 My name is Evel Slott-Andersen. I'm working as a postdoc in the Nucleic Acid Technology Lab at the Department of Molecular Biology at Orhus University. My research area is DNA nanotechnology where we use DNA as a building block to make novel structures and devices at the nanoscale. My group was the first in the world to design and self-assemble a nanoscale DNA box with a controllable lid using the DNA origami technique. By nature DNA nanotechnology is a cross-disciplinary study. Fortunately we have great possibilities to work with people from many different research fields. We have social gatherings as well as professional meetings and we literally run across the University Park with the samples to have colleagues help analyzing them. At Orhus University you can actually earn a decent living and support your family for a postdoc salary. My wife is also a postdoc at the University and we enjoy a way of living that makes room for family life which is very important to us. As a postdoc my job is not only to do my own research but also to help new PhD students getting on with their projects. It is a very responsible job and it helps you develop your own abilities as a future research leader. If I should characterize life as a postdoc at Orhus University with just one word I would say freedom. Freedom to follow your talents and goals and to prove yourself as a scientist.