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ICC Weekend edition #1 in Antwerp, Belgium
And thus, another great event organized by ICC Belgium has come to an end... but hang on, that doesn't mean I have already finished writing how it actually went: Organizing my stay wasn't too difficult, as ICC Belgium took care of the accomodation and further organization of the entire ICC weekend, so the only thing … Continue reading ICC Weekend edition #1 in Antwerp, Belgium
Episode 2 – a short talk after our workshop on the ICC weekend #1
This episode features the voices of my fellow co-tutors Silke and Eddy, as well as Alice, a participant from the UK whom I interviewed after our last workshop session and she gladly shared her opinions about the workshop. Silke and Eddy joined into our talk when we started to share our personal thoughts and possible … Continue reading Episode 2 – a short talk after our workshop on the ICC weekend #1
I need your help
Hey folks! As I am planning to publish my podcast on iTunes and Google Play, I need a cover image for the podcast so it is been actually accepted by Apple and Google. A cover image could be just about anything; and as I appreciate the feedback and suppport, I am inviting you to send … Continue reading I need your help
A trip to London from September 29th until October 2nd
It was not only my first time in the UK and in London, it mainly was my first time after 6 years meeting Erik again, a former volunteer in our group during my first year in Marburg, who now lives and works in London with his girlfriend Anne. I stayed with them for one night … Continue reading A trip to London from September 29th until October 2nd
Podcast Introduction
podcast_introductionA short introduction to the podcast I have recently added to the blog to provide you with some audio content more regularily.
A weekend trip to Amsterdam
It was a spontaneous decision to go to Amsterdam, but it was a nice opportunity to meet Adrian, Sarah and Marie once again, so here I went... Since the hostel was already booked by Adrian, the only things I mainly had to care about were finding the cheapest way to get to Amsterdam and back … Continue reading A weekend trip to Amsterdam
ICC2018 in Zadar, Croatia
This year, ICC took place in Zadar, Croatia and I was proud to be part of it once again, especially because I got the opportunity to co-tutor the workshop "Traveling Abroad"! The entire German delegation was booked on a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt. Therefore, I took an ICE train from Hamburg to Frankfurt airport on … Continue reading ICC2018 in Zadar, Croatia
What else happened on our Scandinavia trip?
Finally, some more news concerning the hyggelig time we had in Copenhagen and Stockholm! There are a few reasons why it took me so long to come up with some more stories and especially why we ended up with only one audio log entry: First off, concerning the audio log, I want to be honest: … Continue reading What else happened on our Scandinavia trip?
ICC weekend coming up in Antwerp, Belgium!
You can now subscribe to the ICC weekend in Antwerp organized by ICC Belgium, taking place from November 2nd until November 4th. Whether you're a participant, a parent/professional or if you'd like to help out as a volunteer, feel free to sign up! To add a little teaser: the workshop "Traveling Abroad" will take place … Continue reading ICC weekend coming up in Antwerp, Belgium!
A train tour through Skansen
The wifi in Stockholm apparently caused trouble uploading the video, so here we go again; hope it works now...We decided it was time to hopp on a small train for a short ride through Skansen and although there's nothing much to hear, you can apparently see a lot; sighted people I showed the video to … Continue reading A train tour through Skansen
Audio log #1
We arrived in Copenhagen yesterday and are now finally able to share some stories with you about what we did the first one and a half days. Happy listening! log1
Introduction to Scandinavia trip 2018
We are planning a trip via Copenhagen to Stockholm from July 14th until July 20th, 2018. To get a feeling on what you can expect, be sure to check out this little audio file below for more details. introduction to Scandinavia trip 2018
Site improvements June 13th, 2018
Hey folks! I did some improvements to my website... You can now sign up with your email-address in order to keep track of what's going on here in the future. Secondly, I added a like-button for my Facebook page linked to this blog. Furthermore, for everybody's convenience, it is now possible to browse the blog … Continue reading Site improvements June 13th, 2018
Meeting Marcus and Nikola in Marburg
Nikola (A friend of mine I got to know on ICC) from Serbia and Marcus from Switzerland (See the article about my first Couchsurfing experiences below) both visited me in Marburg on the weekend from May 4th until May 6th. Nikola actually wanted to arrive in the early evening on May 4th, but due to … Continue reading Meeting Marcus and Nikola in Marburg
Visiting the Sightcity 2018
On Wednesday, me and a couple of colleagues and tutors from work traveled to Frankfurt to visit the Sightcity, the biggest international exhibition for blind- and visually impaired-specific products in Germany, and there were a few highlights I'd like to talk about... I visited the Sightcity the first - and last - time together with … Continue reading Visiting the Sightcity 2018
ICC Day 2018 and our first self-organized workshop!
The ICC Day organized by ICC Belgium took place on Saturday, March 31st, 2018 but this time, I didn't plan to attend this ICC day as a normal participant; instead, I offered them to help organizing a workshop on traveling abroad, which was gladly accepted! As Silke also came up with a similar idea, we … Continue reading ICC Day 2018 and our first self-organized workshop!
A trip to Switzerland and my first Couchsurfing experiences
I already heard a lot about Couchsurfing and I must admit that the idea of staying with foreign people at their places sounded suspicious to me. But at some point, I decided to try it out anyway. In fact, some of my friends already tried it before and told me a lot of positive things … Continue reading A trip to Switzerland and my first Couchsurfing experiences
Celebrating newyear’s eve in Belgium
Nope! This time, it's not one of those traditional ICC Newyear's parties. I was invited to join a private meet-up organized by Silke and Julien in Roeselare, Belgium together with some friends from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the UK. I met up with Philipp and Yannik (from Germany) in Cologne on board the … Continue reading Celebrating newyear’s eve in Belgium
Meeting Libby and Bernie in Utrecht
Libby and Bernie - two volunteers on ICC 2015 from the US I stayed in touch with - told me about their travel plans in 2017 and we eventually decided to plan a reunion in Utrecht, the Netherlands! As if I haven't seen this city for ages... 🙂 In Marburg, the train station staff printed … Continue reading Meeting Libby and Bernie in Utrecht
Welcome back to Marburg, long time no see!
September 3rd, and time to come back to good old Marburg! During the extended holidays, I was - on the one hand - quite happy to stay away from marburg for a longer time; but on the other hand, I especially missed my former group, the educators and my group mates. Long story short: after … Continue reading Welcome back to Marburg, long time no see!
