The best of both worlds 08/11/2009

The Aboriginal didgeridoo player Gumaroy is a fixed part of Sydney’s cityscape. Who is that man whose music entertains tourists at Circular Quay six days a week? A profile.

Everyone who has ever taken a ferry to Manly, made his way down to the Opera House or just had a walk around Circular Quay, has heard it: The cadenced sound of a didgeridoo, accompanied by modern electronic beats. It comes out of a pair of speakers between ferry wharfs two and three, where the artists of the Aboriginal ‘Koomurri’ group are performing day after day.

Abgestaubt – dust storm in Sydney 23/09/2009

This morning, I woke up at about 9 am after a really fitful night. The wind had constantly blown around my roof, making much more noise than my animal cohabitants usually do. Stepping out of my room to get some coffee in the kitchen, I saw the most bizarre sky ever.

(Some pictures from the internet:)

German Climate Politics – All that glitters is not gold 20/09/2009

My article has just been published on openforum.com.au – help me to promote it!! Feel free to comment! What do you think about this issue?

Tracking The Blue Mountain’s Aquatic Marvels 14/09/2009

A travel story for my ‘Narrative Journalism’ class at Sydney University

A melody emerges in my mind as the green-seated two-storey train slowly works its way round to Katoomba, halting on every single one of the nearly deserted stations and thus rocking the passengers to the landscape’s decelerated rhythm.

“From the blue mountains we are,” I hum, naturally thinking of the school kid’s modified version of the kitschy German folk song: “Our teacher is as stupid as we are…” Outside the window, the sky is actually much bluer than anything else, and my Bavarian companion can’t deny himself the remark: “Mountains? These are only hills.”