Yesterday, I travelled to my alma mater, Universitaet Heidelberg, to be part of the celebrations for the University’s 625th anniversary. When I arrived in Heidelberg, I realized that I was celebrating my own anniversary as well: ten years in science. Ten years since I first landed in Heidelberg to start my doctoral studies. These years in science and my Doktorvater’s blog inspired me to start my own blog today and write about my life and the science which is everywhere: chemistry.