What if a Free Spirit is Caged?
Culture . SocietySome might say it’s lame to interview one of your best friends —and they might be right— but Eduardo Aristeguieta is the only person I wanted to be part of this with me. We have been friends for more than ten years, so when I messaged him and asked if he wouldn’t mind me interviewing
Let me introduce you: Tina Vekua!
Culture . Student life . TravelI had this interview with my very interesting and beautiful new friend, whom I met during the language preparatory courses in German. She is a real example of a mixture of two cultures, because her parents are from Russia and Georgia, but at the same time she has lived in Europe all her life. Tell
“Not only have I learnt language, I’ve also got to know this country.” – interview with my German teacher
Culture . Student lifeIn my first two years of study life in Nankai University, I’ve met an inspiring mentor – Holger Schneider – a doctor of Sinology who has lived in China for some years. Mr. Schneider returned to Germany a few months ago, I’d like to take this opportunity to interview him and express my sincere thanks
Nobody asks an office worker to write a book
Culture . Excursions . Health . Society . TravelThe cliché about every person having a story to tell might seem extreme. But occasionally, you meet that one person, who turns the cliché into a full-blown truth. During the traditional Vogler-family Christmas skiing holiday at Lake Tahoe, California, Mark Vogler discovered a photographer’s exhibition with photographs of heliskiing in Antarctica. And he thought to
Hallo!
Authors . CultureMy name is Soyoung and I am from South Korea. I was born and raised in Seoul but after I graduated from high school I moved to the UK to study English. It was my first time coming to Europe (back then the UK was still in the European Union;) and everything was so cool
A day in the life of a law student!
Culture . Research@IfKW . Student lifeIn this interview, I am taken into the life of law student Daan. Daan is 21 years old, from the Netherlands. He studied Dutch law for the past three years and currently, he’s doing his minor German law at LMU now. What are the differences between Dutch law and German law? It’s not really different,
What if I didn’t go to Munich?
Culture . Student life . TravelOkay, before I take you through this thought experiment here’s a few things that wouldn’t have changed: I would still be: named Nikolaj (I guess), 28 years old (but now I’m the old guy among the Erasmus students haha), Danish, working in radio (for 3-4 years now), loving storytelling using sound, a big football and
Welcome to All About Me!
Authors . City life . Culture . Media . Research@IfKW . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedHello, My name is Gabrielle Gez but I am much more comfortable with just Gabi. For the most part, only my mother calls me Gabrielle and it is usually used when I am in trouble; so my full name is actually quite intimidating to hear. What am I? Whilst being in Munich where I am
Canceling “Cancel Culture”: Ja oder Nein?
Culture . Media . SocietyGerüchte, Lügen, Skandale, Kontroversen und viel, viel Drama. Niemand hat gesagt, dass die Welt der Prominenten ein Zuckerschlecken ist, schon gar nicht für die sogenannten “Celebrities”. Ständig im Auge des Sturms, ist ihre Popularität so zerbrechlich wie Glas: Alles, was sie sagen oder tun, kann und wird normalerweise gegen sie verwendet werden. Indem wir die
37-meter canvas painted using ash
CultureThe Hermitage is opening an exhibition of one of the most famous contemporary Chinese artists, Zhang Huang. “In the Ashes of History” is the name of the exposition, which presents over 30 works by the artist. The display, housed in the state rooms of the Neva Enfilade of the Winter Palace, contains more than 30