A time capsule of my master’s degree

Nana S
4 min readFeb 13, 2022

I had a side project during my master’s degree in Munich
: Taking photos on a film camera without developing one before graduation.

Well, I didn’t make it. Films were developed a few months before my graduation because I was in Thailand for quite a while due to the pandemic, which somehow made me feel like the chapter has ended, so I decided to develop before I came back to Germany and eventually finished what I started.

Now, it just feels right to revisit these pictures, as I finished the degree, moved to another one (which has no side project yet), and eventually settled in a new city, Dresden. — in other words, I have nothing to do on weekends.

Anyway, the pictures are overwhelmingly impressive. All the memories came back through pictures.

These are some pictures I chose to share. Enjoy.

You might not know, but I was in Aachen before I moved to Munich. — Aachen Hauptbahnhof, 2018
Aachener Dom, 2018
Grand Place, Brussels, 2018
Flower carpet in Brussels, 2018
First hiking trip — Benediktenwand, 2018
Cafe Vorhölzer, Technische Universität München, 2018
View from the library, 2018
Still the university, 2018
First ski course ever — It was in Lenggries I guess, 2018
Marienplatz, of course, 2018
View from my dorm at Josephplatz, 2019
A normal day, strolling in the city with friends, 2019
Well, I still remember I was crying so hard and wondering if life will work out. — Maximilianeum, 2019
Sunset will always mend my broken life, 2019
One of my favorite places in the city — Englischer Garten, 2019
Paris with friends during Easter, 2019
It’s a student life, so university again, 2019
Tegernsee, 2019
A nice cafe next to the university, indeed, it was my favorite place, 2019
Karlsplatz, 2019
Sunset at Starnberger See, 2019
Hiking somewhere, 2019
Cow says moo. — Kampenwand, 2019
Kampenwand, 2019
More Karlsplatz, 2019
And more Marienplatz, 2019
Rothenburg o.d.T., 2019
My birthday trip, Innsbruck, 2019
Still Innsbruck, 2019
Oktoberfest, 2019, yet the latest one
Rotwand, 2019
Paris again, but this time was in winter, 2019
Yes, Eiffel, 2019
You've got a friend in me. — Disneyland Paris, 2019
A crow and Schloss Karlsruhe, 2020
Hallstatt, 2020
View Point Val Funes, Italy, 2020
Venice, 2020
Empty Venice, 2020
Somewhere in Bayern, 2019

That’s it, my 2-year journey through the lens. I also came to Dresden in 2019, right after Christmas, but sadly, somehow, there was no film picture of those days. But it doesn’t matter, I will still be here for a while.

ps. Now I have lived in four corners of Germany! 😆

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Nana S

Servus! A Thai-born, Dresden-based Ph.D. student (she/her) in transportation economics, who has obsessions with feminism and Harry Potter. Mischief managed!