
The ghost in the living room
It’s spring in 1976, summer is being born and children are playing in our apartment. Our neighbors are visiting, our moms are talking and a

The Cherry tree
It is the spring of 1980, in the town of Walldorf, which if near Heidelberg where my family lived for a time. It was a

Our dangerous ski trip in the Alps
I learned to ski on the Alpine slopes when I was a child. In my home country far away, the ski area was small and

The outdoor swimming pool
It is the summer of 1981 in the very small town of Kleingemund, which is opposite the town of Neckargemund on the other side of

The bully
I’m a seven-year-old foreign boy, just arrived in Switzerland and don’t know the language. The decision to go to Zurich was made with a very

The steps to the castle
I travel back in my memories to the spring of 1980 in Heidelberg, where my sister Hekla and I are walking with our parents through

Sibling Bonds: Joyful Sledding Days in the Snow
Its 1976 in Iceland, and two small children walk together in the snow with their sleds, down the path along their house and towards the

The Importance of Family Reconciliation
There is nothing more important to me than my family and the harmony of all its members. I have experienced when quarrels, misunderstandings or hurt

Travelling Back to 1979: Halloween Memories
I am travelling through my memories back to 1979, in the apartment building at Lerchenreinstrase 19, where my family and I lived in the

A Terrifying Night at the Movies: My 1987 Encounter
Many years ago, when I was a 15-year-old teenager, I went to the movies with my close cousin and his friends from the countryside. It

Battle of the children in Walddorf 1980
I was 7 years old and had just moved to the village of “Walddorf” just outside Heidelberg in West Germany. My sister Hekla and I

New Year’s Eve 1975
A long time ago in 1975, I was a little 3-year-old boy. At the turn of the year 1975/1976, I went out with my dad