Kategorie: English
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X

The first time I speak to X is on the phone. He has my number from someone I told about the project. He calls to tell me that he would like to take part. We have a brief exchange, meet a few days later in a shopping centre in the Ruhr area. Our second meeting…
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Florian

Florian and I have known each other for a few years. We met at a square in Essen. At a square, where I always meet him, where he always is. When I tell him about the project and ask if he would like to join, he is thrilled. A few weeks later we meet there…
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Senai

I first met Senai a few years ago, but he can’t remember. Now I am sitting on the floor in his room. He is on my lap and leaning against me as I read to him from a book. His younger brother Hiyab is playing with a fire truck opposite of us. At one point…
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X

The first time I see X is at an event where she is invited as a speaker. After the presentations and an open discussion, we start talking to each other. I introduce the project to X and ask if she would like to participate. Slightly nostalgic, she looks at the analogue camera and we exchange…
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X

The first time I meet X, she is in a group of women; I sit down with them at a long table. The room we are sitting in is bright; the door is open, it is warm and besides fresh air, sounds of the city centre enter the room. Many of the women have brought…
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X

I get to know X through a neighbourhood group: Russian-speaking people over sixty meet once a week in a building which belongs to AWO. The first time I am there, the half-hour dance gymnastics is just beginning, led by a student from the Folkwang University who also speaks Russian. „Would you like to join in?“…