What will I photograph in Europe?

It was sunny day in San José downtown. 29.4 Celsius degrees. I live in the capital of Costa Rica, a small city surrounded by green mountains and volcanoes. The news report said that there is a manifestation of illegal taxi drivers, known as “porteadores”, and a chaotic traffic-flow as a result. I was planning [...]

three – two – one

Some things can only be said in a group of two. I mean, of course you can say them also in a group of three, but only in a group of two do you know for sure, that what was said, was meant solely for you and if what you heard was disturbing, you can’t [...]

Feeling homesick!

It is that time of the year when I really feel homesick, I am not sure if the change in seasons has anything to do with it. One would expect that with my constant nagging over a break I would be at peace and enjoy my short break, but no, there is always something on [...]

Produktive Arbeitswoche mit Kultur

Sehr verehrte Leserinnen und Leser, Liebe Constipendiaten, Nachdem der unvergessliche Franz-Joseph Strauß von den Toten auferstanden ist, endet nun heute wieder eine Woche, oder zumindest eine Arbeitswoche. Apropos, eine sehr produktive sowohl hinsichtlich meiner Hausarbeit, als auch meines Projektes, als auch meines Praktikums. Denn in diesen letzten Tagen sind viele Seiten über Probleme der Vertretung, über Probleme [...]

Ajami

It is an odd experience, no doubt, listening to Arabic while reading the subtitles in German, realizing you can understand everything you are reading, when, in fact, you should be understanding this spoken language, the second spoken language of your homeland. No one could believe that an Israeli audience will stand in line to see an [...]