Reappreciating Hamburg

6.5 months ago I embarked on an adventure with an uncertain outcome. I knew I had a contract for 6 months, but little did I know where my future would lie afterwards. There was a possibility I would stay in Hamburg, but there was also a possibility that I would return to Leiden, my beloved…

Integrating in Germany: picking a German football club

No love is lost between Germany and the Netherlands in football matters. World Championship 1974, anyone? I myself have always preferred English football over German. It just never occurred to me that it might be fun too, you know. I choose Liverpool back in 2002 (for not altogether admirable reasons I admit, but at least…