Life between cultures
Kosovo’s presidential vote: the facts behind my reaction
On 6 October I shared short reactions while following Kosovo’s presidential vote. One said congratulations; another asked about Glauk Konjufca’s.
VALON ASANI / ENGLISH
Writing on love, lived values and Albanian life
Love well. Live your values. Carry our roots forward. Those are the three questions behind my writing, whether a piece begins with a relationship, a company or a moment between Kosovo and Switzerland.
Choose a subject below. The short video notes preserve the original moment; longer essays explore what it means and what we can do. These are personal experiences and opinions, with sources for factual claims.
Personal growth
Return to your own life as a tourist
I lived in Zurich for ten years. Coming back as a tourist, I found myself looking at familiar places differently. Some things felt as though I…
Life between cultures
At Königsplatz, a shape that reminded me of the plisi
At Königsplatz in Munich, I noticed headwear on a sculpted figure that reminded me of the Albanian plisi. I shared the clip as a question about…
Business & technology
If I were starting from zero today
If I were starting again, I would choose a field that interests me and learn how to use AI inside it. Coding, design, marketing, music: the…
Business & technology
How my IT job helped finance my first business
Back at the airport in Zurich, I remembered the period when I worked in IT while building my agency. My salary gave me room to keep…
Personal growth
The question behind an CHF 8,000 salary
Someone asked whether CHF 8,000 a month is enough for a good life in Switzerland. In the video, I answered from my own experience: I considered…
Business & technology
Starting an agency: the first conversations matter
In Regensdorf, near Zurich, I went back to the place where my journey with MIK Group began. Remembering those early days brought me back to a…
Life between cultures
Einstein’s Munich years: a correction to my travel note
In Munich, I shared a short post about Einstein’s childhood and youth. The caption gave the years 1889–1894 for the house I was showing. That starting…
Life between cultures
Munich: a surprise from home and a stop at Oktoberfest
Our Munich stop brought a surprise from Prishtina. On October 2, I shared my thanks to Tavnik City and Lyrical Son for that moment.
Business & technology
BeTheOne 1.3: a release shared with 550 subscribers
On October 4, I shared a short update: BeTheOne version 1.3, build 77, was out, and we had sent a newsletter to the 550 people who…
Business & technology
The first search visibility for bethe.one
We bought the bethe.one domain in April 2026. In early October, I shared that the new website was already gaining visibility in Google.
Personal growth
Three weeks in a camper: what suited me and what did not
After around three weeks of camping and travelling by van, I had a clearer answer to whether this way of travelling suited me. There was a…