Nechnif.net Website Review

My name is Raffaela, I am an astro-particle physicist from the beautiful city of Muenster, Germany. This is my homepage slash blog In the navigation above you can find some stuff to look at. My current adventure: Antarctica! Feel free to browse around. Some of the content is in German. Also note that this page currently is still in development, so there might be some things not working properly yet.. And yeah, I recently parted from my beloved typewriter fonts to make everything more human-readable. I know, I'm I am proud to announce that my little website runs on Python now! Don't be afraid - All the magic happens entirely on my computer; you - yes, you! - are looking at pure HTML and CSS only! For those of you who are interested in webdesign: Keep reading! Everybody else: Go look Now the interesting part: I used to hardcode my whole website in HTML, every single section, journal entry, headline. That su*ks after a while, because HTML is kinda boring and stupid due to very limited possibilities. So I wondered: What is a more awesome way to do this? And the obvious answer was, of course: Python! Why? Because Python is awesome (thanks to my friend Lew for introducing me to Python in 2015). So I came up with a little Python script that writes my blog for me. All I have to do is feed it with my stories - and it automatically goes through all my folders, pulls the images out, generates the HTML code, and makes everything look awesome. If you are curious about how I did it, feel free to contact me! :) Never in my life had I expected to one day write one of these cheesy travel diaries that clutter the internet - But here I am. It all began when I visited Uganda in 2014. That trip changed my life in a way that only those can understand who at least once took the courage - or, as in my case, the blessing of naivly misled expectations - of leaving their home for a place that lies entirely outside the comfort zone of a family vacation or a pampering tourist resort. I was so flashed by overwhelming experiences that I simply had no