Chrissy Orlowski

Chrissy Orlowski is a new Leipziger. She comes from Canada, and has Portuguese-German background. She enjoys exploring different cultures, challenging herself, and learning from other peoples’ stories; just part of what brought her to living in Germany. She is particularly interested in how and why people move around the world which influences and shapes their identities. This stems from her university life as a cultural analyst. If you’d like to see what else Chrissy has to say, check out sightstobefound.com, her way to capture and share her experiences.

Krystallpalast Varieté’s Riskant: risky and mesmerizing

Although living in Leipzig for some time now, I’d never really explored the meaning behind the tram stop telling me Krystallpalast Varieté Leipzig. When the opportunity came up with an invite from a friend to attend the seasonal show Riskant at that venue earlier this summer, I thought, yes, let’s do it!

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60 Seconds to Napoli: Worth the hype?

All the rumors about Leipzig's 60 Seconds to Napoli are true - it's really that good! - according to Leipzig Glocal writer Chrissy Orlowski.

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Galápagos: A lifelong dream becomes reality

Leipziger Chrissy Orlowski spends a week on a Galápagos boat tour and reports back about her lifelong dream and how it became an adventure.

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Language learning for traveling

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Do you ever wish that you had the magical power to suddenly be proficient in a new spoken language? I recently had two such experiences. Firstly, let’s start by saying that Spring 2022 seemed to be the time when folks were in overdrive. Travel here and there, and work on projects A through Z in

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Auf Integrationskurs – the Leipzig language podcast

LeipGlo contributor Chrissy had a chat with her former language teacher and current podcast host Isabelle Wiedemeier. They discuss the podcast Auf Integrationskurs, which Isabelle co-hosts alongside Johanna Bender, and all things language and learning.

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Ode to November

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LeipGlo contributor Chrissy ruminates on the month of November and what it means, now during the second lockdown but also in general for people across the world.

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