Germany                         München                      15 May 2025


   Last Saturday I visited München to volunteer with the Bavarian Red
   Cross alongside a friend.  My previous visit to this city was marred
   by Deutsche Bahn's infrastructure issues; however, this time
   everything went wonderfully: the city blossomed and revealed itself
   to me in a completely different light.  I brought my Agfa Optima 200
   to take some photographs.  Granted, it's not in working condition,
   but that doesn't stop me from experimenting: I use my Nikon D7000 and
   take photos through the viewfinder of my other camera, using it as a
   filter.  The results are usually quite fascinating frames that look
   as though I'm observing everything through a dream.

   I try not to miss any opportunity to improve my conversational German
   skills, which makes volunteering perfectly suited for me in this
   regard, especially since I frequently volunteered in Russia as well.
   Before this weekend, I hadn't been registered with the Red Cross as a
   volunteer, but I decided to sign up and they recently got in touch
   with me: I clarified that I don't live in München, and my application
   was redirected to Bitterfeld-Wolfen.  I was copied on the email, and
   I found it rather charming that the Bavaria coordinator concluded his
   message to my city's coordinator with "Herzliche Grüße aus Bayern
   nach Sachsen-Anhalt".  All in all, the trip proved to be highly
   productive, and it wasn't for nothing that I set off from my home at
   midnight to reach München by morning.





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