Anna Steegmann 2 Worlds

I'm back! After living most of my life in the United States the English language has come to dominate my thinking and feeling. Neverthe...

In the air, on my way from Berlin to New York I finish Monika Maron’s “Ach Glueck” somewhere above Newfoundland. The sparse and forlorn pros...

The second snowstorm of this winter has arrived. A priceless stillness has fallen over New York. The city that never sleeps usually moves to...

Xenophobia and growing hostility towards immigrants are on the rise in Europe. “British work for British workers,” they shout. “Send the Rom...

“Wende”, turning point, is what Germans call the time that led to reunification of the two Germanys. Twenty years ago, protests and demonstr...

I often ask myself if and how our first language influences our way of thinking. My German self is more serious, deeper, gloomier and more c...

I was eager to take part in an “important civic responsibility and opportunity to participate in the American judicial system.” It was my fi...