Greetings of the season

During this Holiday Season ;-) actually  more than ever, our thoughts turn  to those who have made our Multicoolty growth and progress possible. Thank You and Best Wishes for the…

We did not choose Germany, work in Germany chose us!

My name is Marija Mihailovic, I am Master of Science Architecture (I work as Architect for 12 years). I come from Serbia, but I lived 13 years in Moscow, so…

It has been a great year, with an amazing team and I am quite happy to start a fresh one!

My name is Reinaldo Pinto Almeida. Born and raised in Lisbon. I studied Philosophy in Lisbon and later at Paris IV having completed my studies in 2007 with a degree from the Universidade…

Russian mentality discloses in me more and more…

When and where did you come to Russia? It happened in distant 80ies when migrants streamed in Russia from Vietnam. My parents were among them. And in a decade I…

Building bridges

My name is Mai Ahmed Daader, I am Egyptian from Cairo, I graduated from the faculty of Commerce/Business  Administration. My hobbies are reading, writing, and I love all kinds of arts…

You can make it work!

I come from Moscow (no, I was not born there ;-) ), where I had a  successful career in a big international company. I got married to my great German husband ;-) and…

Russia is not an exception

In general, Germans are very friendly to all nationalities, Russia is not an exception. The only thing that bothers me here is a certain social isolation...perhaps it is not only peculiar…

There is a real “Bollywood” craze going on in Germany…

Hello, My name is Gaurav Kumar and I come from India, from Jhansi to be exact - a small but very historic city of India. I have been living in…

France is so much more than Paris

I'm from Melbourne, Australia, and I decided to explore the world at the start of 2000, telling my mum I'd be back in a year. Oops! I love to travel,…

Finding a good mentor in a new environment

One of the biggest problems when starting in a new environment is the fact that you don’t have a network. Not having a network almost always means that you don’t…

India is my love!

When and where did you visit India for the first time? For the first time I visited Goa which is the state in India in 2007. I was just a…

I’m a human being

Vienna. Seat of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely considered the gateway to Eastern Europe. Home to a United Nations headquarters and numerous international companies and universities. The Austrian capital has…

The aftermath of Friday the 13th November

I woke up on Saturday morning with excitement and high expectations…it was the day I was supposed to go shopping in Paris for my wedding dress. I took a shower,…

I feel that Rome is home now

My name is Natalie and I am originally from California, USA.  I studied food and it is still one of my greatest hobbies. Yes, I consider food a hobby! I…

I kind of fell in love with Russia eventually!

Hey! I’m Polly Barks, a travel writer and English teacher. I’m originally from a small town in the USA but moved to Moscow, Russia in 2010. When I’m not writing…

What more can you ask for from a big city?!

My name is Andrey and i am originally from Moscow (Russian Federation). I only moved to Berlin over a year ago due to my new job in automative industry. I…

Problems renting an apartment

My name is Inna and I am originally from St. Petersburg, Russia. My husband's job brought us to Berlin about a year ago. It was not easy, especially at the…

Whose Multikulti is it? The elusive definition of multiculturalism

If you put the German word Multikulti* (translated as ‘multicultural’, though it means much more) into Google Images, the many different representations, interpretations, and applications of the word appear in the humorous…

Amerikanets

I come from the great nation of Ohio.  After a below average effort in a typical small town high school, I spent a few years in Atlanta and then moved…

15 Russian habits I’ve lost when I moved to Germany

Last month Giovanni’s post “20 Italian habits I’ve lost when I moved to Germany” stirred some attention ;-), people seem to like the idea of lost habits and traditions....well, here are…

What is it like to be a Muslim schoolgirl in Russia?

Where were you born? My family has been always living on the territory of our wonderful country: Russia. At the age of three I went to a kindergarten. It wasn’t…

Multiculturalism lessens conflicts

Multiculturalism, in my opinion, lessens conflicts because now  after having lived in different countries, I can see that the person that seemed so strange and so different in the past,…

The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained