Author: #kontrasculture
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The key to context
Heaven only knows how they survived when everything else perished that night – they made it, and having made it in the most adverse circumstances made them só much more special. Unique. They had something the others didn’t have.
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World Earth Day 2022 – where to start?
This year I made a point of not being caught by surprise! Every year on World Earth Day I continue with my dailies – which I love, you see, I am lucky to have a quite unpredictable schedule which keeps every day seemingly unique. Despite this, some things remain consistent every day though, no matter…
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Blushing Cherry Tree,
How much beauty can there be?! Snow, ice and a chilly breeze was our forté last week…sometimes it seems like Winter never (bloody) ends in Germany. Added to the chill eating your ankles and your ears was the fact that our magnificent Magnolia had to bid her glorious blossoms farewell…they were truly beautiful…the ones who…
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Neuffen – a harmony of legends where modern life pauses for a few moments.
Of all the places I could call home in Germany, Neuffen was perhaps the most perfect for the first three years of my adventure in this remarkable country. Immigrating to a “rural” village in Germany became my reality about 3 years ago. I initially found the idea of living in a small, peaceful, picturesque town…
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“All Swabian kids love Pretzels”
A routine Friday morning visit to the local bakery for a cappuccino (“zum mitnehmen” – a takeaway), with my 7month old baby tucked away in his carrier pouch like a real Kangaroo Joey became a small tradition. My son is my coffee date, oh flip, and what a handsome and patient date he is. We…
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Earth Day – completely underrated
Why do we only know that its Earth Day when its Earth Day?!? This is the day where we need to pause and realize exactly what we take without being appreciative or giving back. This is when we should be inspired to make a change. Two days ago Table Mountain suffered a great loss due…
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Germany – It might not be home, but it sure is a great adventure!
“We laugh loudly, we tell stories, we make jokes, we are occasionally late (and its OK), we greet strangers, eat colourful – well seasoned food, we drink intense wine and we dance with soul” twee Swanepoele South Africans differ from Germans in multiple, glorious and fascinating ways…this is the general perception considering German precision, German…
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Not your average fruitcake
My first encounter with Stollen was on Christmas Day 2019. It didn’t really impress me at first…it looked rather dry and the color, somewhere between white and brown which I found rather bleak for something to be displayed on a Christmas table. Thank Stollen-goodness for the colorful candied fruit pieces which decorated the seemingly dry,…
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