So, after having experienced the first snow-fall in Kiel, I guess I can say I am really resident here now. I still like it (well, when it is not snowing). I may have said this before, also it's not that big of a surprise but to me it makes it very clear once again that country borders are just lines on the map which shouldn't be attributed too much meaning: Northern Germany is much similar to the Netherlands than it is to Austria or southern Germany. Now, the def...

Hi everyone, So, I am still in Kiel. Or rather: again. I left after being there for only a month, so when I returned after a week in Amsterdam I was surprised and happy that I really felt like coming home to Kiel again. Just like in so many ways Kiel and the house I live in, make me feel at home at all times. I don't even think of other homes I've had before, but that is also because I hardly have the time. But then, I visited one of my former homes and I had m...

So, hm, it's quite hard to write something in these times, because so many people are writing so many things. And lots is happening here but not that much either. Anyways, let's start with the straight-forward good things, as they are easy to tell: I live in Kiel now, or rather at the outskirts of the city. It is amazing, I must admit, it feels like I am living in a little village, and I do in a way. The little village also happens to be home to my football club...

So, after a rather busy last few weeks I have a longish train ride and time to write again. I did enjoy the last few weeks but they weren't all that easy. I spent 10 days in Radolfzell where I had a luxury suite (well, luxury according to my standards) for myself for free while I was helping in the catching of blackbirds which were used for a scientific study - some were caught and released with a little radio tag on them and some were caught to be kept in the in...

I left the horse farm now and am in Germany with the bird ringing project. I haven't really started yet so will write about this later. But the horse farm is definitely worth a blog entry: It's amazing how life can be so beautiful and so easy at times. I stayed at the farm for three weeks and I slept in the hay above the horse stables, with a mother cat and her two kittens to keep me company and the sounds of the horses as a lullaby. Of course at around 4 am bir...