Reliving Berlin, Hamburg 2009

Pictures by Edmund Smith-Asante. All Rights Reserved (C)

One of the best times of my life was my stay in Berlin in Germany during a three-week InWEnt course in News Paper Management in 2009. I met amazing journalists from Africa and Asia who were the beneficiaries of the German Government-sponsored course.

Also very pleasant to be with were our two lecturers, Tatiana Repkova and Peter Berger, as well as the very friendly and helpful seminar assistants, Susan and Antonella. They actually helped us know and appreciate the beautiful Berlin city and Hamburg, taking us ballroom dancing, dining at wonderful restaurants and other places of interest.

Below are some pictures captured with my little autofocus Fujitsu camera from my third trip to Germany.

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With Seminar Assistant Sabrina who also welcomed us at the Berlin Airport

Antonella and Susan who made sure we were always comfortable

At Checkpoint Charlie

With some of the 14 colleague journalists who took part in the training

With journalist Awa from Senegal

One of our lecturers Peter Berger (left) with Awa, Antonella and Susan

Arukaino (right), Nigerian journalist with the team

Wisnu (Indonesian journalist), Awa and myself

My apartment in Berlin

Out shopping

Night outing

Doing an exercise in Peter's class

Time for a snack break

Astrid (right) the school director pays us a visit in class

Two seminar assistants with Faridah, Ugandan journalist

On board a train with colleague journalists

With Rod Stewart look-alike

Surrounded by Stars of the night (from left) Louis Armstrong, Tom Jones, Don Cher and Rod Stewart

                                                                             

With Susan and Nigerian colleague in front of our apartment

In a toast with Project Officer Sabine Emmerich

Taking things cool during a break from lectures

 

With the 'devil' in Hamburg

  

Watch this space for more pictures soon...