10 things I liked about Munich – and why the story doesn’t end yet

In my first blogpost, I tried to answer the question: “Why Munich?”. I wrote that I chose the destination because of its parks, its cultural venues, its safety, and the city’s chill rhythm of life. Four months later, I still agree but I have ten more points to add to the list. I liked Munich Read More

In between dreams and disillusionments – visions of jobs

Last week, my friend and I got invested in a conversation with the guys sitting next to us on the train from Nuremberg to Munich. Indeed, our chat was so interesting that it lasted for the full two-hour ride. The two guys were from Albania and Kosovo and, by chance, they are also studying at Read More

What is happening to Swiss press freedom?

If Switzerland’s relation to its media representatives were to be described in a relationship status, it would probably be: “It is complicated”. On the occasion of the “World Press Freedom Day” on the 3rd of May 2022, the international NGO “Reporter ohne Grenzen” (RSF) published a new ranking of countries based on their conditions for Read More

How to answer that question of yours

“Why Munich?”. A question that I was asked so many times that I started posing it to myself. I was asked it back home; I was asked it here. Both by internationals and by locals, people who, funnily, have chosen to live in the same city, but still make me feel as if my decision Read More