"Until Now" by Teresa Reichl

Teresa Reichl is now almost 30 and has not achieved any of the goals she set for herself at 16. No house, no man, no children. Instead, she has a girlfriend and a three-legged cat. And a stage instead of a teaching career. How is one supposed to know that they are an adult when they earn their money with jokes? And how can one earn money with jokes when suddenly they have depression? Life is colorful when you build all your milestones yourself, drive from a performance to therapy, and don’t have to panic about accidentally getting pregnant. Life is also wild when you are moving between a village and a big city, between roast pork and iced lattes with oat milk, between classic literature and TikTok trends. And then suddenly, the studies are over, and you have to choose which insurances you want, even though it feels like just yesterday you turned 18. It’s no wonder that Teresa prefers to experience nothing in her private life – and yet has plenty to tell.