Unpopular but Progressive
Leymah Gbowee was recently in Mönchengladbach, Eva and I decided to go listen to her speech or whatever she had planned for the evening. There Read More
Leymah Gbowee was recently in Mönchengladbach, Eva and I decided to go listen to her speech or whatever she had planned for the evening. There Read More
They have been having this exhibition in Cologne for the past month or so. It talks about the history of Black Germans (Afro-deutscher) and their Read More
In the last episode of the Diaspora voice they handled some of the questions that plague most of us after leaving high school. Do you Read More
I thought I should share this slide I used at the past Career Fair. For those who hear of the different German levels and wonder what Read More
So this was the message of the last Ladies’ Breakfast held in Köln on the 27th of October. For those who might be interested in Read More
I don’t know how many of you know her, but she’s an amazing lady full of power and energy trying to change and build her Read More
The last time I featured Auma on the blog someone asked if I could keep them updated when she was in town again. So here Read More
So you’re just about to graduate and you’re only left with the internship. You’d like to use the opportunity to gain experience and if possible Read More
There was a marathon in Cologne today. Thank you Mary for representing. Our very own won and broke the record. Alfred Kering came first 2:07:37 followed by Read More
Mr. Amwayi Omukhweso William, winner of the 2012 ISO/DIN essay contest This year’s competion involved writing an essay based on the topic: “How do ISO Read More
Beverly Kendi Nkonge (2nd L) and Mwanyuma Hope Mugambi (2nd R), Bayer/UNEP Young Environmental Envoys 2012 with Franz Labuschagne (R), Managing Director, Bayer East Africa Read More
I know most of you have never heard of him, not unless you were once a member of Moi University in Eldoret. I introduce Prof. Dr. Read More
Nuru, a 12 year old maasai was born without earlobes and with sealed ear canals; a condition known as auricular dysplasia (Ohrmuscheldysplasie in German). He’s never Read More
Under the scotching Kenyan sun a tour bus carrying 2 Swiss tourists got a puncture. What had had been planned to be an adventurous Safari Read More
Vérone Mankou holding the Elikia Smartphone at its launch If you’ve been reading this blog long enough, you know I love such stories, stories that Read More
For most cities in Germany, FSJ has mainly been for Germans wishing to volunteer within the country or abroad thus making it surprising for most Read More
We all Auma Obama by now, and now she’s back with a new foundation to help Kenyans, Sauti Kuu what she also calls Powerful Voices. Read More
Click on picture to watch the video or click here.Ariane de Hoog, the daughter of a Canadian diplomat and a German mother, Ariane de Hoog Read More
For those that don’t know, FÖJ is like the FSJ meaning a year of volunteering but this focuses on the environment and ecology. Clive Omiti Read More
Anne Ndung’u, a kenyan that was doing her masters in International Media studies is about to complete the program and head home. She hopes to Read More