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World Environment Day 2016: Living with Foxes
The first week of June this year marked the celebration of the World Environment Day (WED) 2016 in Germany. Globally, the WED is celebrated on […]
Why the sun wakes up early in Germany
While growing up as a Muslim in Nigeria, we were told whenever we want to pray, we should face the direction the sun rises from. […]
Pantomiming, Google Translator and the rest; your tools for communicating in a foreign land
“Smiling and kindness are universal languages.” There is the physically disabled or physically challenged or people with disabilities or people with special needs. Yeah yeah. […]
How I paid €14 to look at buildings in Berlin
“Ich bin ein Berliner.” John F. Kennedy, 1963. There is this story of a guy warned not to go the city because of fear he might […]
Echoing the green voices from the movie industry
Climate change education has gone Hollywood. The American movie industry has taken bold steps in addressing the effects of climate change through a subgenre called […]
To start paying less for electricity, do this.
In a true story that happened in Nigeria, a house owner installed a prepaid power meter which informs him the amount of electricity units he consumes instantly […]
What is Ides of March?
15th March is known as the Ides of March in the Roman calendar, and of course my birthday. It is the 75th day of the […]
How Green is the City of Abuja?
“If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places.” […]
A single first step in getting (more) creative in your life.
“If you accustom yourself to creativity in small things, creativity on a large scale will follow.” Sheikh Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai How do you become […]