Day one:  We got settled into our apartment and walked about town to get oriented and try to force ourselves to stay awake.  Seeing our living space and getting to know the town was incredibly helpful and has allowed us to process what life here will be like.  We also had a great dinner with Tim and Amy, the local Youth Compass board chair and his wife.  It’s great to meet others dedicated to this ministry and to “Third Culture Kids.”

Day two:  We went into downtown Frankfurt to see the main shopping area and learn more about the train system.  We finished the day at a middle school soccer game, got a chance to meet some kids and had a tour around FIS (Frankfurt International School).  I even saw some middle school girl drama unfold in an array of accents.  Kids are kids, but these kids have some unique challenges and we’re looking forward to working with them.

Day three:  We drove to Dusseldorf, which was about a two hour drive.  We met with leaders from several different European cities and spoke with them about working with TCKs in their countries.  It was great to be with others that are “in the trenches” — wanting to impact the lives of kids in their part of the world.  When we returned to Oberursel, we were invited by some of the FIS parents to attend a music festival and had the opportunity to see a German Abba cover band and an Irish duo … not to mention some incredible dancing.

Day four was spent at church worshipping with people from many different nations.  Our reception was warm and we ended up staying about an hour after church speaking with people.  I even got to see some folks I had met in 2004 — it was great to reconnect.  Once we left church, Tim and Amy opened their home and we had a chance to meet the rest of the local Youth Compass board and their kids.  It was incredible to meet couples from the US, South Africa, England and Tokyo.  These couples also represent different churches throughout the area and we’re excited to work alongside of them.

Day 5 (today):  We met with the General Secretary of the International Baptist Convention and heard a little about his oversight of churches around the world.  I’ll be working with him as we equip volunteers to work with the kids in their own communities throughout Europe.  We also met with a local (Frankfurt) pastor and youth pastor.  We had a great time of sharing and prayer.

Overall it was a great trip and we’re excited to get back over here and start working in this community and in this region.  The need to connect with kids and provide support to staff and volunteers is great and we couldn’t do it without your support and prayers.

I thought I was prepared, but there are a few sounds not even ear plugs can block out.  Like screaming babies and parents shushing their screaming babies and Cap’n Crunch.  I nicknamed the guy across the aisle Cap’n Crunch because he had every snack food known to man and they were all in crunchy bags.  I can’t tell you how much I wanted to reach over and dump out his Cheetos on his tray table so he wouldn’t have to keep reaching in his bag.  By the way  Cap’n Crunch fell asleep during our decent into Frankfurt.  9 hours and 35 minutes into a 10 hour flight and he falls asleep.  I guess all the crunching and chewing took it out of him.

The highlight so far has been to explore the town of Oberursel and see the apartment where we’ll live when we move over in January.  Here’s some photos.

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Elvira Kirsch and Anna Donalli introduced their collections at the Berenberg Polo tournament in Bad Homburg/Oberursel this weekend. We had a great time watching the game, people and graceful animals. I have to admit, I was never the girl who wanted a pony or horse, but I think I want one now. Thank you Elli & Anna for making me dream bigger

// Dani

May I present – the designer ladies Elvira Kirsch & Anna Donalli posing with the winning team.

Attention! Lessons I learned this weekend: 1) The first polo game was played in Persia (5th Century BC). 2) Polo “ponies” need to be trained so that they are not afraid to bump into other horses and be quick to follow the ball. 3) A “chukka” (round) lasts 7 minutes and it is typical for a single player to have numerous horses and change every chukka due to intensity and speed of the game.

4) During half-time guests are invited to go onto the field to participate in a polo tradition called “divot stamping”.

Enough sport Michelle, you are wonderful!

Pablo, gracias por la foto!

Fashion Design: Elvira Kirsch // Jewelry: Donalli // Model: Michelle Jakat // Photographer: Daniela Prusina

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So this wasn’t the main headquarters of Mazda, and this was the first time the European staff had to take kids around their workplace. Still, even this place left me like this:

For instance, they showed us the complete design process of this concept car, the Mazda Kiyora:

This car is pure sex.

Let’s just say that I had no idea how much went into designing a car. The Kiyora is inspired by water, for example, thus the shape and color. But the designers also wanted to design a city car that was healthy for the driver. Therefore they decided to put a water-filtering rain catcher on the roof, a air-cleaning activated-carbon sculpture near the passenger seat, and build the entire car with carbon fiber to make it lightweight. Just to name a few of the cool things in this car. Basically? I want to design cars now.

He then explained how he went to design school, etc, etc.

They also showed us their design studio. I wish I had photos, but as a competitive research and development facility, Mazda didn’t let us take cameras in.

But some cool things we saw? The 3-D computer models of the Kiyora created from mere sketches. And renderings of the Kiyora out of clay, both scaled down and full size. Even the materials that go into the car get researched. One room was filled entirely with different fabrics, color swatches, cut-outs from fashion magazines, and predictions for color trends in the future.

We also got a chance to talk to the multicultural staff (from all parts of Europe and several direct from Japan) and had a video conference with Jeffrey Guyton, the president of Mazda Motor Europe.

Mazda Europe's operating language is English, despite having employees of all different nationalities (we met people from Belgium, Germany, and Japan, just to name a few.) The president here is actually from Ohio, but is fluent in Japanese.

So yes, Mazda was really cool! My fellow students and I were actually a little perplexed by the end. Why would Mazda do all of this– give us a full scholarship, take us into their headquarters, feed us, and give us an awesome tour? Whatever their reasons, I’m not complaining!

The best part of the day, though? I finally, finally got to speak Japanese! It’s still a bit shocking, studying Japanese for three years and suddenly going to Germany. Many times, when I want to say something, I’ll know how to say it in Japanese but not German. But at Mazda, there were native Japanese-speakers, so I decided to give it a shot.

I suppose this caught people’s attention, because at the end of the day, one of the Japanese researchers approached me and asked, in Japanese, if I knew how to speak Japanese. I told her I spoke a little bit, except…

Well, I tried. I was able to communicate that I studied Japanese for three years, that my Japanese teacher actually came from Japan, and that my Japanese is really terrible! Which, for me, is a big accomplishment. My dream will always be to go to Japan, but for now, I’m in GERMANY! Which is also incredibly, totally awesome.

On the first Saturday that Hessentag was going on there was a huge party in one of the outdoor arenas that was set up for concerts.  It was called “Just White” and you’ll see why below.  Apparently it was “the best party ever!”.  We wouldn’t know.  But Joe and I did enjoy sitting on our front steps watching the swarms of enthusiastic party-goers pass by.  The couple pictures below were taken from our third floor window.

"Just White" party goers passing by our house.

"Hey, let's all wear white and head into a field for a big party!"

Quinn rode a little carousel for the first time.  Of course the very first time we put her on, we didn’t have our cameras.  She loved it and didn’t want off.  The next couple times, she seemed a little less sure about the whole deal.  Her friend Sophia however, was obsessed and threw a monster fit when she was finally pulled off the ride kicking and screaming.  I didn’t take a picture of that either, but is it terrible that I sort of wanted to capture Quinn maintaining composure while another child came totally un-glued?  I was so tempted.

Quinn and Sophia riding in the truck... Quinn is locking in on where Daddy is.

And now she is checking in with me...Sophia on the other hand doesn't care at all where her parents are, ha!

One of Quinn’s favorite parts of Hessentag was venturing to the area set up with animals for the kids to see.  The horses were a particular favorite.  Almost daily she went to the door “neighing” to let us know she wanted to go see the horses.  I wish I would have taken more (better) pictures because they were so beautiful.  And there were a few foals there too who were only 4 weeks old.  Precious.

Side note- it was so sunny, I could barely see at all. And yes, it was cold enough for sweaters in June! It was freezing actually. Not the best picture, but it shows some of our friends we visited every day for a week and a half!

We also made many trips to see the ducks:

Quinn watching the ducks..and yes her feet are in the fence and off the ground. She tried scaling the fence several times, but it was pretty wobbly and wouldn't really support her weight.

Quack, quack. Um the ducks here are different. I don't think you can really tell in this picture, but I've never seen these kind before.

"Why do we have to be separated by a fence? I hate boundaries."

Here are a few extra miscellaneous photos:

These carts stuffed with huge pretzels and breads are at all German festivals/ street parties. Personally I find them to be disappointing though- they never taste as good as they look. Do you think Dr. Atkins was German?

These however were not disappointing. With a light dusting of vanilla sugar, they were quite delicious!

People starting to get their spots for a parade.

Sassy pants thinks she's a big shot walking through the crowd of people.

We survived the set-up, tear-down, and 1.5 million people streaming through our little town.  I guess the highlights were: the food, the animals, and the people watching!  Now it’s back to our normal, quieter daily routines.

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The town of Oberursel, Germany is home to Frankfurt International School and Frankfurt International Christian Fellowship(Church).  Oberursel is most likely where we will be calling home starting in January.  It’s a smaller community just northwest of Frankfurt, but has several options for getting in and out of the city.  It should be easy to pick you up at the airport when you come and visit.  :-)

Here are a couple of videos if you’re interested. (Prepare to be inspired by the music in video two)

Gute Nacht!

- Brice

Preparations have been going on for quite awhile now to bring the city into it’s most shining, glorious state for all others to see.  There has been roadwork, painting and a renovation of the train station, among many other improvements.  And now the town is literally buzzing with the constant movement of people setting up booths, building stages, and finalizing all the details that have been planned for months.  You can practically feel the frenzy of activity as soon as you open our front door.

Here are just a couple pics I took on my walk to the bank this morning:

This huge ferris wheel is right down the street from us.

We will probably hear the screams of thrill/ fear all day and night even in our house.

Huge sand replication of a castle in nearby Eppstein

I was trying to get the castle, not all the signs and protective fencing...but basically if you destroy this sandcastle, you're in BIG trouble!!

This sandcastle is literally under video surveillance.

I actually watched part of this being made which was pretty amazing.  It took several days and the man doing it had a paper with a picture of the real castle on it and a shovel.  Seriously.  And maybe some little pics or something for the finer details, which my lousy pictures just don’t show.  He literally just looked at a picture and sculpted as he went.  Pretty impressive.  Sandcastles were never my forte.  I mean, I could barely get enough sturdy molds of sand to make the most basic of structures.  This guy had some serious skills.

We will undoubtedly enjoy some good food and entertainment over the next week and a half, but ultimately I’m sure we’ll be ready for things to go back to normal.  You know, no porta-Johns across the street, no driving restrictions, and a quieter hum that normally fills the air.

The specialty shops, businesses, restaurants and bars call invitingly to sit and view what they have to offer for you.

It’s fun to go window shopping in Oberursel.

 People’s windows and gardens are adorned with character that almost speaks to you.

Not to mention the wonderful architecture.
I was particularly interested in the designs and workmanship.

What interests you?

And the abundant water that runs through the city that feeds the natural surroundings.
It is every gardener’s dream.

Take a look at these summer retreats. People harvest their own crops and live off the land. Bringing us closer to where it all began, in harmony with nature.

As always I included a slide show for more photos that I haven’t inserted in my post. Because it was an early working day I was able to take photos without people.
What part of Oberursel is appealing to you?

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Tip: Take the train to Oberursel station which is not to be confused with Oberursel Stierstadt.

By Maria Mangos

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Ein Ansatz zum Erhöhen von Einnahmen sind Wirtschaftsörderungsaktivitäten im In- und Ausland, die es professionell umzusetzen gilt. Wirtschaftsförderung zielt durch Gewinnen und Binden von Unternehmen auf das Sichern bzw. Erhöhen von Einnahmen und Schaffen neuer Arbeitsplätze.

Dies erfordert das Identifizieren potentieller Bedarfsträger sowie das  Kontak­tieren von Entscheidern, aber auch das Herausstellen der Attraktivität des Wirtschaftsstandorts im In- und Ausland. Gefordert ist das Anstossen und Begleiten zielorientierter Prozesse inklusive miteinander verzahnter und nutzenstiftender und sich gegenseitig verstärkender Aktivitäten, die es zum richtigen Zeitpunkt, in der richtigen Form und gegenüber den richtigen Zielgruppen professionell umsetzen gilt.

Grundlage für Durchgängigkeit und Wirkungsverstärkungen im Zeitverlauf ist ein zu erarbeitendendes bzw. zu überarbeitendes Leitbild für die Stadt sowie eine darauf aufbauenden Stadtentwicklungsstrategie.

Es bietet sich an, die  Thematik im Rahmen von Informationsveranstaltungen im Dialog mit Bürgern sowie Repräsentanten der Stadt und von Parteien anzustossen und Ansätze zu konkretisieren.

Tenor: Es ist unsere Stadt!

Als Plattform zum Erarbeiten eines Leitbildes bieten sich Sonntagsgespräche in der Stadthalle an. Die Attraktivität einer solchen Veranstaltungsreihe wird nachhaltig durch eine neutrale, straffe und themenzentrierte Moderation beeinflusst.

“Ein wesentliches gemeinsames Ziel ist ein neues Verhältnis zwischen Bürgern und Stadtpolitik In allen relevanten Fragen der Kommunalpolitik sind bessere Information und stärkere Bürgerbeteiligung geplant. Die neue Koalition lädt alle gesellschaftlichen und politischen Kräfte zu konstruktiver Zusammenarbeit ein,” so die gemeinsame Erklärung  von SPD, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN und der OBG vom 14. April 2011.

The weather yesterday was cool but gorgeous.  Since everything is closed on Sundays it seems like EVERYONE is out on Saturdays doing their shopping for the weekend.  The town was buzzing with activity.  We took a stroll, stopping at the market (eating a few pastries) and just enjoying the sunshine.

A couple buildings alongside the market square.

Market Square

I love all the fresh produce.

spices galore

Tulips!

Here is some more of our walk through town:

There are so many cute little side streets.

The sky is almost the same color as the blue building!

Notice the large pretzel sign on the right.

Love the festive pendant banner!

The main pedestrian zone...bustling.

I love the street musicians. This accordion player is out about once a week!

Irland, Pferde, Kutschfahrten und der Killarney-National Park.

29.10.09 - Arbeiten als Direktor oder Präsident. Warum nicht um eine Stelle als Direktor sich bewerben? Ihr könnt eventuell beim Europäischen Wirtschafts- und Sozialausschusses (EWSA), einer EU-Institution, arbeiten. Das Büro ist die Direktion Allgemeine Angelegenheiten (DAG) und Schlusstermin für die Einreichung der Bewerbungen ist Donnerstag, den 29. Oktober. Bitte beachten, dass eine Berufserfahrung von fünfzehn Jahren im Anschluss an das Hochschulstudium ziemlich viel ist. Und davon mindestens fünf Jahre in einer Führungsposition…

Es scheint auch sehr wichtig die Ausschreibung für einen Präsidenten des HaBm (Harmonisierungsamt für den Binnenmarkt) mit dem Sitz in Alicante, Spanien. Hier steht das Formular zur Verfügung und ihr könnt auch die Ausschreibungen für einen Vizepräsidenten (Formular) und einen Präsidenten der Beschwerdekammern (Formular) lesen. Das Amt beschäftigt sich mit Marken.

10.08.09 Ist eurer Meinung nach der Kiosk-Markt ein sog. „Godot-Markt“? Und was sind ein Kiosk-Markt und ein Kiosk-Markt in Europa? Der Autor von diesem Text heisst Eckhard Reimann, leitet die ERCM – „Eckhard Reimann Customerized Marketing“ – und seine E-Mail ist E.Reimann@ercm.de. Er arbeitet in Oberursel, Deutschland.

- Dein Lieblingssong – Wählen

- Eure beste Reiseziele? – Wählen

01.01.09 John Lloyd, Kommentator von der Financial Times Magazine und Direktor von einem Institut an der Oxford Universität, glaubt, dass die Zukunft von der Qualitätspresse mehr Einsparungen, weniger Qualitätsberichterstattung und vielleicht weniger Unabhängigkeit bedeutet.

Seiner Meinung nach sind lange Reportagen und die investigative Berichterstattung das Hauptproblem für die desolate Situation von den Qualitätsblättern, weil die Leute sie nicht lesen, und die Lösung dafür ist für den Professor, diese Genres eine Spezialität für Bücher noch mehr werden zu lassen.

Lloyd ist gegen eine reichere Beihilfe von der Staat für diese Zeitungen und sieht Google News oder Facebook und andere Social Networks als Feinde für die Zeitungswirtschaft, den ersten weil Nachrichten der Presse wegnimmt und die Anziehungskraft von den Zeiungen schwächt und die anderen, weil Informationsquellen für ihre Benutzer werden. Eine Form von „Journalismus“ beurteilt Lloyd dagegen Heimvideos und die Tendenz sei in naher Zukunft die Konsolidierung von der Übertragung von Kommunikation und Information über Bildschirme und Mobiltelefone.

- Cocoba Nuss-Nougatcreme, Equita Schokoaufstrich, Cocoba Crème Nuss-Nougat-Brotaufstrich,Coop Max Havelaar Haselnuss-Brotaufstrich

Opera, ein europäischer Browser, und Mozilla, Linux und Apple

1. Januar 2009

verändert am 30. November 2009

Vielleicht Watt/Stunden speichern?

Look! Sun! After eight whole days of entirely white sky, I’ll finally be able to see the sun!

You have no idea how excited this makes me.

This is Oberursel, the city where I’ll be staying. Doesn’t it look like such a typical German town?

It seems to be the German equivalent of Milngavie, except bigger – it has about 43, 000 inhabitants. And it’s been around for longer (since 791 AD, according to Wikipedia.) The centre of Frankfurt is about 20 minutes away by train, and there’s a night bus running between them at weekends.

It’s famous for holding the world ‘soap box derby,’ championships, whatever that means. It’s also known for ‘Brunnenfest,’ or ‘fountain festival,’ an annual village celebration which is celebrated in July and attracts visitors from around the world. Kind of like a cooler version of Milngavie week, from what I’ve read, with rides, live music and dancing and a huge fireworks display. And in early December there’s a Christmas market, so that’s where you’ll all be getting your Christmas presents

There isn’t that much else I can find about Oberursel, so moving onto Frankfurt…

Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt on the river Main, as opposed to the smaller city of Frankfurt Oder) is known as the financial capital of Europe, due to the European Central Bank being situated there. As a result, it has some really cool skyscrapers and the downtown area is nicknamed ‘Mainhattan.’ It also has some incredible sunsets, as a result of air pollution:

(Okay, I’ll admit it: that picture is the reason I decided on Frankfurt. I love my sunsets )

It has a lot of museums. Like, a LOT. They even have a district called ‘Museumsufer,’ or Museum Embankment. To give a few examples, they have museums for: architecture, German film, communication, world cultures, Jewish museum, natural history, modern art, German leather (?!), money (again, ?!) , archaeology and photography (I’m definitely going to that one.) Other attractions include a zoo; Grüneburgpark, Frankfurt’s most popular park and the city’s largest flea market in Sachsenhausen.

Oberursel and Frankfurt are both near the Taunus mountain range. It’s not exactly the Alps, but they’ll do. (I hate flat places.) And according to Wikipedia, “since many of the Taunus mountain slope intercepts rain clouds coming from the northwest before the city limits, the weather in Oberursel usually a bit nicer than it is predicted for the region.” Awesome

So there you go, this is where I’ll be staying for the next nine months or so.

Der Sonntag war für mich Workshop-Tag. Die Aussicht, dadurch nun die interessanten Sonntagsvorträge zu verpassen, wurde mir dadurch nicht allzu schwer, dass sie dankenswerterweise wie auch an den Vortagen von André Wiesler mit der Kamera aufgezeichnet wurden, um hoffentlich bald auf DVD abrufbar zu sein.

Nachzuholen bleiben mir also die Vorträge “Witz bleib drin, du bist umzingelt! – Schreiben mit Ironie” von Jürgen Bräunlein, “Wer hat Angst vor’m bösen Literaturwissenschaftler? – Ein kleiner Ausflug in die schöne Welt der Geisteswissenschaften mit ihren Potentialen und Ausprägungen” von Ole Christiansen und Thomas Plischke sowie “Thema – Die DNS der Geschichte” von Kathrin Sebens.

Der gut besetzte Workshop, den ich in dieser Zeit besuchte, hieß: “Ohne dich kann ich nicht sein – Symbiose von Inhalt und Sprache”. Mit großer Leidenschaft vermittelte uns Lisa-Marie Dickreiter, basierend auf ihren Erfahrungen aus dem dramaturgischen Bereich, an zahlreichen Textbeispielen (mein Stapel noch zu lesender Bücher ist um viele Meter gewachsen), wie man Stilmittel gekonnt einsetzt, um erstaunliche Wirkungen zu erzielen. Genau mein Thema also.

Der Workshop hätte noch andauern können, aber irgendwann war es eben Zeit zum Mittagessen. Im Anschluss blieb noch Zeit für einen gemütlichen Ausklang des Wochenendes auf der Hotelterasse.

Ein Wochenende, an dem ich wieder viel gelernt habe, Bekanntschaften vertieft und neue geschlossen und obendrein viel Inspiration mitgenommen habe und sogar ein paar der berüchtigten ungelegten Eier, über die man … na ja, ihr wisst schon.

Wie jedes Jahr gab es auch diesmal wieder einen grandiosen Beginn: den großen Leseabend am Freitag. Und wie schon im letzten Jahr musste ich mich aus anreisetechnischen Gründen leicht verspätet in den großen Saal hineinschleichen.

So habe ich leider die allseits hochgelobte Lesung von Titus Müller verpasst, der aus seinem Roman “Das Mysterium” gelesen hat. Und ich musste hoffen, das André Wiesler, der gerade aus seinem phantastischen Roman “Wolfsfluch” las, sich von meinem verspäteten Eindringen nicht allzu sehr gestört fühlte. Jedenfalls hat er sich hinterher nicht bei mir beschwert, was wahrscheinlich seinem nachsichtigem Wesen anzurechnen war.

Der Zuschauerraum war voll und von der gekonnten Performance von André sichtlich angetan. Auch mir gelang es kaum einmal, den Blick abzuwenden und durch die Publikumsreihen wandern zu lassen, um erste bekannte Gesichter auszumachen. Iny und Elmar Lorentz saßen da und begrüßten mich mit einem stillen Winker. Direkt hinter ihnen entdeckte ich Susanne Ruitenberg, zwei Reihen vor ihnen wenig später Ursula Poznanski.
So mischte sich unter das Vergnügen, dem Lesenden zuzuhören, bereits die Vorfreude auf ein vielfaches Wiedersehen mit lieben Montsegurkollegen.

André reichte das Mikrofon weiter an Eva Völler, die an diesem Abend unter einem ihrer vielen erfolgreichen Pseudonymen auftrat und als Charlotte Thomas aus ihrem Historischen Roman “Die Liebenden von San Marco” las, der im Venedig von 1510 spielt.

Die anschließende Pause nutzte ich, um weiteren Bekannten die Hände zu schütteln. Mehr als achtzig Autoren waren angereist, darunter auch viele neue Gesichter und solche, die einem in Erinnerung riefen, dass schon das Wochenende im letzten Jahr nicht ausgereicht hatte, jeden persönlich kennenzulernen.

Besonders erfreulich, auch ein paar Geschichtenweber wiederzutreffen. Melanie Metzenthin  und Claudia Hornung zum Beispiel. Auch Barbara Peters wiederzusehen war eine große Freude, kannte ich die Hamburger Kinderbuch-Autorin doch schon von diversen Lesebühnen in Rostock.

Nach der Pause dann waren alle gespannt auf Sebastian Fitzek, der die Lesung aus seinem Thriller “Splitter” mit allerhand anekdötelnden Splittern aus seinem Leben (und dem seiner Freunde) garnierte und so ein rundum schmackhaftes Mahl mit mehr als einer Prise Witz servierte.

Den Schluss der “Leserunde” bildete Katerina Timm mit der Lesung aus ihrem zweiten Roman “Hexenschwester”, der Endes September in die Buchhandlungen kommen soll.

Ein rundum gelungener Abend also, der seinen Ausklang im gemütlichen Beisammensein in der Hotelbar fand, wo ich die Begrüßungen fortführen und vertiefen konnte und meinem Laster folgend schließlich im Kreis der qualmenden Autoren endete.

Am 28.08. ist es wieder so weit: Oberursel wird von (Bestseller-) Autoren heimgesucht. Das Montsegur Autorenform reist an und fährt auf!

Beginnend um 20.00 Uhr werden je eine halbe Stunde lesen:

Titus Müller aus “Das Mysterium” (Aufbau)
André Wiesler aus “Wolfsfluch” (Heyne)
Charlotte Thomas aus “Die Liebenden von San Marco” (Ehrenwirth)
Sebastian Fitzek aus “Splitter” (Droemer Knaur)
Katerina Timm aus “Hexenschwester” (Marion Von Schröder)

Natürlich stehen die Autoren hinterher gerne Rede und Antwort, es kann geplaudert und signiert werden.

Da die Lesung den Auftakt zum alljährlichen Mitgliedertreffen des Montsegur Autorenforums darstellt, wird man außerdem auch im Publikum auf zahlreiche Autoren treffen, unter ihnen z.B. Iny Lorentz, Andreas Wilhelm, Andrea Schacht, Thomas Finn und viele weitere.

Ort der Veranstaltung:

Parkhotel am Taunus
Hohemarkstr. 168
61440 Oberursel/Taunus
Tel.: 06171-9200
http://www.waldlust.de

Eintritt: 10,- Euro

Es wird eine Pause geben, in der Getränke gekauft werden können. Natürlich wird es auch einen Büchertisch geben, der freundlicherweise von der Buchhandlung Bollinger vor Ort organisiert wird.

Die Montségur-Autoren freuen sich auf viele Besucher und einen hoffentlich unvergleichlichen Abend für alle!