25 years in Italy
I’m Martin Gani, a British journalist/travel writer/photographer/English teacher/translator/editor of Cypriot descent married to a Swiss/Italian national. To date I’ve published over 300 articles accompanied by some 400 of my photos in periodicals around the world as well as 10 e-books including a collection of celebrity interviews. What brings you to...
I like everything about this country!
Hi, I am Gabriela, from Bulgaria, currently living in Milan. Actually the “currently” lasts since the far-off days of 2004. My biggest passion is to travel, so sometimes I might be out of town for a month, or two or six. Why Italy? I started learning Italian when I was...
I hope it will open many doors to me!
Hallo! I am Ahmad Budeir, 27 years old, dentist (graduated from the University in 2013) and of Palestinian – Syrian origin. My family relocated from Palestine in 1948 so originally I come from Palestine, but I was born and grew up in Damascus, Syria. Damascus is the capital and the second-largest...
A long and difficult journey to Germany
My name is Hassan Abbas and I am 31 years old. I am a Syrian refugee in Germany. I am a dentist and a specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. My original destination was not Germany, but Luxembourg. I wanted to travel to Luxembourg because I have a good level...
The concept of nation state needs an overhaul
There are certain realities in the world we just have to deal with. I don’t think there is any viable alternative to having pluralist diverse societies. ‘Multiculturalism’ is just a word, a word we place too much importance on. There is a heated debate in Germany on whether German society...
Less discipline and more creativity
The general rule for all aspects of German society – Ordnung muss sein – shouldn’t be taken so seriously. Sometimes less discipline and more creativity ought to be considered. Just picture the life in Germany afterwards.
Edvard Lammervo: “My first role was in a Christmas play as Santa Claus in elementary school…”
My name is Edvard Lammervo and I am a 35 year oldish man from Finland. I grew up in a small city of Salo and after high school got drawn towards bigger cities and more and more into acting. I ended up living in Helsinki for ten years, where I...
They should be punished…full stop!
It’s terrible what happened in Cologne during the New Year celebrations! I am Syrian myself, I came to Germany many years ago though….long before the so-called “refugee crisis”. I’ve been telling my German and European friends and colleagues to watch out for the refugees and this welcome culture…. It is...
I watched 14 years of my life falling apart in a couple of months…
My name is Issam, I’m Syrian from the city of Aleppo. I am 38 years old. I am married and have 2 magnificent kids: my daughter Maryam, 7 years old and my son Kamal, 5 years old. When I was 20 I left my homeland searching for a better future...
What do you mean, not all men sit down to pee?
I am Niklas, a 27 year old German, currently studying and living in Copenhagen. I’ve spent more than 2 years building new ventures and in my spare time I have a fable for surfing, art and chocolate. How and where did you get the idea for your book “German Men...
The Dscherman
I am from Bavaria, so Germany didn’t seem so far (laughs – ed.). No, it’s just the fact that I am from here, so I know a lot of stuff you practically can’t know as a foreigner. For example: In 1998 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the Bundesliga, after qualifying for...
France was the obvious location
Hi! I’m Molly, a Texan (without a Texan accent, except for the occasional y’all) currently living in Paris. I was originally in marketing before deciding to follow my passion for baking by enrolling in the 9 month Pastry program at the Cordon Bleu, in where else, Paris! After completing the...
Can’t we make this world a better place for everyone?
Around one hundred people (mostly Syrian, Afghan refugees and a lot of journalists) demonstrated yesterday in Cologne in front of the main train station to condemn racism, violence against women, sexism and war. Saturday’s demonstration was organised on Facebook and initially estimated 500-1000 people to turn out for the rally, however...
A student in Germany
My name is Pasqualina and I am 27 years old. I originally come from a small town in the province of Salerno, Italy. I studied Comparative Literature and Culture, along with the German, Hungarian and other languages… One of the reasons that prompted me to stay in Germany was work. In Italy...
The perfect combination
Hello! In my old life I was a City lawyer, living the corporate dream in London. Having studied law for five years, and undertaken on-the-job training for another two, a legal career was the obvious career choice (um, I didn’t know what else to do…). And London life was a...
Russian-French Designer: from Chanel to anaplast
Notes from France… It’s obvious that food for a true Frenchman is everything. It’s his/her God ;-). The French can spend long hours having their dinner and enjoying all sorts of wines and cheese. Perhaps, the only nation that can tell you the exact “race” of any wine ;-). It’s...
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 Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! P.S. we are on a short break enjoying our families and other countries and...
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 on question where i coming from, i can give you an answer – from everywhere 🙂 Hobbies – cooking, meeting new...
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 de Lisboa. Then I moved to Mumbai, India where I stayed before moving to Berlin in October 2008 where I...
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 came into the world. Where did you spend your childhood? I was lucky to spend my childhood in two different...
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 and creativity. I came to Germany 8 years ago right after I got married to my husband who had been working in...
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 moved to Hamburg when I was 27 years old. When I came here I found myself in some sort of a “stupor”!...
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 to Germany, but to all EU countries. In Germany home and family are the most important things: friends, neighbours, colleagues and other acquaintances...
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