Kat goes global

Would you believe me if I told you I have not used my phone for ten days? I don’t know why I put myself into that situation, but I did. Even more than that: I was isolated from any kind of communication, entertainment and media. No internet, no books, no communication with people. A journey inside myself. To dive deeper, fight through old wounds and emotions and to purify my soul and personality. I had an exiting day going by public train in middle India's heat from Mumbai to Palghar. The ticket was only 140 Rupees, which is about two Euro, but therefore the journey took almost four hours. India's public trains are very crowded. 'Crowded' is actually not meaningful enough. It's like a war that passengers have to fight to step their feet into a overcrowded train passage at Santacruz  train station. It was unique. Masses of people waiting for the train. Then when it comes and stops, people fight themselves into the mass of in- and out...

Harsh and I had a long distance relationship since two years. We met in India and fell in love, but he had to go back to the US and I had to go back to Germany. In March 2018 I came to see him in New York for three month with an ESTA travel authorization. In November of the same year we had been apart since five hard and long month, so I planned to come to see him for another three month in the US. At the border in Atlanta, where I had to change the plane, the officer asked me what I will do and how long I want to stay. I said I am visiting my friend for three month. That was enough to bring me to the separate questioning room. I felt like a criminal. I was questioned as if I had committed a crime. This was the worst moment of my life. Nobody believed me anything and I was threatened to go to jail. After some time I broke out in tears of fear not being able to see my beloved boyfriend again. The questions lasted over an hour. After checking my phone and calling my boyfriend, ...