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Law School in Bolivia
In Bolivia, even irredentism is cute. Everything is explained in my article on Bolivia and the sea.
History Lessons in Bolivia
In a remote jungle school in Bolivia, I am surprised by what the children learn about Germany. Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Books, Germany, History, Travel, Video Blog
Tagged Buen Pastor, children, German history, Hitler, Nazis, Tipnis
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Kyiv – Day 5/21
“Please throw unwanted children in the trash,” this sign at Sovky Park says. Or so I thought, before reading the small print. Pictographs can be so misleading. There is just no substitute for real language. Links: More from Ukraine. It reminded … Continue reading
Where do Babies come from?
The other day, I overheard a conversation at the restaurant: Everyone on my Facebook is having a baby. That doesn’t mean we need to have one too. These baby photos receive a lot of likes, though. How many? 33, 25, … Continue reading
Random Thoughts (19)
But what will become of James Bond if we don’t tolerate sexual harassment anymore? Trying to cash in on crypto-currencies, I have now invested all my savings in Paypal. I always find it strange when people say “I am writing … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Economics, Israel, Language, Montenegro, Politics, Romania
Tagged children, christmas, James Bond, Jerusalem, Kenya, Nepal, smoking
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Random Thoughts (14)
If I am ever on a quiz show, my telephone joker will be the dude who wrote Wikipedia. Suki Kim has done impressive undercover reporting in North Korea, fooling both her employer, by pretending that she was a devout Christian, and of course the … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Books, China, Colombia, Economics, Language, Life, Mexico, North Korea, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Technology, Travel, UK
Tagged children, christianity, Health, journalism, Spanish, wikipedia
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The Disadvantage of the Home Office
Or should I say the disadvantage of having children, a family, or anyone else living at your house?
6% or 7% – but definitely too many
The film Spotlight cited a study by Richard Sipe, according to which at least 6% of all Catholic priests are pedophiles and actively practice their “passion”. This was confirmed by the research of the Boston Globe. In my film review, I posed the … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged Australia, Catholic church, child abuse, children, christianity, crime, criminal law, Statistics
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Christmas Child
Nepomuk was the main attraction of the party, as if he had been the reason for the gathering in the first place. All the ladies’ eyes were on him, while the men’s eyes flickered back and forth between their wives or girlfriends … Continue reading
The little Literature Lover
The museum in Narihualac was closed. All I could do was walk through the dusty streets of the small village, watch one of the many religious processions which take place in Peru every day, and visit some bars to soak … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Panama, Peru, Photography, Travel
Tagged Catacaos, children, Narihualac, Piura, writing
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