Guillermo Ansotegui From Madrid 5 years in Hamburg Photographer gacframe.com We always see you on your pink bike. Is it your true love? Could you imagine living without it? A bike should not be the true love of your life, but being honest, I have to say that it is the apple of my eye….
Wannabe watchmaker
Gratian Permien From Hamburg Watchmaker Hi Gratian! Tell us, why do you love watches so much? A hard one right at the beginning… I guess it’s because of the metaphysics of time measurement. For me, a fascination for the time and the instruments needed to measure its passing automatically lead to asking the important questions:…
Multimedia Storytelling
This is a test post for the Mundus storytelling course.
Nomadic artist
Johannes “Jonig” Hönig From Jena 2 years in Hamburg You look like a wild guy! What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve done? A couple years back, I wanted to take pictures of the sunrise from a volcano on Java. Equipped with a tent, I passed a sign telling me to stop, and that continuing…
Stand-up comedy and pizza: a perfect combination
Khalid Hussein From Tanzania 2 years in Hamburg Stand-up comedian Captain Khalid, you look like the life of the party! What got you into stand-up comedy? “Life of the party” haha, I’ll take that as a compliment, I started off comedy 5 years ago back in Malaysia and the main goal was to make…
Seeing life as a journey
Zahra Lindenblatt From Stade 7 years in Hamburg Yoga teacher Hi Zahra! How did you discover yoga? I discovered yoga as a teenager but stopped following that path for a while. My uncle was practicing all kinds of different asanas and I thought he was a freak. My father is Yogi by birth, he is…
English-Language Funnies in Hamburg
Trevor Ferdy From London, U.K. 1 year in Hamburg Comedian/Music and theatre teacher You started a comedy show in Hamburg! Awesome. Where is it? Our comedy show, “The Hamburger’s Big Night Out” is on the first Thursday of each month at Bar Mathilde in Ottensen at 8pm. Hosted by myself, the first half…
In between worlds
Antje Tiedemann From Mexico City 2,5 years in Hamburg In what way are you in between worlds? I grew up in Mexico City to two German parents. I grew up not only bilingual but bicultural. I have always shared things with the German culture but also with the Mexican. I feel at home in both…
Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire
Sophie Daum From Frankfurt 1 year in Hamburg Fashion photographer As a photographer, what makes Hamburg interesting to you? How do you try to capture it with your camera? The sea is like a huge magnet to me, so I always wanted to live close to it. A city with a harbour seems to…
We need more Wonderwomen in this world!
Daniela Batista dos Santos From Ingersheim, Germany 7 years in Hamburg Founder of the Circle of Wonderwomen What exactly is The Circle of Wonderwomen? It sounds powerful! It’s place where women can get together to show their true selves, and have the opportunity to find out how they can explore their potential and bring it…
