I am flying home
I am originally from Ukraine, but I moved to Berlin when I was a kid together with my parents.... they are Jewish, you see. People here often ask me whether i…
Germany is more than cars, sausages and Angela Merkel
My name is Julia Henriette Bräuer. I'm born and raised in Germany. However, I moved to France right after leaving my parents' house six years ago and some of my French friends tell…
A French chef who fell in love with Berlin
Berlin is great! It was a great decision to come to live here. It's not stressful, people are more relaxed and free here. I was 17 years old when I…
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,…
Budge an inch and take an interest in Germany
How do the Germans see their multicultural society, especially in the light of current influx of migrants? I had an opportunity to sit down with my two good German friends…
Tastes of Home: What food do I bring from Russia?!
After your family and friends, food probably comes second on the list of things you miss the most from your home country. I can almost bet to find some food…
Why Germany?
For the past two years we have been interviewing multicoolties from all of the world that for one reason or another have chosen Germany. Our first questions during interviews are…
There are good and bad people everywhere
What words do you know to describe someone who is not a German? That's a tough question ... well ... I think it does not make any difference anymore.... we…
“Well-functioning” German social system
I am sitting at my table and don’t know where to begin. It is very difficult to describe my current feelings. To be honest, my soul is really overfilled with…
How to find a new destination when life has happened to you?
Sometimes life just happens. You studied something but then the economy spirals down in your home country and there are no jobs. Or you fall in love with somebody and…
Everything works
I am just visiting my daughter, originally from Russia, who lives in Cologne with her German husband. What are your first impressions of the city? Well...everything works!
Rings a bell anyone?
Looking for 2 in 1 shower gel at the drugstore – in Germany you find gels that specifically state for hair AND body. Of course the practical-thinking German is fond…
German sounds
You know, German grammar is rather difficult, but phonetics not at all.... So here it goes... The combination of sounds "i.e." should be pronounced long, in NO case short, otherwise,…
It does not disturb any more
My name is Alex and I was born in Zimbabwe, but came to Dortmund as a child and now live in Berlin. To be honest, I was lucky not to…
How to deal with inappropriate questions regarding your intercultural relationship
The other day it happened again... I was sitting in my Portuguese class when one of the classmates started – for some reason or other – talking about her Brazilian…
Going Dutch
My name is Inna and I am a Ukrainian student in Düsseldorf since about a year. I actually came to Germany two years ago on an au-pair program and then decided…
Together we Rock!
Thousands of people gathered yesterday in Mülheim, Cologne during Birlikte Festival (ed. - Turkish word for "Together") to protest against racism and to celebrate diversity and multiculturalism. Here, more than 11 years…
How to switch to German in your intercultural relationship?
Learning German is a challenge – it can be a damn hard challenge. Even though I’m German, I know. I have been through the learning phase with other people. As…
I love Germany
I find Germany incredibly beautiful! Old town of Bonn, Potsdam, Berlin, Lübeck, Cologne, Hamburg... these places are amazing! It all started many years ago thanks to my friends who lived…
From Mare Nostrum to Mare Mostrum
From the operation Mare Nostrum that, as claimed by several advocacy groups, saved thousands of lives at sea in 2014 to the new operation Triton, that only saves borders and…
We will forget soon: Interviewing Dario Laganá
More than two years Dario Jacopo Laganá and Stefano Corso – two brilliant Italian photographers in Berlin have been working on a dear to me as an ex-Soviet project called…
How crazy-long German words are made
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Germany is Europe’s engine
I think that without Germany a strong European Union could not exist. Even the thought, that Germany would leave the EU, is unimaginable because in this case EU would fall…
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