…The authorities in Germany really have a sense of humour”. A Kenyan official told me when I sent a request to compile evidence for the German […]

Coming back from my June offline time, and I am so glad to see you again. And even more glad to have met, talked to and […]

Auma Obama states rhetorically in one of her lectures and questions this sentence: “We teach people to fish instead of giving them fish”. It’s not an […]

My sister wondered when she visited us for the first time and we were in the supermarket together. She was overwhelmed. I was too at the […]

Admittedly, some problems were not known to me when I was new here. Admittedly, I also made this statement at the time. “Man, you have problems.” […]

Said a kid in a shoe store the other day, pointing a finger at me. A child proud of finally finding something interesting in the shoe […]

.. which is not expressly permitted” or “Is everything allowed that is not expressly forbidden?” If you are new to Germany, you will ask yourself at […]

Isn’t it wonderful that we always ask ourselves this question, whether we have a lot of money or not? In my lectures, I always tell a […]

…I will stand up for those who are disadvantaged in the allocation of housing”. “I will only rent my apartments to those who have fewer opportunities.” […]

I can still remember the culture shock for us young students in Germany. Always this question: whether you go to the international office, the insurance office, […]

I remember it very well. The first time someone looked at me seriously in Switzerland. Meanwhile, he makes sure no one else was around to tell me after […]

Do you sometimes have the feeling that films and media are one-sided? First off, I love movies. My family too. Most of the films we watch […]