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Caitlin Vestal
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Published in Babbel Design

·Oct 27, 2022

How I fell down a rabbit hole and came out a better design collaborator

When the best collaborations come from the most confusing problems — On the Live team at Babbel, we’re building and implementing a new product within one of the most well-known language learning apps out there. While Babbel’s been around since 2007, Live—which offers online group classes with certified teachers—was only launched in 2020. …

Design

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How I fell down a rabbit hole and came out a better design collaborator
How I fell down a rabbit hole and came out a better design collaborator
Design

6 min read


Aug 23, 2021

On Finding Quiet and Filling Spaces

Blurring the borders between motherhood and daughterhood — It’s 2:43am when my four-year-old son climbs into my bed. In the darkness, he shuffles into the room and crawls from the foot of the bed up to my pillow, saying loudly: “Mama, hug me.” I do. …

Mwc Space

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On Finding Quiet and Filling Spaces
On Finding Quiet and Filling Spaces
Mwc Space

6 min read


Published in Age of Empathy

·Jul 12, 2021

Please Stop Asking If I’m Going To Have More Babies

Untangling society’s expectations from my own experiences — cw: pregnancy loss Recently I was at the playground with my son, watching another mother calm her son during a tantrum while also keeping her baby daughter from smashing fistfuls of sand in her mouth as she scooted rapidly away. …

Motherhood

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Please Stop Asking If I’m Going To Have More Babies
Please Stop Asking If I’m Going To Have More Babies
Motherhood

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Jul 10, 2021

New Haircuts, Crowded Planes, and Bo Burnham’s Inside

On figuring out how to face the world again — Last week I got a haircut for the first time since October. I scheduled that cut in the fall, immediately after realizing that COVID’s second wave was upon us in Berlin. It seemed inevitable that everything was going to shut down again, and it did, a few weeks later. I’ve…

Self

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New Haircuts, Crowded Planes, and Bo Burnham’s Inside
New Haircuts, Crowded Planes, and Bo Burnham’s Inside
Self

7 min read


Published in Modern Parent

·Feb 11, 2021

Parents Are Struggling. Could the Government Be Helping?

It’s time to re-think America’s relationship with social support. — Germany is in the midst of its second full lockdown to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Daycares and schools are closed. Employers are required to allow employees to work from home if at all possible. N95 masks are mandatory in some parts of the country. This lockdown, currently called…

Lockdown

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Parents Are Struggling. Could the Government Be Helping?
Parents Are Struggling. Could the Government Be Helping?
Lockdown

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Published in Being Known

·Jan 27, 2021

When Dry Skin Is So Much More Than Dry Skin

On aging, becoming, and the search for good hand cream — Lately, I’ve been looking at my hands a lot. They’ve changed this past year, or maybe I have. Perhaps it’s the fanatical hand washing that’s creased them in places I didn’t know hands could crease. I’ve been staring at them since last March, back when said fanatical hand washing started…

Aging

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When Dry Skin Is So Much More Than Dry Skin
When Dry Skin Is So Much More Than Dry Skin
Aging

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Published in Age of Empathy

·Dec 30, 2020

How I’m Slowing Down After a Year of Overwhelming Slowness

Looking to the trees for winter lockdown inspiration — It’s that awkward week between Christmas and New Year’s, and I’m doing a lot of staring out the windows. For the first time in my life, I have a job that’s let me take these days off, and the whole city is in the midst of a full Coronavirus lockdown…

Winter

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How I’m Slowing Down After a Year of Overwhelming Slowness
How I’m Slowing Down After a Year of Overwhelming Slowness
Winter

6 min read


Published in Age of Empathy

·Dec 16, 2020

Sometimes Starting Over Is As Simple As Opening the Windows

Embracing the German obsession with fresh air — Germany just announced a second full lockdown. For the second time this year, businesses, stores, schools, and daycares have to shut down for a mandatory four weeks. When the first lockdown happened, our lives stopped completely. …

Living Abroad

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Sometimes Starting Over Is As Simple As Opening the Windows
Sometimes Starting Over Is As Simple As Opening the Windows
Living Abroad

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Published in Curious

·Nov 26, 2020

Maybe It’s Time To Be Done With Thanksgiving Altogether.

On letting go, letting be, and pumpkin pie. — Until a few years ago, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday. As a kid, I spent the weeks of November getting excited for the pumpkin pie my mom would make when the day finally came. Her pie always had a premade Pillsbury crust, and the recipe came from the back of…

Thanksgiving

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Maybe It’s Time To Be Done With Thanksgiving Altogether.
Maybe It’s Time To Be Done With Thanksgiving Altogether.
Thanksgiving

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Published in Inspired Writer

·Nov 18, 2020

My Last Medium Story Went Viral. Now What?

On learning to write for the internet (and never reading the comments) — It’s a strange feeling to have an essay you’ve written be seen by 13,000 people. Especially when the essay you wrote before that was only seen by 34. It’s exciting, yes. And also a little terrifying. A couple of days before the election, I sat down to write something about…

Writing

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My Last Medium Story Went Viral. Now What?
My Last Medium Story Went Viral. Now What?
Writing

5 min read

Caitlin Vestal

Caitlin Vestal

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Caitlin is a writer and content designer in Berlin.

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