Sitting in a Stammtisch

I came home last night or early this morning from my longest and continuous night out. I timed in a total of six hours: four hours in a beer garden and two hours at an impressive house bar. Before you judge me of being a footloose, let me say the gathering was a [...]

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Weather I like it or not

I’m trying to write a series of short pieces about my ‘first’ experiences here in Germany The novelty of these experiences may have worn out now, yet they are very much worth recalling, much like your very first kiss.
Part of uprooting myself from a place where I’ve been living since I was born (other [...]

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Finding a student job in Freiburg

Balancing one’s finances is one of the tougher parts of being a student. In my case though, there was no way to land here in Germany without getting a DAAD scholarship. For some, they simply brave it out into the world, and taking with them some of their savings to finance their studies.
But [...]

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Birthday and better foot forward

If you were to visit me now (until Saturday when I move to Bonn for two months) and stay with me in my dormitory, you will most likely be treated to a Sheraton-standard Filipino hospitality. I’m not saying Filipinos have the monopoly of warmth in the world. I’ve received the German, Spanish and French [...]

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Watch me dance

For those who find joy in others’ struggles and embarrassment, this is your chance, that is if you can pick me out on the stage among the sea of diverse faces on the Plaza of Diversity (Plaza der Vielfalt) of the UN Convention on Biodiversity in Bonn. This is THE performance for which we [...]

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