it was a stressy day yesterday and i fell asleep watching television with astrid. in a way i feel exhausted, but it’s a good way of feeling exhausted. went back to university classes after coming back from north korea and i have to keep pinching myself to actually pay attention. in some ways i get [...]
first day at work after returning from pyongyang. i’ve been asked hundreds of questions, everybody was so crious about the trip, the people, the surroundings just everything. now back at my desk, i still can’t believe i went there and saw what i saw. after all i am happy to be here, where i belong. [...]
we made it out of north korea fine. the impression i got there are still fresh, so i try to jot down everything that comes to my mind right now. first of all: control is total, foreigners are monitored 24/7 or somewhat close to that. being a journalist i got the impression that we got [...]
more or less live from pyongyang, north korea
it’s my last day today and overally i can say that it has been a huge experience, personally and professionally. and yes i have to add that given the circumstances the organizing comittee has tried almost everything, a fact that i keep in mind when i complain about [...]
live from pyongyang, north korea
we had the usual course of the day today, wake up, have breakfast and then tour around with our two guides and translators who are constantly around us. some things just are so different, and taking into account i am on the other side of my world this shouldn’t surprise me. [...]
a blog-post from north korea, probably one of the first in the world :-) i am fine and this is, by every which mean an extraordinary country. i will try to continue my blog from pyongyang – but i can assure you that the peopler here are doing everything to make my stay a memorable [...]
just a brief note from our stop-over in peking, china, enroute to pyongyang, dprk: everybody is set and ready & looking forward to take the 1-1,5 hour trip from peking to oyongyang tomorrow. the city itself lay under a thick clog of smog today as we went down to experience the center a bit more. [...]
it’s been such an exciting past week with me preparing my departure to the DPRK (or north korea as we call it). i’ve been reading as much as i could about the country and still it feel surreal that i am actually heading off to a place very few people will ever have the chance [...]
some days are better than others. and some are worse than others. but then again i decided to do what i did, i took the freedom to decide upon my own well-being, in some way my own career. as in the past taking this decision was neither easy nor am i 100 percent sure it [...]
i moved back into my flat, the place where i feel safe and sound. the place i made my home.
Das Dorf hat einen fremden Klang
Der Kontinent am äussersten Rand
Der Grosse lacht genau wie er
Ihre Sicht hat sich verkehrt
Aber auch den Jüngsten geht es gut
Sie fragen ihr Löcher in den Bauch
Warum gaben sie ihm das Mittel [...]