Migration – the most abused word of the 2010s and 2020s (DE) It was 1967 or 1968. As a representative of the ASTA (General Student...

(DE) ‘I have mourned my whole life, just as I do now,’ I said spontaneously to a friend who asked me how I was doing after the death of a...

(DE) At an auction for antiques and old, well-preserved furniture from all eras, I strike up a conversation with a lady. She is...

(De) Our teacher in the English Conversation course at the Senior Citizens’ Centre is undoubtedly a phenomenal character. He’s not only a...

(DE) When I returned to my hometown, my apartment, my neighbourhood, and my regular stores after a several-year absence, almost...

(DE) It was a sunny early summer's day, and my brother-in-law was visiting; the idea of devouring ice cream quickly came up. At...

(UK) My father, born in 1912, was raised in a small coal-mining village in the South Wales Valleys. The pit provided a “job for life” for...

Growing up in a Catholic world My big sister (left) and I. In my memory, my first six years of life, although fatherless, seemed cheerful...

(DE) The distance between Landshut Main Station and Munich Central Station is approx. 77 kilometres. A cyclist can cover this distance in...

Mainland Australia - Victoria and New South Wales 31 January to 21 February 2025   Dear readers, Here is the 2nd part of our travel blog...

Dear Readers, We could not update our travel blog during our travels because of technical issues and the internet. Now we are back home...

Stranded at the Berlin Airport - amidst chaos and a lack of crisis management.