DE/I) Dusk falls early. The days are getting shorter, the air clearer. I love walking through the park at dusk. It’s quiet. There’s no one about. People are making themselves comfortable at home. Suddenly, I hear it. A soft rustling. Is it the wind? Was it my foot brushing against the colourful leaves? I pause and listen. It rustles again. Where is it coming from? On the ground, I spot a chestnut just emerging into the light of day. The spiky husk is half-open, revealing the

(DE) Everywhere you look, on you can read about how retired men and women could – or even ought to – organise their daily lives. Hardly a day goes by without well-meaning advice being offered to pensioners, who are apparently in need of help and guidance, on how to lead a happy and healthy life. The „Apotheken Umschau“ deserves a special mention here. This immensely popular publication, also known amongst senior citizens as Rentnerbravo, is a veritable source of inspiration

DE: Sometimes all it takes is an evening, a good meal, a few glasses of wine – and suddenly a time long past is back. I recently had a visit in London from an old acquaintance from Berlin. D. and I have known each other since the 1970s. What binds us is a shared experience that has left a lasting mark on both of us: the alternative educational project, the ‘School for Adult Education’ in Berlin. He worked there as a chemistry teacher whilst I was a student taking my A-levels.

(DE) The current debate on anti-Semitism and attitudes towards Israel in the mid-2020s is something that concerns me deeply. I feel unsettled. At what point do certain ways of thinking, certain statements and judgements cross the line into anti-Semitism? Some explanations fill me with fear and dread, because according to this understanding, I could be an anti-Semite. This horrifies me, because from childhood right through to my adult life, I have engaged with the persecution

This is part 4 of our Mexico Travel Blog. This is the last part of our adventure in Baja California and Mexico City.

This is part 3 of our Mexico travel blog.

Part 2 of our Mexican travel blog.

We're hitting the road again this winter. This time, Mexico is our destination again. We're trying to avoid big crowds and stay off the beaten track as much as possible. If you want, you can follow us on our travel blog.

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...