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
Already Out of Goodbyes
Authors . Student lifeI really don’t know how I want to start this post, let alone what I’m going to say. I already said it in February, and I will say it again now… I’m not very good at goodbyes. In fact, I hate them, especially when I know they are not “see you later’s”, but real goodbyes.
Ein trauriger Goodbye-Post
Authors . Student lifeEin letzter Abschiedspost und einige traurige Gedanken von einem Online-Erasmus-Studenten in einer Pandemie.
LAST DAY
Student lifeUnfortunately, my exchange program ends today. For the first time, I don’t want the semester to end. Because of the covid, I studied online from Russia, at first it seemed to me that all this is doomed to failure, I will not meet anyone and I could not get to know a single teacher better
Ich bin nicht gut im Verabschieden
Authors . Student lifeErwachsenwerden ist nicht immer einfach: Man merkt, dass vieles nicht so läuft, wie man es sich vorgestellt hat, man kennt Enttäuschung, Frustration und Stress, man verliert geliebte Menschen auf dem Weg und muss sich oft verabschieden, auch wenn man es nicht will. Abschiede sind normalerweise sehr bitter, aber in diesem Fall hinterlässt meiner einen bittersüßen
Theater, decorations and cosplay — what in common?
Culture . Student lifeHave you ever thought about who makes all those beautiful decorations that appear in the city before Christmas? It turns out that the same people do this as the scenery in the theater and cinema! And this is a difficult job with calculations and selection of materials. We spoke with Alexandra, a student from Saint-Petersburg
To leave, or not to leave, that is the question!
Society . Student life . TravelChoosing to apply for an exchange semester is not an obvious or easy choice, and it is not always only rainbows and butterflies: I have discussed it with two former Erasmus students and friends, Chiara and Francesca, to gain a double perspective on this experience.
Writing blog posts is literally my profession
Student life . UncategorizedIt’s funny that in German “getting to know” word sounds like “kennenlernen” – that is, “to know + to learn” … learn to know each other. Well, let’s learn? From my name it is not immediately clear where I come from (spoiler: from Russia). My name is Anna Iurgenson, I am 20, and I am
War with yourself: The road to becoming a graduate student
Society . Student lifeThis is a second chance to change my Life “I just want to give myself a chance to start over, no matter how hard it takes. I want to get out of my current life and meet better students, better teachers, and more resources,” said Zhang Yan, juniors who attended the 2018 Unified National Graduate