Twibber Story

Yesterday I went to a big supermarket I hadn't been to in a while. I wanted to buy some parsley, but couldn't find it, where I had remembered it being before. I asked one of the attendants, but her answer puzzled me: "It's over there, next…

As a single mother of two small kids, I went to the main station in Munich in the summer of 2015 when many refugees from Syria arrived. My five-year-old son asked me: „We can’t really help them, right?“

It was my last trip before lockdown: my cousin Chrissy and I went on a California road trip. Just two girls and a big car (that we named Butch)!

My wife and I own in the third generation the hotel-restaurant Leinsweiler Hof in the german state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Due to coronavirus the restaurant currently has to remain closed. That’s why we came up with an idea to beat the lockdown rules:

I’m a singer and have guessed for a while that singing can have a positive effect on people with dementia. My mother suffers from this disease. When I sing with her, apparently it not only improves her mood but also her cognitive abilities. After singing she…

Don’t we all appreciate music for a relaxing moment in these difficult coronavirus times? I have just discovered a beautiful new debut album from 23 cloistered nuns in England.

For a few weeks, we live again in lockdown here in Germany due to the coronavirus. All restaurants, museums, and sports facilities are closed. The possibilities to meet with friends outside are very limited, apart from strolling through the streets or greens.

On Instagram, everybody is currently opening parcels, but I am packing one. This is for a homeless shelter in Leipzig in the street Torgauer Straße, where the homeless people can spend the night.

I am a passionate cyclist and mobility has always been a major topic in my life. I also support children in need with my association Radeln & Helfen (Go Biking and Help) for 20 years.

Visiting friends in France recently, I learned that traveling can still be a marvelous experience in these difficult coronavirus times. My friends run a very special hotel in the countryside, just about one hour away from Paris: Their „Domaine de Frévent“ offers nights in tree houses.