When applying for my internship in Lusaka, I honestly did not know much about Zambia. Even when I started my journey in September, this had not changed. I knew the mighty Victoria Falls would be there, and from my time in South Africa I remember Trevor Noah’s Video where he makes fun of Zambia. At times…
Going Home… No, not really! Leaving Home would rather explain it. Sitting at the airport, throwing a sight back to the past two and a half months, I address this letter to all those I got so dear and so thankful for. In order not to offend anybody who is missing or misinterpreted, I don’t give names but let’s think in handy categories.
… not so simple actually! If you had told me one year ago that Donald Trump would actually become the next president of the United States of America, I would’ve simply laughed and shaken my head. He would never make it! And yet that is exactly what he has done. How could so many voters…
By now I’m sure everyone will have heard: Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2017. I don’t want to make any comments about the domestic or foreign policy consequences that this will have – enough pundits will be working on that – but rather…
I have to admit: In many ways 2016 has just been a weird and crazy year. Great Britain votes to leave the European Union. Columbia votes against accepting a peace treaty between its government and the FARC which would have ended over five decades of civil war. The result of the US presidential election threatens…
As a German I obviously have no say in the upcoming US election – no one outside of the US does, which of course makes sense since that’s how national elections work. So I’m unsure if I’m even in a position to add my two cents to the table, just two minutes before proverbial midnight…
One of the most interesting aspects of the daily life in Zambia is the energy supply. On one hand it perfectly seems to fit into the stereotype of developing countries, but on the other hand, when looking at the issue more closely, any stereotype is easily rebutted.
Part 2 of my “journey back in time” to Seoul: Nature. For one week in April, all of Korea seems to be in a sort of state of emergency – in the most positive sense. Daily trips to famous landmarks, thousands of photo shoots, and a million social media posts. Japan is known for them world…
As the last member of my group of friends from university I finally made it abroad last week. It took me a good 14 hours from Stuttgart over London to now be about 8.500km away from Regensburg. I will be spending the next four months in South Korea’s capital: Seoul! With over 10 million people living only in…