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.

Next trip: Moldova and Transnistria

Posted on 2015-07-03 by Andreas Moser

My birthday will be on 6 July. Strictly mathematically speaking, I will turn 40 then. Searching for a way to postpone this event or to prevent it altogether, an ingenious solution came to my mind, thanks to my legal education, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Law, Military, Moldova, Politics, Romania, Transnistria, Travel | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

UN: Eat more Insects to fight World Hunger

Posted on 2015-07-03 by Andreas Moser

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) writes that eating more insects could help fight world hunger. I am doing that already: UN, FAO and world hunger, you are welcome for my help!

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Terrible Street

Posted on 2015-07-02 by Andreas Moser

No matter how terrible you have been, you can still get a street named after you. At least in Brindisi, Italy.

Posted in Apulia, Italy, Language, Photography, Travel | Tagged | Leave a comment

The End of the Rainbow

Posted on 2015-06-30 by Andreas Moser

Finally I have discovered where the end of the rainbow is: off the coast of Sicily. (Photographed from the roof of my home in Rometta Marea on 16 October 2013.)

Posted in Italy, Photography, Sicily, Travel | Tagged | 6 Comments

My Encounters with Mexican Literature

Posted on 2015-06-28 by Andreas Moser

Carlos Fuentes, the Mexican writer, has the following quote attributed to him: Writing is a struggle against silence. Of his many books, I have only read Aura and I wish he had remained silent. Whenever I visit a country, I try to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Mexico, Travel | Tagged | 11 Comments

An Airport is Born

Posted on 2015-06-27 by Andreas Moser

Mexico City needs a new airport like it needs more people, but somebody managed to convince someone else that they needed to spend $9.15 billion (an amount which will of course double or treble, as with any other public procurement … Continue reading →

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Romania celebrates Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on 2015-06-27 by Andreas Moser

That was quick: On 26 June 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that states must allow same-sex couples to get married. Still on 26 June 2015, responding with their usual speed, efficiency and compassion, all Romanian municipalities and government agencies declared their … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Politics, Religion, Romania | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Mexican Nazis

Posted on 2015-06-27 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. During my upcoming travels in Latin America, I won’t need to worry about money. Whenever I will run out of funds, I can work at a college or university and teach German and European history. The demand … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Mexico, Politics | Tagged , | 25 Comments

When the US Supreme Court sounds like a cheesy romance novel

Posted on 2015-06-26 by Andreas Moser

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s final passage in the majority opinion for the US Supreme Court in Obergefell v Hodges, in which the Court mandated all 50 US states to allow same-sex marriage. A bit too cheesy for my taste, but I welcome … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Law, Human Rights, Law, Love, Politics, USA | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Watching “The Artist” made me a better writer

Posted on 2015-06-24 by Andreas Moser

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