Category Archives: Ujerumani

Democrazy, part 2

When people around the world think of Germany, images of the currently ongoing Oktoberfest or of a beer drinking nation in traditional Lederhosn’ (leather trousers) come to life.

inside a Festzelt @ Oktoberfest, image (c) by MB

What people often don’t …

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Kiswahili is the most poetic language to admire art. Ukweli!

What I really like about Frankfurt is that you not only come across such an awesome decoration on a wall, but also find three jamaas (from TZ?) standing on the other side of the street who are actively admiring …

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an enrichment

I was pleasantly surprised today when I stumbled across Zacharia Mbutha’s paintings on the second floor of? the GTZ HQ? building in Eschborn (here’s why, in German):

Zacharia is a painter from Kenya, and while I am bit confused on …

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Freiburg & Acermania

My good old friend A.-M. invited me to Freiburg over the weekend, as we had to celebrate her 30th birthday. Yeah! We know each other since 17 years now, and have become really good friends some years ago. She …

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Die Welt im Notizbuch, Teil 1

Ich stehe im Gang des ICs von Mainz nach Frankfurt, lese endlich Ryszard Kapuscinskis Buch “Der Fußballkrieg” zu Ende – einem Buch, in dem er vor allem von Menschen, den Irrsinn der Kriege und seinen Erfahrungen bei Reisen auf …

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