Author Archives: Andreas Moser

About Andreas Moser

I am a lawyer in Germany, with a focus on international family law, migration and citizenship law, as well as constitutional law. My other interests include long walks, train rides, hitchhiking, history, and writing stories.

The worst year for human health

Posted on 2016-10-21 by Andreas Moser

1492 must have been the worst year for human health. Latin Americans got deadly diseases, alcohol and bacon. Europeans got diarrhea, chocolate and tobacco.

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A Humidor for the Poor

Posted on 2016-10-20 by Andreas Moser

Among us connoisseurs: a fridge is just as good. I learnt this from the store in Cochabamba where I regularly bought cheap (probably because they weren’t quite authentic) Cohibas. They stored the box with cigars on top of the beer … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (2)

Posted on 2016-10-19 by Andreas Moser

I am still getting up every day before 6 am. But because of that, I need a pizza or a steak at 10 am at the latest and by noon I am already smoking cigars. Dear Donald Trump, “she’s not … Continue reading →

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When politics was still civil

Posted on 2016-10-19 by Andreas Moser

The letter left by George Bush Sr. for his successor Bill Clinton:

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Easily Confused (61) Learning Spanish

Posted on 2016-10-18 by Andreas Moser

How I thought I would learn Spanish: How my friends think I learn Spanish: How I really learn Spanish:

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Random Thoughts (1)

Posted on 2016-10-17 by Andreas Moser

Every day, my head, my notebooks and pieces of paper all over my apartment rapidly fill up with ideas about articles, comments on current affairs and links to other interesting stuff which I want to turn into stories. Some time. But … Continue reading →

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Video: Writing by the Sea

Posted on 2016-10-16 by Andreas Moser

Working on the south coast of Easter Island, ignoring the tsunami warnings:

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Mourning in Thailand

Posted on 2016-10-15 by Andreas Moser

I always find it strange when a country needs to order a “period of mourning”. Isn’t mourning a personal decision, or even a reflex? What if you just cannot be heart-broken about the death of King Bhumibol of Thailand because … Continue reading →

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Zodiac Sign

Posted on 2016-10-15 by Andreas Moser

When I am sometimes tired of meeting people, it is because I feel being interviewed by many of them. If you and me ever meet, please tell me stories about yourself instead of going through my CV as if I … Continue reading →

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I found Donald Trump’s barber

Posted on 2016-10-15 by Andreas Moser

Photographed in Arica, Chile.

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