The essence of life

I like that Germans have everything in order in their heads and their lives. However, I don’t like that some Germans focus on material values a lot. Now I am…

I have a dream

Germany is a well-developed country. Maybe in 20-30 years China will be on the same level where Germany is at the moment. The German cars are very sought-after in China…

Young again

I was a mining engineer for twenty years in Kazakhstan. I came to Germany when I was 51, already a pensioner and everyone was telling me that I was still…

The Bulgarian on the streets

I have been here for six years already. I still haven't managed to learn German fluently, but I do speak Turkish. I work in different bars, where most of the…

On being a musician

We went to meet Kristaps Grasis - a famous Latvian musician currently leaving in Bonn. Kristaps is a young and successful professional guitar player, teacher, director of the private musical…

Nothing better than Italian food

Have your eating habits changed when you moved to Germany? At the beginning yes, but I was really destroying my stomach, so I got back to what I was eating…

It’s heaven

I like everything about Germany compared to Ukraine, absolutely everything! It's like heaven for me.

At the Barber’s

I am from Turkey and have been in Germany since 16 years and since 14 years I have this hair salon over here. I was jobless for only two months…

Jobs are hard to get

 It’s much calmer here, less crime, no vandalism compared to Kongo. However, the job situation is difficult for foreigners. The job places are there, but it’s hard to get them.

Entrepreneur whose measure of profit is not money

If you do something that comes from the heart, you’ll not feel like you are working. I involve my children in my work. That way, they learn what I do…

A difficult question

I am originally from Sicily, came to Germany more than 10 years ago and liked it from the very beginning. I am a classical example of an Italian abroad. Do…

From Ukraine with Love

We were struggling for several months to get the visa and have one of the best Ukrainian chefs work at out restaurant Pan&Pani. Our Chef used to cook for Ukrainian…

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

We are all different, we have different cultures and values, however we do need to respect the country that hosts us. In russian we have a proverb: don't go with…

The businessman

Sometimes it happens that several women want the same dress at the same time. Just half an hour ago two ladies started a fight in the store – I mean…

It’s all German to me

Are Germans too different from Canadians? Oh yes they are. Somehow they are more socialists, they care more about each other and I like that. They also have a lot of…

Germans and pets

What  do you find so different between Germany and Russia? Many things, for example, the way animals are treated and how much attention is given to them. There are TV…

Bringing peace

We attended a special talk "Liberian led NGO for Women's empowerment" organised by the American Women's Club of Cologne AIWCC. Head of Mission for Medica Mondiale spoke to us. I…

About Multicoolty

Overqualified Putzfrauen

I am a German teacher. In my classes there are many women from East Europe and most of them are overqualified for what they do in Germany. They actually often…

More than just learning

In Iran teachers are always the ones talking all the time and students are very passive. I like to study the language in Germany because I can say almost everything,…

Born to be a global nomad

Where do you come from? It's complex, but I have learnt to adjust my answers. Sometimes I'd say I am Canadian, originally from Romania, who studied in Sweden and now…