‘’There is a difference between being tolerated and being accepted’’
CultureBeing young and Queer is already difficult but not knowing your gender identity is even more difficult. Eden* (20) studies at LMU and is questioning their** gender. ‘’I think I want a label, but more so that I can tell people ‘I identify as x’. Labelling yourself has advantages even more in a heteronormative world.
Learning to “be human” – Giada’s experience as obstetrician in Ethiopia
Authors . CultureAt the end of April 2023, Giada left her home country (Italy) to live an experience of three months in an Ethiopian hospital, doing what she is studying for: to become an obstetrician. “I would say that going to Africa has always been a dream for me. However, I don’t mean Africa as a continent,
Hi there!
Culture . Student life“You’re moving to Munich? That’s so close to Zurich. That doesn’t count as an exchange.” That’s the reaction I kept getting this summer when I told people about my plans. So, let me explain. I’m Audrey, a Swiss student. But for my last semester in my Master’s program, I decided to change things up and
Time Flies, But Memories Last Forever!
Authors . Culture . Student life . TravelFrom someone who knows nothing about Germany to someone who has become familiar with this country. I still couldn’t believe it had been four months. It seems like I just got here yesterday in Munich. While writing this farewell post, it is like a film roll in a memory box slowly playing out a story.
Munich will last forever in my heart!
Authors . Culture . Student life . TravelIt is time to say goodbye to Munich and LMU, where I spent my sixth semester as an exchange student. Since this is my first time participating in an exchange program and studying overseas, I have obtained a wide variety of experiences and knowledge regarding education as well as living a life, especially living abroad.
It really is goodbye
Authors . City life . Culture . Excursions . Night life . Student life . TravelI cannot believe that this is really goodbye. In my first post of the semester, I wrote “I told you it was not goodbye yet”, but it truly is now. In my first post of the semester, I talked about my goals to travel to countries like Romania, Croatia, and Portugal. Although I never got
What if… climate change was a game of chess?
Climate Change . CultureSome people do believe that chess is a kind of art; the game fight is able to broach feelings, captivate beauty and tell stories. I think that almost every chess player must have got asked several times – or maybe must have thought about it themselves at least – whether they can see a parallel
Hey, there. It’s me again.
Authors . Culture . Student lifeServus! (A Bavarian way saying both for hello and good-bye) I’m Yi-ann. I don’t know what’s your opinion towards self-introduction. I actually quit enjoy introducing myself at the beginning of each semester. Cause it always makes me rethink who I am and where I come from. So where to begin with, oh right, you ask
Good bye is just another way of saying hello
Authors . Culture . Night life . Student lifeHi to whoever is taking time to read this, Off to an awkward end! What better way to write my farewell post by paying homage to my introduction post! Which I think resonates with how I am and to the growth I had as a person. I am filled with a sense of gratitude and awe.
TBC…
Culture . Student lifeIt feels like I just finished writing my self-introduction and I am about to say goodbye to everyone. Time always flies so fast, right! It all starts here, the course “Professional Communication in Munich”… At first, I took the course simply because I wanted to know how do media work in Munich. But I got