One of my favorite things about Oktoberfest is all the pageantry surrounding it. On the starting day the festival begins with the Einzug der Wiesnwirte, it sort of means parade of the Octoberfest farmers, but that’s not what it is. It’s all of the…
Read More//player.vimeo.com/video/85918365 Amma Appa Trailer from Franziska Schönenberger on Vimeo. We went whole hog during the Dok Fest this year and saw as many as we could. Only a few made a lasting impression: Land ins Sicht about Asylum seekers in Germany, Neuland which followed students in a Swiss cultural integration course, La Brass Banda a…
Read MoreA few weeks ago I took a good girlfriend out to celebrate her birthday. I asked what kind of food she wanted (Asian) and then she told me to pick a place. I have a list of places I want to try, but most of them are kind of imbiss-y. I also didn’t want to…
Read MoreLast week I went on kind of a rant, so I thought I’d share some pretty pictures with you today. I got a new camera. It’s one of those jobs that you can click on to your iphone and control with an app. I’m not much of a natural photographer, but I’m pretty pleased with…
Read MoreLately I’ve been getting a lot of email from PR agencies asking me to promote products, services or events on this blog. Wahlmüncherin is a hobby, a labor of love; an idea I put into action a few years ago when I made a promise to myself to organize my life more around creative pursuits…
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