writer.
Me?!
You have to understand that I’m a shy person and admittedly lack self-confidence. Yet you guys and girls encouraged me to write and publish more and I’m very thankful for that. Without your kind words and interest I wouldn’t be able to enjoy this view over the German capital from my rooftop.
I have a blast working within a young creative team and enjoy maybe a bit too much beer while doing this at the moment.
Berlin feels like a total refresh after stagnating in Göttingen way too long. The city is vibrant, beautiful and fucked up at the same time. While people from all over the world flow into the city and make the nightlife world famous, the skyline is dominated by cranes which are still covering up the wounds of history and are busy building a modern capital at the same time. Constructing the infrastructure needed for a modern metropolis and renovating large parts of the city after decades of decay and socialistic mismanagement turned Berlin into Germany’s money pit. “Poor but sexy” was an official slogan and it sums up the feeling of the past 20 years. I’m a bit late to the party, but it still feels like being part of something big.
However, all of this sadly meant leaving my E34 Touring behind to save money and because I had no use for a car anymore. Luckily, I was able to sell it back to the previous owner who loves the car as much as I do and only sold it because of changes in his life back in the day. So we are both very happy!
Again: Thank you, Oppo!
PS: The pic on top was also taken from my roof. You can see the Teufelsberg (4 miles away) on the horizon on the far left of the pic and the Funkturm (under 3mi) slightly to the left of the center.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsbe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkturm_…
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After that post I barely visited Oppo anymore. I was working a lot, enjoyed life and felt not inspired to post something. Not having a car meant little inspiration. But after being promoted a couple of times and saving up for a few years I was able to buy my dream car. And of course I had to share with you guys.
And just when I wanted to get started again the bad news about this beloved blog came in...
I moved over to DriveTribe now. I hope I will see a lot of you guys over there!
Thanks again for countless of hours of fun and for reading and liking my ramblings!