Reading
Short texts in German to read at your own speed. The harder words are marked in the text: hover over one, or tap it on a phone, and its meaning appears.
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Ein Herbstabend am Daisen
The photos to episode #74: a Sunday drive to the volcano Daisen in Tottori, a stone path to a mountain shrine, sunset over the Sea of Japan and a free hot-spring foot bath.
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Ein deutsches Frühstück
Bread rolls, boiled eggs and grandmother's jam: what breakfast looks like when Ben visits his parents in Germany.
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Über zwei Brücken zum Awa Odori
A summer drive from Kobe over the Akashi Kaikyō and Ōnaruto bridges to Tokushima, and a night at the Awa Odori dance festival.
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Der Herbst in Berlin
A few memories of what autumn in Berlin actually feels like, from someone who grew up there and now watches it from far away.
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Einkaufen im Secondhandladen
Secondhand shopping in Germany and Japan, and how you decide what flaws you can live with.