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Who are the illiterate of the 21st century?

Thursday, February 14th, 2019

The illiterate of the 21stcentury will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.

— Alvin Toffler

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. www.walled-in-berlin.com

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page. Feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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What Difference can 50 Years and 10 Presidencies Make?

Thursday, December 7th, 2017

Here’s just one difference 50 years and 10 presidencies can make. Quotations to be pondered:

 

“We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.”

–John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

 

John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. www.walled-in-berlin.com

John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

“Make America great again.”

–Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States

 

Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States. www.walled-in-berlin.com

Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic and current events, people, places and food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

 

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If not us, then who? If not now, then when?

Thursday, November 30th, 2017

If not us, then who? If not now, then when?

History is being written right now. The story it tells is up to you.

–John E. Lewis

If not you then who? If not now then when? www.walled-in-berlin.com

If not us then who? If not now then when? www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic and current events, people, places and food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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How to motivate an individual

Thursday, August 24th, 2017

If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

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Be Yourself!

Monday, December 23rd, 2013

 

“Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself & the right people will love the real you.”

— Unknown

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

 

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