20 years of Peaceful Revolution

this fall is an exciting time for germans. 20 years ago, when the german democratic republic celebrated its 40 years of existence, it was already clear that the public demanded a change. in late summer of 1989, the number of people who fled east germany via neighboring countries grew. in lz and other cities, people [...]

you thought i had problems

nope. a friend of mine got the boot. she has worked for that particular company for almost two years now. never had a real contract, they kept her from one temp contract to the next. for two years. now one of her colleagues is pregnant and she thought that after putting in so much effort [...]

as promised

some impressions of norway, off the beaten path.
my friend and i had a great time though she was a little bit sick. actually, she was just coughing. it just so happened that because of the swine flu there were many public service announcements on tv reminding people to wash their hands and to watch for [...]