Elfter Elfter

It’s the 11th of November, or, at least, it’s still the 11th of November in my current time zone, and this means a few things:

    • today marks three years since I moved to Germany, and I hope there will be many more years to come to live a good life in my beloved Münster;
    • Continua a leggere

A tale of mortgages, climbing shoes, and things left behind

[Versione italiana qui]

On Saturday afternoon I was walking through the city centre, wearing my beloved FC Bayern jersey, enjoying the rays of light of such a wonderfully warm October day, happily greeting numerous friends and acquaintances along the way. I was walking fast to reach the place where we were going to watch the Bundesliga match, so I could not stop and chat with anyone for more than one minute. I was hopeful that we would win and put an end to a short but painful series of disappointing matches. Continua a leggere