Chapters

I live to learn and experience. New cities, new teams, new ideas, new people. Everything and everybody hands me a different set of questions. I go where curiosity points, try to leave things clearer than I found them, and keep my feet in motion so my mind stays open. If there's a thread through all of this, it's simple: notice more, help more, and keep things simple enough that people actually use what we build.

Chapter: Childhood

I grew up outside the capital of Slovenia. I spent my afternoons playing basketball, Aikido and Rugby. Rugby in Particular taught me companionship, brotherhood and discipline. That's where I learned that encouragement can change the course of a day.

Chapter: High School

High school was the first time I spent most of my days in the capital. At Gimnazija Poljane I learned to mix worlds: music with math, language with logic. I became the person who gathers friends around a half-formed idea and says, "let's try." I wasn't the best at any one thing, but I was good at connecting dots and creating momentum. It's also when I learned what real friendship looks like.

Chapter: Eurotrip

We packed light, grabbed the cheapest tickets we could find, and pieced a route together with train timetables and luck. Mornings started at new platforms; nights ended in hostels. We filmed everything badly and loved it anyway. I think of that trip as a rehearsal for independence: plan just enough, improvise the rest, be kind to strangers, and say yes more than no. It's one of my core memories.

Chapter: University

I chose business for breadth and learned to code for leverage. Clarity beats complexity; a rough demo convinces faster than a perfect deck, and progress mostly comes from removing what doesn't help. The lectures were useful, but the small projects we shipped with friends changed me. I jumped into overnight build competitions and saw how much three to four focused people can do when they align and move fast.

Chapter: South Korea

First time I flew alone. I landed to silent airport corridors and went straight into two weeks of quarantine. Outside my window the city moved in a language I couldn't read. I stumbled through menus, everything spicy, smiling when words failed. I listened more than I spoke, got lost, got helped, fell in love and found a rhythm. Some nights I counted the days to home; most days I wished I'd come sooner. I left with new friends and a deeper respect for what it takes to start again in someone else's world.

Chapter: Lisbon

Two weeks after coming home from South Korea, I moved to Lisbon for eight months to study at ISCTE. Lisbon gave me community and momentum. I found a circle that fed my curiosity and pushed me further. I learned to work long and focused, and I learned to switch off: surf in the morning, pastel de nata after class, dinners that turned into plans. A quick hop to San Francisco for GDC put me in big-tech rooms and reminded me that horizons are invitations, not stop signs. Joy turned out to be excellent fuel for focus.

Chapter: Stockholm

I moved closer to the cold on purpose. I wanted to learn directly from the CEO and CTO, to sit in rooms where feedback was straight and the bar rose the moment you reached it. There I learned what lean work feels like: clear priorities, small batches, fast loops. I learned to make decisions without drama and to own them. I saw how culture compounds when leaders model it every day. That mentorship sharpened what matters to me: clear goals, tight loops, and kindness that doesn't dodge the truth.

Chapter: Asia Once Again

Moving from country to country, city to city, I realized travel isn't a hobby for me, rather it's how I want to live and learn. With friends it became even better. From dakgalbi and takoyaki to bánh mì, nasi lemak, pad thai, and popiah, my taste buds recalibrated for good. I learned that the right company can turn anywhere into a makeshift home, and that you remember places by their flavors and faces long after the street names fade.

Chapter: Valencia

Living with my girlfriend for the first time, we chose sun on purpose and moved to Valencia. I joined a jiu-jitsu club, worked on the mats and off them, and started asking real questions about the life I want to build. I learned compromise and rhythm: groceries, cooking, training, deep work, evening walks and most importantly a lot of Patatas Bravas. Small rituals that make a day feel well lived. I can design the life I want and let work fit around it.

Chapter: Berlin

The move ended up more influential than I expected. It took six flights from Valencia to Berlin to move everything we owned, but we got it done. I started working in a one-on-one coaching studio that cared about craft and its people. The team is one I won't forget, and most days started before the city did. Discipline changed shape for me. It became consistency, attention, and presence. I learned to teach with patience, to keep a technical lens while working with real human bodies and real human days. Early mornings, careful notes, steady progress. Berlin itself was a joy to live in: open, creative, and full of small pockets that feel like their own worlds. I'd recommend living there at least once. It gave me energy and new habits I still carry.

Chapter: Munich

I met a gym founder in Berlin, and together with him and his cofounder we opened a gym in Munich. I helped build the tech under it: a booking and progress app, and tools that made coaches' days smoother and clients' journeys clearer. I found out what long, hard days really feel like. From agreeing to arguing, I experienced startup life first hand and learned how to work through conflict without losing respect. I also learned that home can be both a place and a project. Munich feels like both. My girlfriend and I decided to stay for the next few years. The Alps and the lakes are close, the airport and trains make travel easy, and both our families are within reach. It's a city that fits how we want to live.

Chapter: Outro

I don't try to write the ending. My job is to set the stage: do the work, meet people halfway, keep showing up, and leave space for opportunity to land. The rest isn't mine to control, and I'm grateful for that. It keeps surprise alive. The next honest step is enough. I'll keep noticing, helping, and moving toward the places that teach me.