I fell in love with being a reporter when I got an internship at the RIAS in Berlin, weeks after die Berliner Mauer between East und West came down. I moved to Los Angeles in 2003 when I was assigned to be the head of German public radio’s West coast studio. In 2008, I became the California correspondent for Weltreporter, the largest network of German freelance foreign correspondents. I mostly work for Deutsches Public Radio, LA’s NPR station KCRW, and the journalism collective RiffReporter. If you want me to write a story for your publication, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
"I want to have whatever she's having!" was my first thought the minute chef Miss B. jump-danced from behind the kitchen counter towards me, her smile and the neon yellow silk scarf wrapped around her hair brightening up the restaurant shouting "There is the German reporter with a microphone!". She told me she had started her vegan diet in 1990 when she was 40. She still looks that same age!
Der deutsche Schauspieler, Musiker, Aktivist und Weltreisende Tyron Ricketts ist umgezogen nach Los Angeles. Bekannt unter anderem als Kommissar Grimm der ZDF-Serie SOKO Leipzig will er den Durchbruch in Hollywood schaffen und ausprobieren ob ihm das Leben an der US Westküste gefällt.
Sama Wareh was born in California, her parents came from Damascus Syria to the United States. In life and art she explores differences and similarities between cultures and traditions. Look at her series "A Native American Met a Bedouin". The thirty year old artist and adventurer started to wear a head scraf in sixth grade. A decision related to her mother and Batman! She did not take the scarf of since then - well of course she does not wear the same shawl every day, but she never goes without covering her head. Over time Sama added a hat and a feather to the traditional clothing she wears in a fashion that makes her look more like a Cowgirl than devote Muslim. But don't be fooled.
Der Trip von Los Angeles in die Berge südlich vom Yosemite Nationalpark führte uns durch flirrende Hitze, vorbei an riesigen Rinderfarmen, unter deren Blechdächern Kühe um Schatten kämpften und an endlosen strohgelben Hügeln. Jegliches Grün, das die wenigen Tropfen Regen im Frühling hervorgezaubert hatte war verbrannt. Die Temperaturanzeige im Auto zeigte 45 Grad. An Fahren mit offenem Verdeck war nicht zu denken. Die Klimaanlage surrte auf Hochtouren. Nach vier Stunden endlich der Anstieg in schattige Sequoia-Wälder. Parallel zur steigenden Höhe sank das Thermometer, Regentropfen fielen auf die Windschutzscheibe. Ich musste erstmal nachdenken, wie die Scheibenwischer funktionieren. Die hatte ich in Los Angeles seit Monaten nur noch zum Wegspritzen von Staub benutzt.
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Los Angeles is famous for its Hollywood glamour and laid back beach atmosphere. Lesser known is the city's status as homeless capitol of the United States. More than 58 thousand people live on the streets, in parks, cars, doubled up with family and friends, hop from couch to couch or are cramped together in tiny motel rooms.
