How far are you willing to go?
My name is Anastasia Valeeva and I'm a journalist from Russia. There are several reasons why I decided to move to Germany. I had already studied in Europe before. I…
The best part of Multicoolty
The best part of our project is meeting so many people from all parts of the world and with different backgrounds. One day you meet a miner from Kazakhstan, the next day…
Time to celebrate!
Exactly one year ago, on the 9th of October 2013, Multicoolty was created! This week will be dedicated to our very first anniversary: You'll have the chance to take a sneak peek…
It’s better with music…
Where are you from? Hungary. How is life in Cologne? It's better with music..
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International Day
Take three minutes of your time to sneak a look at our International Day tour at Bonn International School. Get a feel for the diversity and multicoolty. Multicoolty International…
Scary word
For a Russian of my generation only the word "Germans" was already very very scary. Now that I am visiting Cologne I could not believe my eyes how nice and…
Dreaming of a pair of jeans
"To cramp yourself in the nationality is, in my opinion, stupid. I think nationality, as a concept, is outdated. I think it will play smaller and smaller role in our…
No war
My name is Alexander and I am originally from Nadym, Russia. I have been living in Germany since 14 years already. My wife is Ukrainian and my parents-in-law still live…
This is just not right!
My name is Jenia and I come from Smolensk, Russia. I am a part of the Köln Maidan Group since November last year simply because I want to express my…
No romantics involved
My name is Yura and I come from Russia. I am currently a PhD student studying chemistry in Cologne. I have a Ukrainian girlfriend. According to the international law the…
No world around
I had a choice: either I come study in Germany or go to Scotland. I decided to come to Germany, because my German was not that good and I wanted…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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