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birtesblog.de
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During the summer I will write "A Static View", my experiences as being a living statue in Victoria, BC. I'll have loads of time to observe and watch tourists.My blog is not only an English blog; parts of it are written in English, parts in German. Right now most is German but that'll change soon. The reason for this: I'm living somewhere between Canada and Germany.
Recent Posts
along hadrian’s wall
Today I went hiking along Hadrian’s Wall - and it was such an amazing day! Telling about it doesn’t sound like it though: sitting in the rain at about 5 degrees, wind in our faces, sheltering our legs with our rucksacks while eating our ...
a modest proposal: contraception for climate change
Today the Guardian reported on an interesting idea on how to prevent climate change: The scheme - set up by an organisation backed by Sir David Attenborough, the former diplomat Sir Crispin Tickell and green figureheads such as Jonathon Porritt and J...
for those who know what I’m thinking
only the other day the Guardian had this headline: Late cancer diagnosis kills 10,000 a year according to government tsar Patients and doctors to blame for UK’s ‘unacceptable’ record Up to 10,000 people die needlessly of cancer ...
globalization: Verfall der Joghurtpreise
Meistens ist Essen hier deutlich teurer als in Deutschland. Darum habe ich mich gefreut, als ich diesen Joghurt bei Tesco entdeckt habe: Gut, das ist jetzt nicht so spannend, aber 150 Gramm kosten gerade mal 9 Pence! Das sind pro 300 Gramm 18 Pence o...
insight of the day: rain in england
I think the reason why it rains so much in England is that this way all the vomit on the streets magically appearing during weekends is washed away quickly....
formal at castle
Yesterday I was invited to Formal Dinner at University College at the Castle. And it was amazing! Even I, the ever cynic, ironic and jaded me, was really impressed! It is quite something to be in this castle that’s part of UNESCO’s world ...
