I remember the period when this country seemed bleak, dismissive and heartless. It wasn’t just about me, such as the experience of unexpected challenges and the […]

… is usually my answer when someone asks me if I started the new year well. I have already gained many years of experience and know: […]

… naturalisation is already possible after three years” Have you noticed? Naturalisation should be facilitated (see also link in commentary). If you are new to Germany […]

…say HELLO to each other without knowing each other. Why are you doing this?” A colleague asked me a few years ago. I love statements like […]

Have you ever had a really curious experience in a hotel? One evening I went to the hotel after a hard day.  While walking about 4 […]

Recently a friendly lady from a certain canton told me, with the intention of calming me down with these words.  I called because I didn’t understand […]

… which touched me emotionally, because I strongly remembered the first year when I was in Germany.  But first things first: On 15.10. in Munich I […]

With such questions and more, our extraordinary and esteemed Prof. Dr. Bernd Richter shaped us former Konstanz business graduates. The news of his death made Mary Olwal and […]

Last Wednesday night, my daughter took my hand and accompanied me out of the kitchen to tell me something serious – that’s what I thought. My […]

My husband (then my fiancé) told me many years ago when I first wore my glasses on our city tour in Hamburg. Here is the short […]

My husband told me again the other day as he watched during a conversation as I left drawers open in the kitchen. Because my way distracted […]

Have you ever asked a question whose answer you know, but where curiosity is associated with anger, so you want to hear it from the mouth […]