The nearly 25-year-old Uber driver in Lisbon told me that his granddad had left Sicily years ago to move to Brazil. He returned after two years of living in Brazil to pick up his childhood sweetheart. That is the Uber driver’s grandmother. He grew up in Brazil just like his parents. He understands Italian but doesn’t speak it very well. He left Brazil a year ago after he received an Italian passport and has been living in Lisbon ever since.
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Moische Schagalow – the Russian Jew from Vitebsk
I have enough of this winter. It’s just endless long. I have the impression that from November on until now, end of March, there was a continuous snow cover in our garden, with only few interruptions. Outside it is freezing cold, dark and grey, without the sun much coming out. Today’s Sunday morning presents itself grey and dull and according to the weather forecast it will not be much better during the day. I need at least some food for my soul.Read More »
Michaela Merz 