It’s massage, not prostitution
City life . Culture . Society . UncategorizedThe Son of one of Thailand’s oldest soapy massage parlour owners gives insight to the family business and openly admits to the criminal activities surrounding it. Seeing him in person is not what you expect when you think of a pimp. Young, polite, decently dressed with a charming smile and yet – he is one
Life Israeli different for some
Culture . Society . Travel . UncategorizedFor most people childhood is about growing and having fun with no worries, but this isn’t the case for everyone. 24 year old Ben Sapirstein grew up in a small suburb town in Israel called Gan Yavne just outside the Gaza Strip. Living with his parents, two sisters and one brother, in a place where
The journey to freedom as a boat person
Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedThe reunification of Vietnam in 1975 is portrayed by Vietnamese history books as a joint effort of the population in fighting against Western power to regain control of their country. However, Paul Nguyen has a very different idea: “Well, they don’t teach proper history in Vietnam anymore.” Paul, now 57, was born and raised in
Limitless possibilities
Culture . Media . UncategorizedArt is often regarded as an innate ability you either have it or you don’t. Art is also ever-evolving with designing and illustration morphing from pen and paper to tablet. Today, we hear from Sam, who has a keen interest in digital illustration. Sam is largely self-taught and shares how he has come to discover
About my Finnish friend.
Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedWhen I was told that for this blog post we had to conduct an interview, the first person that crossed my mind was my friend Konsta. The reason behind my decision was the fact that Konsta and I are very different. Coming from different countries (even continents) and cultures, our friendship emerged when we met
Is there a stereotypical opera singer?
Culture . UncategorizedThere are lots of presumptions around most topics, but I think there are few topics with more presumptions surrounding them than opera singers and classical music. Opera singers can be stereotyped as everything from very quiet and conservative to flamboyant and confident. I admit that I have been guilty of holding the preconception of opera
MEETING WITH ANNA, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ESN SECTION IN MUNICH
City life . Culture . Night life . Student life . TravelI met Anna K. in Munich during the month of October. The first time I talked with her was during an ESN Mesa Meeting which took place at Geschwister Scholl Platz (the main building of the LMU). She is 22 years old and comes from Germany. Always smiling and in a good mood, she welcomed me with open arms, always asking if everything went fine or if I needed help to take my mark in the new city I was living in. I had the opportunity to travel a lot with her (to Berlin, to Starnberger See, to the bavarian mountains,..) and to take part to many events she co-organized (like parties).
She is now became a friend and I wanted to interview her because I found her experience really interesting, not only as an ESN Mesa member but also as an Erasmus Student because she studied during five months in Italy a couple of years ago.
So, my interview will be divided in two sections : one is related to the experience Anna had as an Erasmus Student. The other one deals about the position she has been occupied in the ESN Network since last year.
Bing Yi, the Travelling Photographer
Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedBing Yi is an economics student from Shanghai, here in Munich on exchange for one semester. When she came to Munich, it was the first time she had ever visited Europe and she was excited to explore the places offered here in Germany, as well as further abroad. When we met on an excursion to
Flatlays and Parisian days
Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedIn today’s spotlight: Sherryl Cheong, 23, is a travel and flatlay photographer better known as @wildfxiry on Instagram. Her feed is made up of a combination of sights and scenes she amasses as she shuffles between the cities of Paris and Singapore. I sat down and had a chat with her about what got her
Meet Larissa.
Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedI met Larissa Jochims through the LMU Buddy Program I signed myself up for at the start of my application process to LMU. She is an incredibly kind and approachable girl who grew up in a little town in Belgium and as her parents are both German, it came as no surprise that she chose