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Song of the Week: Verschwende Deine Zeit by Gisbert zu Knyphausen!

„Verschwende deine Zeit du wirst schon sehen, wohin das führt dieser ganze Geiz ist sowieso nicht wirklich geil das Leben ist ein Kopfschmerz und es wird Zeit, dass du ihn spürst hab keine Angst, er ist sehr schnell wieder vorbei“ During the last days, the song Verschwende Deine Zeit (translation: „Waste Your Time“) by German

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Those Books I’ve Read: Ein Araber und ein Deutscher müssen reden // An Arab and a German have to speak by Hamed Abdel-Samad and Hans Rath!

Pic by Franzi. Ein Araber und ein Deutscher müssen reden is the current book we are reading in my literature club. The last book we were reading was about Muslims in Germany. This was extremely intresting but also not always easy to follow. That’s why we decided to read more about the topic Arabs/Muslims/Christians/Germany. Ein

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A German Classic: Eggs in Mustard Sauce with Mashed Potatoes!

Pic by Franzi. An easy German classic dish: Mashed potatoes plus hard-boiled eggs plus mustard sauce! Recipe: Serves 1-2. Ingredients: 2 hard-boiled eggs (peeled), app. 1kg potatoes (peeled), app. 250 ml milk, app. 500 ml vegetable stock, 2 TblSps butter, 2 TblSps flour, mustard, salt pepper. Preparation: Mashed Potatoes: Cook the potatoes for app. 25

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A Song For Tuesday: Neonlicht by Enno Bunger!

German pop and a melancholic video featuring Hamburg: Those are the ingredients of today’s song: Neonlicht by Enno Bunger! For an easy start into a relaxed Tuesday morning. Have fun listening! Like always: All credits appear after clicking the links. If you are interested in putting ads on My so-called Luck feel free to email me for details.

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The Books I’ve Read: „Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war“ by Joachim Meyerhoff!

Pic by Franzi. Joachim Meyerhoff’s book Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war was the first book I’ve read with my NEW book club in Hamburg. Since my old book club back in Osnabrück read only nonfiction, it was an experiment to start with a novel. It’s the story of Joachim Meyerhoff’s

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