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Wednesday 4 pm september 9, 2026

It’s one of those gloomy early fall days, where your knitsweater is sticking to your sweaty back, but if you take it off, it’s now a little too cold. I arrive with my third bus of the trip, late afternoon in Hørsholm, greeted by the cliche sound of a rooster crowing. A big contrast to the police siren, driving side by side with my first bus on Vesterbro, where I started the journey 41 minutes earlier. “HI DARLING” I hear shouting from what seems like the corn marks, but I also recognize that deep voice full of excitement, a little too good, to believe that the corn now has a voice of their own. The voice now appears right in front of me, with the biggest hug and smile, as if we hadn’t seen each other 2 days ago. “U have to see the purple cabbage, the colors has exploded since the last time u were here”. As soon as you step your feet on to Maanedalen, a regenerative farm, where Mathilde now has been working since spring 2025, You forget that Copenhagen is just 19 km away.

Everything is sown and handled by hand. Their goal is to be a 100% regenerative farm, and thereby cultivate vegetables and agriculture that is great for both nature and humans.

Mathilde eating a tomato in a farm vehicle

While walking through the fields, Mathilde grabs a rainworm in the grass and throws it back in the soil, and quickly after finds a spanish slug, and hands it to the “running ducks” who eats them like candy. She is exactly where she wants to be.

Her very first job, as 9 year old, was working side by side with her grandmom at a tea and chocolate shop, where she could choose to be paid in chocolate, or money. Which is not a tough choice for a child to make.

“I really enjoy just knowing what to do, and then doing it in my own tempo and way” When asked about if she likes getting a task with strict requirements and way of working, or being her own boss. “Here on the farm, I can choose to go over in the greenhouse and work on the tomatoes, if I don´t want to hang with the artichokes more for the day. That freedom within a frame, keeps me on my toes through the day”.

Mathilde attends the “regenerative jordbrugsskole”, which is a 1 year education that follows a farm season. located in Ringsted, about 50 km from the city. Driven by a new generation of agricultural practitioners, they work with diverse production systems with a regenerative focus, including market gardening, holistic grazing, agroforestry, etc.

Like any other person, having the perk of choosing it’s own route through life, she is with her 29 years of age, the human version of a rum ball. “In my age now, it can be so difficult not focusing on where everyone else is with their life, I think that’s a really big concern for many in their 20’s, too compare yourself to other peoples way of choosing to live. Especially because I’ve changed my direction many times, so I’ve been new to something a lot. I have learned to look at it like, okay, maybe I’m not the best at one thing, but then I have skills in so many different areas”.

When I ask Mathilde what her feelings and thoughts around how her industry can uplift people’s hearts and minds is, the answer comes without any stuttering so clear that u can only choose to believe her. “I think small-scale regenerative farms, that aim to connect their local communities with nature and soil, create a sense of hope through a reconnection to the natural cycle of life. One that begins with the growth of a tiny seed. To spend your day outside, is the best thing you can do for yourself. You fall in sync with the seasons, you get exposed to the natural light, and my energy level compared to one year ago, is totally different. Now it’s not determined by LED light but by the sun. My sleep is so much better because I get the freedom to allow my racing thoughts to go through me in the day, so they don’t overflow in the nighttime, when I hit the pillow. And then just the simple beauty of making something grow from your bare hands and the soil. Watching it become something alive and nurturing. It makes me so appreciative of the nature, in a way you can only really appreciate it, when u allow yourself to connect with it. The workflow at the school fits me so well, I really enjoy absorbing information, and then go straight out and practice it.”

It’s now around dinner time, the distant sound of the cars driving home from work on the highway is fading, but suddenly we’re disturbed by one of the cars deciding to visit and explore if there are any fresh garlic to bring home this evening. “Our garlic is completely fucked up right now, I must disapoint you today” Mathilde shouts from our spot in the middle of the field. The old man from the car won’t seem to take no for an answer, “But I want garlic” he mutters, while he walks straight into the staff kitchen, proceeding to grab anything he can get his hands on. “What about that outdoor furniture you guys have, can I get that???” We now lock eyes over the table, with a glance that recognizes that his quick detour from the highway to Maanedalen, maybe wasn’t going to be as swift as we first assumed. 40 bids on several food items and animals later, the guy surrenders, and settles with the new fact, that he now has to download Instagram, to know when he can come by and acquire fresh produce the next time.

It’s not like Mathilde has always known exactly what her ideal everyday life was. We are not static human beings, not in our body, not in our brain. Living in New York in 2020, attending acting school while there is a pandemic on demon mode, is not for the weak. Mathilde could after some time, see herself being happier in something else.

1 year ago she promised herself to finish this new epoch of her life, mostly to prove to herself that she can do it, without changing her route once again. I believe she’s completing it this time.

There is a certain consensus around changing career paths and how many times u can do it before you’re just weak and unmotivated. But if you’re not motivated or happy with what you’re doing, then I really believe that you can’t be that great at it too. I however think that checking in with yourself, are you enjoying your everyday or not ? And then acting on it, is the strongest you can be.

Photographed by: Esther Mollie

Written by: Esther Mollie

Tuesday 11am September 22, 2026

Curled up in an outside corner of Original Coffee's rooftop location in the city center of Copenhagen, I’m seated shoulder by shoulder, on a soft warm blanket, beside Felina Haestrup. 23 years old, just old enough to remember how this exact setup was a cultural milestone 10 years ago. Eating an avocado on rye bread on this roof, iced latte on the side, AND ofc getting a photo of it with the X-pro II or Mayfair filter on. Peak activity when being a young teenager in the city 10 years ago.

If you didn’t happen to grow up on the same suburban street, as me and Felina did, approximately 8 kilometers from the avocado spot. You definitely could have run into her on social media, where she has a total universe of her own, displaying both herself and her work, which often goes hand in hand. Felina is a certified Living Yolates teacher, alongside studying psychology, commuting every week, back and forth to school in Odense, while teaching her Yolates classes, and living here in Cph.

Tuesday 11am September 22, 2026

Curled up in an outside corner of Original Coffee's rooftop location in the city center of Copenhagen, I’m seated shoulder by shoulder, on a soft warm blanket, beside Felina Haestrup. 23 years old, just old enough to remember how this exact setup was a cultural milestone 10 years ago. Eating an avocado on rye bread on this roof, iced latte on the side, AND ofc getting a photo of it with the X-pro II or Mayfair filter on. Peak activity when being a young teenager in the city 10 years ago.

If you didn’t happen to grow up on the same suburban street, as me and Felina did, approximately 8 kilometers from the avocado spot. You definitely could have run into her on social media, where she has a total universe of her own, displaying both herself and her work, which often goes hand in hand. Felina is a certified Living Yolates teacher, alongside studying psychology, commuting every week, back and forth to school in Odense, while teaching her Yolates classes, and living here in Cph.

Felina first got introduced to the Yolates method and philosophy, through her mom, who had already stepped inside the world of living Yolates, founded by danish woman Mikkala Marilyn Kissi. Mikkala created a holistic training method, combining the best of yoga, pilates, dance, traditional chinese medicine and energy work. The physical training method is divided into the three disciplines Soft, Strong, and Dancing Yolates — all of which improve each other to meet one’s needs regardless of how much time or energy you have.

This sunny September morning, we’re only joined by one other girl our age on the cafe terrace. And “girls” is exactly what we still feel like, even though we technically haven’t been for 5 and 7 years now. Not in a static, unevolving way, but more like a state of not wanting to be in another cultural or generational category, than your smaller siblings, and not feeling like it either. Part of early adulthood is realizing you have more questions than answers, that everything you thought you’d have figured out by now remains a mystery.

I take the first sip of my perfectly caramel colored iced latte, but quickly have to interrupt our banter, discovering that what tastes like 11 fat pumps of pumpkin spiced syrup, has found its way to my cup. 2 minutes and a new coffee later, I think about if the seasons are a product of our influence on it, or are we a product of the seasons ?

When Felina started the Yolates journey in January of 2024, she was introduced to a more nuanced and holistic way of acknowledging the differences the 4 seasons bring. “With winter we get time to charge and rewind, take in all the nourishment that the fall leaves have given us some months before. So in the spring and summer, have the energy to be more social and outside. It all adds up. Being mindful and intentional, is something I have really learned to focus on through the last 2 years. Why do I have to make it through the yellow light, if I’m not even in a hurry ? Can I maybe take the bus, without listening to other people's voices in my ears the entire time ?”

Felina has realised that she tends to function best in the last stretch of a process, the “final sprint”. If the end result is too far out in the future, she gets the urge to give up. But growing up with both parents being self-employed, she knows that good things take time. It takes years and hard work sometimes to see things grow.

“I feel very fortunate that my job is something that gives me energy, contrary to many other people. Being able to share that energy with others, both in the class and after, is the best feeling. That’s also why I try to do as much of the flow with them in the class, I like to be with them, exactly where they are physically and mentally. I consciously try to not overbook myself, so that I have time to rest my brain. I have structured my everyday life so that I’m not in a rush all the time, and therefore have time to take small breaks throughout the day, to close my eyes on the train, or walk instead of driving somewhere. Those small charging moments, do that I don’t burn out suddenly, or need a big break often”

While having this conversation I slowly fantasize about my own personal sanctuary, the forest and beach, a couple 100 meters from my childhood home. Going there gives me a feeling of a warm hug from my past life, while blending together with the current. There is a certain safe sentiment around having watched the climate change its colors and ambience for decades.

I question Felina if she thinks it's a hard time combining her message and purpose of being intuitional and intentional, when half of her work is presenting herself and reaching her crowd through a screen. “To assemble the right post to the people I want to reach, takes time and energy. And when you're not superwoman, you often end up taking trifling detours on your phone. Which also often, especially with my algorithm, feeds me a lot of health content, that just sometimes is simply not true, or unhealthy in a way I don’t want to be a part of. I want to enjoy my body without a picture of it. And therefore I’m also attentive about how I provide my influence.”

Especially this morning, my left eye is tweaking every 10 minutes, and has been for weeks now. In hope that Felina has some magic witchy spell to make it disappear, I express my frustration, but like tiktok told me some days ago, it sounds like the recipe is more sleep and less coffee, which is a decade long pattern I would then have to break.

Maybe I’ll get one step closer to sleeping better, and drinking less unintentional coffee later today, when I’m attending my first ever Living Yolates class.

Friday 11am September 25th, 2026

Esther: Hej Momo.

Jacob: Ezzy.

Esther: I’m so excited for this. Are you at the hotel right now ?

Jacob: Yes. Jonas, my friend I’m visiting here in Hongkong, is at his job, so I’ve been working by the pool all day. And now I'm taking a break from the sun!

Esther: Have you been on any adventures of your own this week ?

Jacob: I went downtown the other night, to watch a horse race in the middle of the city. Felt like a feverdream. Then Jonas and I hiked the most insane trail this weekend. It seriously looked like a video game. I’ll send you a pic. AND I’ve been working out everyday !

Esther: Okay crazy, that’s maybe more than you've moved in a year ? U must be insanely sore then ?

Jacob: Yes. And you broke your foot dancing this week ? Maybe you should move less.

Esther: Yup, 2 places to be exact. So take it slow, Or else you’ll end up like me. You’re 40 years old, minus 12.

Jacob: Esther. ??

Esther: What was your first job ? I thought about it this morning, but I couldn’t picture anything, so I’m very excited.

Jacob: Hahaha, it’s really not that exciting. I walked with papers when I was 12, once. Then it ended up being my mom’s job, until I could quit. I hated it.

Esther: Nooooooo.

Jacob: Oh and then I worked in Netto with all the boys, that was actually a fucking fun time.

Esther: And now you’re working remote by the pool in Hongkong, probably with a club sandwich by your side.

Jacob: That's almost true.

Esther: I know you’ve explained it to me several times, but what is it that you actually do for work ?

Jacob: I have started an investment company called JKM group aps. I basically invest in shares and stocks, or own portions of other companies. Then I have my other company, JKM Finance ApS, a consultant bureau, where I do bookkeeping, manage accounts and invest people's money. But the thing I spend most of my time doing, is actually keeping up with the news. I wouldn't have any clue what to invest in, or focus my time on, if I wasn’t aware of the social, political or entrepreneurial state of the world.

Esther: So maybe you're actually my most woke friend? News related. Do you gain knowledge only by reading ?

Jacob: I listen just as much to podcasts and interviews as I read. It could for example be a live broadcast of the federal reserve, (the central banking system of the united states) giving their take on the economical state of the states. They are the biggest economy in the world, and basically the only “nation” I invest in.

Esther: Do you ever feel like you're compromising your own morals or beliefs, when supporting and investing in companies that are serving a country with a crooked and perverted leader ?

Jacob: To be honest, no. If I had to take precautions with all of my choices and investments, then I wouldn't be able to invest in anything. My outlook on how the world works is actually very depressing. I think we live in a cold, cynical and corrupt time, where money and power are destroying people's minds. If you have to incorporate morals in your decisions, then you can make an argument for every person in this world. The market works so quickly, so I also have to. If I had my moral compass as my guide in these situations, then I would exclude myself from a lot of wins.

Esther: By now, you must have a really good feeling of how the market works ? Knowing that we both have minds that can tend to hyperfocus on specific themes. Do you sometimes have to tap out a little bit, to not overwork yourself, and let it take up your whole day ? I can imagine it’s hard to put it down totally ?

Jacob: Yeah I do, but it’s a fine line, given that it started out as my hobby and now is my source of income. It’s hard to put down something completely until the next day, when I also find it interesting, plus this system works so fast, so you have to keep up.

Jacob: I definitely crashed out this spring after working too much for years. Both having worked at KPMG (consulting company) and tour managing a big Danish artist on the weekends, I was never sleeping. And then I thought, if I’m not able to fall asleep anyway, then I’d better just work… Which doesn't last in the long run. My performance and concentration was so bad, I wasn't showing up mentally at all, and my body was so weak. I went to a psychiatrist who prescribed me some sleeping medicine that works wonders for me, and my ADHD. Not to say that pills is the answer, but it definitely helped me get myself together again. My mental state and personal routines are the most important, regarding showing up for the people around me. But also for my work. My best advice is to find a workspace where you feel inspired and pumped. If I work from home I get easily unfocused and distracted by non important stuff. I don’t find it motivating sitting alone, when I’m such a social person, who loves to have someone to rant to. Now I share an office space with 3 guys, who have their own graphic design company called 3DB. We have totally different things we’re working on, which creates a nice energy, where we can also get each other's nuanced perspectives on stuff.

Esther: Because I know such a modicum about the essence of what you're working with everyday, I wouldn't have confidence in my ability to start investing by myself right now. How did you get to this point where it's your everyday job, and something you have committed yourself 100% to ?

Jacob: I have always been good with numbers, and I learn stuff very easily when I find it interesting. I knew nothing about investing when I started out ! So I would say, explore, be curious, in this world you can easily access so many great ways to learn online, instead of studying at a university. I took some courses from a really great guy I found on Youtube, when I started out investing in 2020.I’ve followed him since, and am a part of his investing community now. Which gave me an opportunity to invest in his company. I like to invest in people before the business. I’ve learned so much from him. Basically one of the biggest factors in this industry is being able to pick up where you can smell a trend brewing. If you sense a specific buzz around something, then it's most likely also going to be buzzing. The issue is you have to know if you are at the start or the end of the buzzing. It’s like trying to figure a really complex game out. You can practice it so much, then at some point of course you get better than most people, if you spend more time on it than others. It gives me a high, like winning a game of chess.

Esther: attention breeds more attention I guess ?

Jacob: Correct.

Esther: Do you have an idea of how you want your worklife to look like in the future ?

Jacob: Jonas actually asked me that at dinner yesterday. The thing I value the most working like this, is the freedom to travel whenever I want and do whatever I want. For example, I like seeing how my friend lives his life here on the other side of the planet, exploring a place I’ve never seen before. I really like trying something new, I want to have fun and see as much of the world as possible.

Esther: And this has been fun ! Thank you so much for being great. See u on homeland

Jacob: See you, Ezzy.

Saturday 1pm September 26th, 2026

Jacob: “I thought about something after our talk yesterday… It’s really not that I don’t care about all the dreadful and terrible stuff going on in our world. I’ve just never had the belief or thought that my own independent actions can make any difference. Then I know you say that if everyone thinks like that, then nothing will change. It could be fun trying to do charity for a good cause one day.”

I love telling stories, almost as much as I love reading and listening to them. While injuring my wrist this year, and not being able to use it like I normally do in my work, I found myself feeling gradually more and more hopeless, wondering what my purpose is. The feeling of using yourself for something bigger than you, is simply essential for living. Fortunately, my friends are inspiring me 24/7, but now I’ve actually had the time to dig deep in their everyday. Meet them in the only setting where I normally don’t. Their work. I wish and hope that you will find them just as enchanting as I do, and maybe make you think about how you spend your everyday?

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