Jessica grew up “am schönsten Arsch der Welt“ in Northern Ireland and studied European Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. She lived in Italy for a year, where her favourite course was "The Economics of Happiness." She hopes to use this space to share her musings on and comparisons between Germany, Ireland, Britain and Europe.
"A young, gay, female journalist... was killed in an act of terror, one year ago. Today the Covid-19 virus, a global pandemic which does not recognise borders or religion... is a powerful reminder of the suffering we all experience in this world."
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A former Irish resident of Leipzig talks about why the city won her over.
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Kollwitz's artwork on display in Dublin focuses on war and, in particular, the grief felt after the death and destruction caused by it.
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People in Leipzig have been pitching in to help its sister city of Houston as it reels from Hurricane Harvey's devastation, amid a partnership that has lasted over two decades.
MoreOn 24 August, the community center at Leipzig East will spotlight Irish culture.
MoreThe beauty of the project is that it can be actively enjoyed, with not only the sight and intellectual senses being awakened, but with the possibility of hearing music samples at each location, or imagining the songbird in a Leipzig park which inspired one of Mahler’s melodies.
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