From an early age, mathematics fascinated me. My grandfather Malte taught me addition, subtraction, multiplication, and the simple beauty of the multiplication table. These early experiences felt intuitive and magical. Around age twelve, however, math became something I needed to explain rather than simply feel. Unable to clearly articulate methods I intuitively understood, my enthusiasm for traditional math began to fade.
Yet math never truly left me. It quietly shaped my interactions, conversations, and life decisions, even when I wasn’t explicitly using numbers. Perhaps I never stopped engaging with mathematics; I simply discovered a different way to experience it.
