Jul 12 2010
This week the July issue of the A-Journal, the student magazine I write for, was published. This issue is all about Summer in the City – where are the best chillout zones in Frankfurt, which books simply have to be on your summer reading list and much more.
My article this issue is all about the most refreshing summer drink: cocktails. But not just any cocktails. Cocktails, which have recieved their fame through movies.
Jan 13 2010
This week the first A-Journal of the year 2010 was published. The 36th issue is all about the Third Space. “Third Space” is a term from the Culture Studies and describes the situation of a person, who was raised with two different cultures and thus is neither one of them completely. Someone, who lives in between two worlds.
Since I myself am one of those people (German-American heritage), I wrote an exclusive report on my experiences. If you want to know what goes on in my head and heart, continue reading.
Oct 27 2009
For our next issue of the A-Journal we were all thinking about who we would nominate for a Nobel prize. Categories were able to be fictive, so after giving the subject some thought, I decided to invent a new category: “Networking”. My nomination would go to Mark Zuckerberg.
Most of us go there every day and it is the place to be when it comes to networking. You can find nearly everyone and everything there. Mark Zuckerberg turned his idea of connecting his fellow students from Harvard into a worldwide phenomenon – Facebook. Because of him, it is now easy to stay connected to acquaintances, friends and family all over the globe with only a few clicks.
And there are also many many gimmicks and fun stuff you can find there to get your mind off things. Or simply waste time instead of doing stuff you should actually be doing ;)
Oct 10 2009
Bang on time for the new semester on monday, the new issue of the A Journal will be published. This issue is all about maybe the greatest city on the world – New York City! Since I was there last summer, I was able to write a two page (yes, two pages!!!!) report. The focus I set in my article are the two faces of New York City – the tourist and the native.
Welcome to New York City!
The plane ride to New York City itself is an adventure. Many have not flown that long to any country before and the sight of New York City from the sky shortly before landing amazes most people. When standing on the street, there is nothing to do but to look up in awe how far a regular office building rises up. Tourists want to see all the typical sightseeing spots: the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Ground Zero, Tiffany’s, Fifth Avenue, the MoMa, and Central Park. And all this in less than a week. Which is actually possible, since the city never sleeps.
But beyond the high skyscrapers, a tourist experiences a totally different definition of “masses of people” and noise. Continue reading “New York, New York!”
Jul 08 2009
This week the July issue of the A Journal was published with the main focus on career possibilities. For me and certainly also for others Jack Johnson has had an amazing and also fairly successful music career. That is why I volunteered to write the culture article in this issue and suggested some music for those hot summer days coming up. In 2006 I had the opportunity to see Jack Johnson live in concert and it was amazing. So I can just call out to all of you to buy his new live record coming up in October. Enough said – here’s my article:
Sunshine, beach, palm trees, one or two drinks, the soft sound of an ocean and maybe a hammock – the ultimate relaxation place. Unfortunately, only a few people have the chance to experience Times Like These. And the others? Well, they try everything to get as close as possible to the scenery: Laying on the grass, a few sunbeams touching your skin, warming you hardly noticeable. A tickling light summer breeze and simply Wasting Time. And what better music can there be to emphasize this than the music of Jack Johnson.
Jun 07 2009
A few weeks ago I stumbled over a University magazine, which is written by other English and American Studies students. Giving it a closer look, I saw that they were looking for more writers. Right at the first meeting I attended, I was asked to write an article for the next magazine. The “A-Journal” is a monthly magazine; the articles can be written in German or in English.
For my first article I visited the “Alumni Series” at my university. About every six weeks a former student comes to the university for a few hours and reports what he has done ever since graduation. This time it was Gesine Dammel, an editor from a big publishing house in Germany. But read for yourself.
“What’s next?”, is what many students probably think after finishing University. After studying English, Slavic and German Studies at Goethe University, Gesine Dammel applied on the off chance to many different publishing houses. She was given a job at Suhrkamp; not as an editor, but as – attention cliché – a secretary. After three instructive years, she was finally able to live her dream – she became an editor herself. And she has been for 23 years now, as she told students in the fifth Alumni berichten lecture.
