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Veg News June 2006
"Good luck finding veggies in the land of wurst," one of my friends scoffed before I moved to Germany.
"It's going to be tough," my German vegan husband agreed. "They even cook French fries in lard."
"How bad could it be?" I thought. Many famous vegetarians - including Wagner, the 19th century composer, and Dr. Albert Schweitzer - had once called Germany home. I felt certain my vegan lifestyle would be nicely accommodated in my adopted homeland. In a country with 52 Green members of parliament and some of the strictest recycling laws on the planet, how could my diet not be catered to?
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Veg News May/June 2007
In Istanbul, the day begins before sunrise, when the minarets from the nearby Blue Mosque broadcast the Adhan, a pre-dawn call to prayer. The ululations in Arabic make the verse indechiperable to my husband's and my untrained ears, but its melody rouses us from our sleep with smiles...
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German Life April/May 2007
A few blocks from my home in Cologne, at the corner of a dead-end street, sits an apartment block designed for the future. From the outside, the long five-story building does not appear much different from the others in this quiet, residential neighborhood. The facade is painted pink and steel-railed balconies adorn the individual apartments. Its residents are young families and elderly pensioners alike.
However, with funding from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, a recent renovation to the structure made these apartments models for green living. From the street, passersby cannot see the solar collectors on the roof that provide hot water to the residents, nor will they notice the solar panels that help offset the residents' power demands. Likewise, they cannot see the plants growing on the roof to absorb the sun's rays and help reduce summertime cooling costs. ...
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