Descriptions

  • Fancy a cuppa?

    Carolina from Wissembourg leads us into her world of tea. Drinking tea has become a habit for me. It is like talking, breathing, it is part of my routine. I think it is nice to hold something warm in your hands, especially during these cold northern European winter days and it smells just nice. Tea…

  • When will be the end well?

    Saif, in Pakistan, recounts an experience and asks some questions. One day, in mid-December, Abdul Rehman’s friend, Habeeb, was talking about assets and earning money. He showed him a video of his brother-in-law’s luxurious house. It was as well-furnished and beautified as one can imagine. Abdul Rehman thought it was an ideal house, similar to…

  • Giving Instructions

    Julia, from Mannheim, Germany, describes her rather unusual job. I write manuals, instruction manuals, explaining to operators how to use a machine or any other equipment. Currently, I am writing about a conveyor belt vehicle. You will have seen them. This is a vehicle which is used to load or unload suitcases and luggage from…

  • Strangers in the Night

    Julia, from Mannheim in Germany, took a train and learned a lesson. I think that every person who travels the world has at some point found himself in an unfamiliar, perhaps even threatening situation. For me, this situation arose two years ago in a sleeping car compartment in Kazakhstan. We were racing from Astana through…

  • Why people farm.

    Finding your own definition of success means being true to who you are. “I farm because I feel called to. I love the challenge, it’s where my heart is, and I love working with my family. Farming gives my life purpose. When I fulfil that purpose, I feel like I am my truest self and,…