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Emmanuelle und Yvonne sitzen dicht nebeneinander, als sich ihr Zoomfenster öffnet. Ich hatte Emmanuelle über Instagram kontaktiert, um sie für ein Interview zu gewinnen. Auf ihrem Profil kann man einige Informationen sehen

"I've always been aware of my family's history, but I've noticed it more recently and when I heard about the theme of the interview, families with migration histories in Germany, I felt concerned.”

For most people, Greece is synonymous with holidays, island hopping or ancient history. I travelled to Athens by bus from Brasov (Romania) via Sofia and Thessaloniki...

"It started well, but went on badly," Cristina translates from her grandmother as we eat an afternoon snack in the kitchen of Elena's house.

"I have to go now but come for lunch on Tuesday and we will talk you more.” Finding a grandmother who lives in the city and enjoys the city rush life is not easy. In Lithuania, however, I was lucky!

„Ich dachte, sie würde älter werden“, sagt Gracinda zu ihrer Enkeltochter Anna, als ich ins Haus komme. Mitte Februar treffe ich Gracinda und Anna in Paredes da Vitória, Portugal im Dorf, in dem Gracinda lebte, bis sie in ein Altersheim umzug. Es ist ein altes Fischerdorf, das zwischen zwei Hügelflanken eingeklemmt ist und bis zum Meer reicht. Auf dem Weg von Nazaré aus ist die Landschaft mondähnlich…

5 minutes ago there were ten of us sitting at the dining table of the big farmhouse, with homemade cakes and coffee. Now there are only three of us (...)

Fransje and her grandmother arranged to meet me at a cultural hall in Beveren-Waas, a suburb of Antwerp, where Fransje is from and her grandmother still lives. The culture hall is hosting a coffee place (...)

At the age of 93, my grandmother is often annoyed that she has lost so many centimetres as she ages. She tries very hard to keep her back straight when walking, hoping to look taller. She still walks for 30 minutes to an hour a day with a confident stride...

Flamenco, Caliente and Paella... Welcome to Spain! I arrive at Salamanca's Plaza Major in mid-February 2022 and sit down in one of the many cafés before I start thinking about where I will spend the night. The square is amazing...